1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:14

¹⁴So Saul and his servant went up toward the city, and as they were entering it, there was Samuel coming toward them on his way up to the high place.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Saul and his servant went up	וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
toward the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and as they	הֵ֗מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were entering	בָּאִים֙	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
it	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
there was	וְהִנֵּ֤ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
coming	יֹצֵ֣א	yō·ṣê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
toward them	לִקְרָאתָ֔ם	liq·rā·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H7122 encounter, befall
on his way up	לַעֲל֖וֹת	la·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to the high place	הַבָּמָֽה׃ס	hab·bā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H1116 high place

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.