KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:”
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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 they answered” | וַתַּֽעֲנֶ֧ינָה | Properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e., pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce | answered |
| “them, and said,” | וַתֹּאמַ֥רְנָה | To say (used with great latitude) | said |
| “He is;” | יֵּ֖שׁ | There is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection) | He is |
| “behold,” | הִנֵּ֣ה | Lo! | behold |
| “he is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “before” | לְפָנֶ֑יךָ | The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) | before |
| “you: make haste” | מַהֵ֣ר׀ | Properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e., (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly | make haste |
| “now,” | עַתָּ֗ה | At this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive | now |
| “for” | כִּ֤י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “he came” | בָּ֣א | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | came |
| “to day” | הַיּוֹם֙ | 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 |
| “to the city;” | לָעִ֔יר | A city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) | city |
| “for” | כִּ֣י | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | for |
| “there is” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a sacrifice” | זֶ֧בַח | Properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) | sacrifice |
| “of the people” | לָעָ֖ם | A people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock | people |
| “to day” | הַיּ֛וֹם | 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 |
| “in the high place:” | בַּבָּמָֽה׃ | An elevation | high place |
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10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
11 And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:
13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
14 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
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