1 Samuel

1 Samuel 10:14

¹⁴Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?”

“To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Saul’s	שָׁא֥וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
uncle	דּ֨וֹד	dō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1730 beloved, love
asked	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
him	אֵלָ֛יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
and	וְאֶֽל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
his servant	נַעֲר֖וֹ	na·‘ă·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Where	אָ֣ן	’ān	Interrogative	H575 where?
did you go	הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם	hă·laḵ·tem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
To look for	לְבַקֵּשׁ֙	lə·ḇaq·qêš	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1245 seek
the donkeys	הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת	hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H860 she-ass
Saul replied	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
When we saw	וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה	wan·nir·’eh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
they were not to be found	אַ֔יִן	’a·yin	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
we went	וַנָּב֖וֹא	wan·nā·ḇō·w	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel

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1 Samuel 14:50

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.