1 Samuel
1 Samuel 19:22
22Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?”
“At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finally | ה֜וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| Saul himself | ה֜וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| left for | וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| Ramah | הָרָמָ֗תָה | hā·rā·mā·ṯāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H7414 the Height, Rama |
| and came | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the large | הַגָּדוֹל֙ | hag·gā·ḏō·wl | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| cistern | בּ֤וֹר | bō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H953 pit, cistern, well |
| at Secu | בַּשֶּׂ֔כוּ | baś·śe·ḵū | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7906 Seku |
| where he asked | וַיִּשְׁאַ֣ל | way·yiš·’al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| Where | אֵיפֹ֥ה | ’ê·p̄ōh | Interrogative | H375 where? |
| are Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| and David | וְדָוִ֑ד | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| At Naioth | בְּנֹוִית | bə·nō·wīṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5121 Navith |
| in Ramah | בָּרָמָֽה׃ | bā·rā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7414 the Height, Rama |
| he was told | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.