1 Samuel
1 Samuel 9:10
10“Good,” said Saul to his servant. “Come, let us go.” So they set out for the city where the man of God was.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good | ט֥וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| said | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Saul | שָׁא֧וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| to his servant | לְנַעֲר֛וֹ | lə·na·‘ă·rōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| Come | לְכָ֣ה׀ | lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| let us go | נֵלֵ֑כָה | nê·lê·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| So they set out | וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| for | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| where | שָׁ֖ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| the man | אִ֥ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of God was | הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.