1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:12
12Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then a man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| who lived there | מִשָּׁ֛ם | miš·šām | Preposition-m; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| replied | וַיַּ֨עַן | way·ya·‘an | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| And who | וּמִ֣י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is their father | אֲבִיהֶ֑ם | ’ă·ḇî·hem | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1 father |
| So | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the saying | כֵּן֙ | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| became | הָיְתָ֣ה | hā·yə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a proverb | לְמָשָׁ֔ל | lə·mā·šāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H4912 proverb, parable |
| Is Saul | שָׁא֖וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| also | הֲגַ֥ם | hă·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| among the prophets | בַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ | ban·nə·ḇi·’îm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.