KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
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To get what 1 Samuel 10:7 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And let it be,” | וְהָיָ֗ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | let |
| “when” | כִּ֥י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | when |
| “these” | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | These or those | these |
| “signs” | הָֽאֹת֥וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | signs |
| “are come” | תָבֹ֛אינָה | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | are come |
| “unto thee, thou do” | עֲשֵׂ֤ה | To do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application | do |
| “that” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “as occasion” | תִּמְצָ֣א | Properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present | occasion |
| “serve” | יָדֶ֔ךָ | A hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows] | serve |
| “thee; for” | כִּ֥י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | thee for |
| “God” | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
| “is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “with” | עִמָּֽךְ׃ | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | with |
| “thee.” | עִמָּֽךְ׃ | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | thee |
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5 After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:
6 And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, and to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
9 And it was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
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