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1 Samuel

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But Samuel said, "How can I go? When Saul hears of it, he will kill me." And the LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But Samuel "name of God," a prophet of Isr. Noun H8050 שְׁמוּאֵל֙ she·mu·'el
Analysis:
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said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"How how? Adverb H349 אֵ֣יךְ eich
can I go? to go, come, walk Verb H1980 אֵלֵ֔ךְ e·lech,
When Saul "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֖וּל sha·'ul
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hears to hear Verb H8085 וְשָׁמַ֥ע ve·sha·ma
[of it], he will kill to kill, slay Verb H2026 וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי va·ha·ra·ga·ni;
me." And the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֗ה Yah·weh
said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Take to take Verb H3947 תִּקַּ֣ח tik·kach
a heifer a heifer Noun H5697 עֶגְלַ֤ת eg·lat
with you and say, to utter, say Verb H559 וְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ ve·'a·mar·ta,
'I have come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּֽאתִי׃ ba·ti.
to sacrifice to slaughter for sacrifice Verb H2076 לִזְבֹּ֥חַ liz·bo·ach
to the LORD.' the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 לַֽיהוָ֖ה Yah·weh

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Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Samuel

Samuel [N] [H] [S] heard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Samuel 1:20 . Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah, who came up to Shiloh to worship before the Lord, earnestly prayed to God that she might become the mother of a son. Her prayer was graciously granted; and after the child was weaned she brought him to Shiloh nd consecrated him to the Lord as a perpetual Nazarite (&nbs... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But Samuel said, "How can I go? When Saul hears of it, he will kill me." And the LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'
King James Bible But And Samuel said, "How How can I go? When if Saul hears of hear it, he will kill me." me. And the LORD said, "Take a Take an heifer with you thee, and say, 'I have I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.'
Hebrew Greek English But Samuel said, "How can I go? When Saul hears of it, he will kill me." And the LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'