1 Samuel

1 Samuel 19:20

²⁰he sent messengers to seize him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִים֮	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to seize	לָקַ֣חַת	lā·qa·ḥaṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
him	דָּוִד֒	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
But when they saw	וַיַּ֗רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the group	לַהֲקַ֤ת	la·hă·qaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3862 band, company
of prophets	הַנְּבִיאִים֙	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
prophesying	נִבְּאִ֔ים	nib·bə·’îm	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural	H5012 prophesy
with Samuel	וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל	ū·šə·mū·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
leading them	נִצָּ֖ב	niṣ·ṣāḇ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H5324 take one's stand, stand
the Spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of God	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
came	וַתְּהִ֞י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
them	עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
and Saul’s	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
messengers	מַלְאֲכֵ֤י	mal·’ă·ḵê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4397 messenger
also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
began to prophesy	וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ	way·yiṯ·nab·bə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5012 prophesy

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Joel 2:28 · 1 Samuel 10:5–6 · John 7:32 · 1 Corinthians 14:24–25 · 1 Corinthians 14:3 · 1 Samuel 10:10 · Numbers 11:25–26 · John 7:45–52 · 1 Samuel 19:11 · 1 Samuel 19:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.