1 Samuel
1 Samuel 9:26
26They got up early in the morning, and just before dawn Samuel called to Saul on the roof, “Get ready, and I will send you on your way!” So Saul got ready, and both he and Samuel went outside together.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They got up early in the morning | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֗מוּ | way·yaš·ki·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7925 start, rise, early |
| and just before | כַּעֲל֤וֹת | ka·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| dawn | הַשַּׁ֙חַר֙ | haš·ša·ḥar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7837 dawn |
| Samuel | שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל | šə·mū·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| called | וַיִּקְרָ֨א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Saul | שָׁאוּל֙ | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| on the roof | הַגָּג | hag·gå̄ḡ | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1406 roof, top |
| Get ready | ק֖וּמָה | qū·māh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and I will send you on your way | וַאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֑ךָּ | wa·’ă·šal·lə·ḥe·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| So Saul | שָׁא֗וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| got ready | וַיָּ֣קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and both | שְׁנֵיהֶ֛ם | šə·nê·hem | Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural | H8147 two |
| he | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| and Samuel | וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | ū·šə·mū·’êl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8050 Samuel |
| went | וַיֵּצְא֧וּ | way·yê·ṣə·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3318 go or come out |
| outside together | הַחֽוּצָה׃ | ha·ḥū·ṣāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H2351 the outside |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.