1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:11

¹¹And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And as they	הֵ֗מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were climbing	עֹלִים֙	‘ō·lîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the hill	בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה	bə·ma·‘ă·lêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4608 ascent
to the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
they	וְהֵ֙מָּה֙	wə·hêm·māh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
met	מָצְא֣וּ	mā·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4672 attain to, find
some young women	נְעָר֔וֹת	nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H5291 girl, damsel
coming out	יֹצְא֖וֹת	yō·ṣə·’ō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural	H3318 go or come out
to draw	לִשְׁאֹ֣ב	liš·’ōḇ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7579 draw
water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and asked	וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Is	הֲיֵ֥שׁ	hă·yêš	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
the seer here	הָרֹאֶֽה׃	hā·rō·’eh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7203 see

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.