1 Samuel

1 Samuel 9:8

⁸The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver.^a I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”

Footnotes

a 9:8 A quarter shekel is approximately 0.1 ounces or 2.85 grams of silver.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The servant	הַנַּ֙עַר֙	han·na·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
answered	לַעֲנ֣וֹת	la·‘ă·nō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6030 answer, respond
again	וַיֹּ֤סֶף	way·yō·sep̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3254 add
Look	הִנֵּה֙	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
he said	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I have here	נִמְצָ֣א	nim·ṣā	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find
in my hand	בְיָדִ֔י	ḇə·yā·ḏî	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
a quarter	רֶ֖בַע	re·ḇa‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7253 fourth part
shekel	שֶׁ֣קֶל	še·qel	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8255 shekel
of silver	כָּ֑סֶף	kā·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
I will give	וְנָֽתַתִּי֙	wə·nā·ṯat·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to the man	לְאִ֣ישׁ	lə·’îš	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
and he will tell	וְהִגִּ֥יד	wə·hig·gîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
us	לָ֖נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
our way	דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃	dar·kê·nū	Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.