1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:16
16And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Saul | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| He assured | הַגֵּ֤ד | hag·gêḏ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H5046 be conspicuous |
| us | לָ֔נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the donkeys | הָאֲתֹנ֑וֹת | hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H860 she-ass |
| had been found | נִמְצְא֖וּ | nim·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| But Saul did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| tell | הִגִּ֣יד | hig·gîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| what | אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃פ | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| had said | אָמַ֥ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| about | דְּבַ֤ר | də·ḇar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| the kingship | הַמְּלוּכָה֙ | ham·mə·lū·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4410 kingship, royalty |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 29:11 · 1 Samuel 9:27 · Judges 14:6 · 1 Samuel 9:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.