1 Samuel

1 Samuel 10:5

⁵After that you will come to Gibeah of God,^c where the Philistines have an outpost. As you approach the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place, preceded by harps, tambourines, flutes, and lyres, and they will be prophesying.

Footnotes

c 10:5 Hebrew Gibeath-Elohim, meaning the hill of God

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַ֣חַר	’a·ḥar	Preposition	H310 behind
that	כֵּ֗ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
you will come	תָּבוֹא֙	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Gibeah	גִּבְעַ֣ת	giḇ·‘aṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1389 hill
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
an outpost	נְצִבֵ֣י	nə·ṣi·ḇê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5333 pillar, prefect
As you approach	כְבֹאֲךָ֨	ḵə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the city	הָעִ֗יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
you will meet	וּפָגַעְתָּ֞	ū·p̄ā·ḡa‘·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach
a group	חֶ֤בֶל	ḥe·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2256 cord, territory, band
of prophets	נְבִיאִים֙	nə·ḇî·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
coming down	יֹרְדִ֣ים	yō·rə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
from the high place	מֵֽהַבָּמָ֔ה	mê·hab·bā·māh	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1116 high place
preceded	וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֞ם	wə·lip̄·nê·hem	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
by harps	נֵ֤בֶל	nê·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H5035 skin-bottle, skin
tambourines	וְתֹף֙	wə·ṯōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8596 timbrel, tambourine
flutes	וְחָלִ֣יל	wə·ḥā·lîl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2485 flute, pipe
and lyres	וְכִנּ֔וֹר	wə·ḵin·nō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3658 lyre
and they	וְהֵ֖מָּה	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
will be prophesying	מִֽתְנַבְּאִֽים׃	miṯ·nab·bə·’îm	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural	H5012 prophesy

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2 Kings 3:15 · 1 Samuel 13:3 · 1 Samuel 19:20 · 1 Chronicles 25:1–6 · 1 Samuel 10:10 · 2 Kings 2:5 · 2 Kings 2:15 · 2 Kings 2:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.