KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Samuel 10:9 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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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| 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 it was” | וְהָיָ֗ה | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | And it was |
| “so,” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “that when he had turned” | כְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹ | To turn; by implication, to face, i.e., appear, look, etc | turned |
| “his back” | שִׁכְמוֹ֙ | The neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively, the spur of a hill | back |
| “to go” | לָלֶ֙כֶת֙ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | go |
| “from” | מֵעִ֣ם | 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) | from |
| “Samuel,” | שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל | Shemuel, the name of three Israelites | Samuel |
| “God” | אֱלֹהִ֖ים | 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 |
| “gave” | וַיַּֽהֲפָךְ | To turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert | gave |
| “him another” | אַחֵ֑ר | Properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc | another |
| “heart:” | לֵ֣ב | The heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything | heart |
| “and all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “those” | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | These or those | those |
| “signs” | הָֽאֹת֥וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | signs |
| “came to pass” | וַיָּבֹ֛אוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came pass |
| “that” | הַהֽוּא׃ | He (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are | that |
| “day.” | בַּיּ֥וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
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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.
10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What is this that is come unto the son of Kish? Is Saul also among the prophets?
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