1 Samuel
1 Samuel 16:1
1Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| How long | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| are you | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| going to mourn | מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל | miṯ·’ab·bêl | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H56 mourn |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁא֔וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| since I | וַאֲנִ֣י | wa·’ă·nî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have rejected him | מְאַסְתִּ֔יו | mə·’as·tîw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3988 reject |
| as king | מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ | mim·mə·lōḵ | Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| Fill your horn | קַרְנְךָ֜ | qar·nə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H7161 horn |
| with | מַלֵּ֨א | mal·lê | Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| oil | שֶׁ֗מֶן | še·men | Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| and go | וְלֵ֤ךְ | wə·lêḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| I am sending | אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ | ’eš·lā·ḥă·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| you to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jesse | יִשַׁ֣י | yi·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3448 Jishai |
| of Bethlehem | הַלַּחְמִ֔י | hal·laḥ·mî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1022 Beth-lechemite |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have selected | רָאִ֧יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| from his sons | בְּבָנָ֛יו | bə·ḇā·nāw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| a king | מֶֽלֶךְ׃ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| for Myself | לִ֖י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 15:23 · 2 Kings 9:1 · Psalm 78:68–71 · 1 Samuel 15:35 · 1 Samuel 15:26 · Romans 15:12 · 1 Samuel 10:1 · 1 Samuel 16:15 · 1 Samuel 13:13–14 · 1 Samuel 9:16 · 1 Samuel 15:11 · 2 Kings 9:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.