And the young manהַנַּעַרansweredלַעֲנוֹתSaulאֶת שָׁאוּלagainוַיֹּסֶףand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Look,הִנֵּהthere is foundנִמְצָאin my handבְיָדִיa quarterרֶבַעof a shekelשֶׁקֶלof silver;כָּסֶףI will give itוְנָתַתִּיto the manלְאִישׁof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand he will tellוְהִגִּידusלָנוּour way.”אֶת דַּרְכֵּנוּ
1 Samuel 9:8
Study it in the app“And the young man answered Saul again and said, “Look, there is found in my hand a quarter of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of Elohim, and he will tell us our way.””
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 9:8, word by word
- And the young manנַּעַרnaar
young servant
A young man, often in someone's service: servant, messenger or soldier.
Where else “naar” appears- answeredעֲנוֹתanot
answer
To reply to what was said.
Where else “anot” appears- Saulשָׁאוּלshaul
Saul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appears- againיֹּסֶףyosef
do again
To do again what had already been done.
Where else “yosef” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- there is foundנִמְצָאnimtsa
be present
To be present in a place, or to be enough.
Where else “nimtsa” appears- in my handיָדִyadi
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yadi” appears- a quarterרֶבַעreva
quarter
One of the four equal parts into which something is divided, used as a measure.
Where else “reva” appears- of a shekelשֶׁקֶלshekel
shekel
Shekel: a weight of about 11 grams. Since there were no coins, silver was weighed, so a shekel is also an amount of money.
Where else “shekel” appears- of silverכָּסֶףkasef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasef” appears- I will give itנָתַתִּיnatati
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appears- to the manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and he will tellהִגִּידhigid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higid” appears- our wayדַּרְכֵּdarke
manner
The way one lives and acts.
Where else “darke” appears
The context
7And Saul said to his young man, “But look, if we go, then what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our sacks, and there is no gift to bring to the man of Elohim. What do we have?”
8 · This verse (above)
9(Formerly in Israel, this is what a man said when he went to inquire of Elohim: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)