Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?” Young's Literal Translation And a man thence answereth and saith, ‘And who [is] their father?’ therefore it hath been for a simile, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’ King James Bible And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets? Hebrew Then a manאִ֥ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person who lived there מִשָּׁ֛ם (miš·šām) Preposition-m | Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither replied, וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “And who וּמִ֣י (ū·mî) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix is their father?” אֲבִיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇî·hem) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father So the saying כֵּן֙ (kên) Adverb Strong's 3651: So -- thus became הָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a proverb: לְמָשָׁ֔ל (lə·mā·šāl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4912: A pithy maxim, a simile “Is Saul שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites also הֲגַ֥ם (hă·ḡam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and among the prophets?” בַּנְּבִאִֽים׃ (ban·nə·ḇi·’îm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5030: A spokesman, speaker, prophet |
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