1 Samuel
1 Samuel 28:14
14“What does he look like?” asked Saul.
“An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.”
So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| does he look like | תָּאֳר֔וֹ | tā·’o·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8389 outline, form |
| asked Saul | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| An old | זָקֵן֙ | zā·qên | Adjective - masculine singular | H2205 old |
| man | אִ֤ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| is coming up | עֹלֶ֔ה | ‘ō·leh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| she replied | וַתֹּ֗אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| And he is | וְה֥וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| wearing | עֹטֶ֖ה | ‘ō·ṭeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5844 wrap oneself, enwrap envelop oneself |
| a robe | מְעִ֑יל | mə·‘îl | Noun - masculine singular | H4598 robe |
| So Saul | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| knew | וַיֵּ֤דַע | way·yê·ḏa‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| it | ה֔וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| and he bowed | וַיִּקֹּ֥ד | way·yiq·qōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6915 bow down |
| facedown | אַפַּ֛יִם | ’ap·pa·yim | Noun - md | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| in reverence | וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ס | way·yiš·tā·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7812 bow down |
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