1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:2
2When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When you leave | בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֤ | bə·leḵ·tə·ḵā | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| me | מֵעִמָּדִ֔י | mê·‘im·mā·ḏî | Preposition-m; first person common singular | H5978 along with |
| today | הַיּוֹם֙ | hay·yō·wm | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| you will find | וּמָצָאתָ֩ | ū·mā·ṣā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| two | שְׁנֵ֨י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| men | אֲנָשִׁ֜ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| at | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Rachel’s | רָחֵ֛ל | rā·ḥêl | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7354 Rachel |
| tomb | קְבֻרַ֥ת | qə·ḇu·raṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6900 grave, burial |
| in Zelzah | בְּצֶלְצַ֑ח | bə·ṣel·ṣaḥ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6766 Tseltsach |
| on the border | בִּגְב֥וּל | biḡ·ḇūl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1366 border, boundary, territory |
| of Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִ֖ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| They will say | וְאָמְר֣וּ | wə·’ā·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| to you | אֵלֶ֗יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| The donkeys | הָאֲתֹנוֹת֙ | hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H860 she-ass |
| you seek | הָלַ֣כְתָּ | hā·laḵ·tā | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| have been found | נִמְצְא֤וּ | nim·ṣə·’ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H4672 attain to, find |
| and now | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| your father | אָבִ֙יךָ֙ | ’ā·ḇî·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H1 father |
| has stopped | נָטַ֤שׁ | nā·ṭaš | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5203 leave, forsake, permit |
| worrying about | דִּבְרֵ֣י | diḇ·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1697 speech, word |
| the donkeys | הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת | hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H860 she-ass |
| and started worrying | וְדָאַ֤ג | wə·ḏā·’aḡ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H1672 be anxious, concerned, fear |
| about you | לָכֶם֙ | lā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| asking | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| What | מָ֥ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| should I do | אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה | ’e·‘ĕ·śeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| about my son | לִבְנִֽי׃ | liḇ·nî | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 9:3–5 · Genesis 35:19–20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.