1 Samuel
1 Samuel 9:17
17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD told him, “Here is the man of whom I spoke; he shall rule over My people.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Samuel | וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | ū·šə·mū·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| saw | רָאָ֣ה | rā·’āh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| Saul | שָׁא֑וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| the LORD | וַיהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| told him | עָנָ֔הוּ | ‘ā·nā·hū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H6030 answer, respond |
| Here | הִנֵּ֤ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| is the man | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| of whom | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I spoke | אָמַ֣רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| he | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| shall rule | יַעְצֹ֥ר | ya‘·ṣōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6113 restrain, retain |
| over My people | בְּעַמִּֽי׃ | bə·‘am·mî | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.