1 Samuel 16:1
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible

Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”

Young's Literal Translation

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, ‘Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.

King James Bible

And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

Hebrew
Now the LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Samuel,
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל (šə·mū·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel

“How long
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

are you
אַתָּה֙ (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

going to mourn
מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל (miṯ·’ab·bêl)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 56: To bewail

for
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Saul,
שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

since I
וַאֲנִ֣י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's 589: I

have rejected him
מְאַסְתִּ֔יו (mə·’as·tîw)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3988: To spurn, to disappear

as king
מִמְּלֹ֖ךְ (mim·mə·lōḵ)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Israel?
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

Fill your horn
קַרְנְךָ֜ (qar·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7161: A horn, a flask, cornet, an elephant's tooth, a corner, a peak, a ray, power

with
מַלֵּ֨א (mal·lê)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 4390: To fill, be full of

oil
שֶׁ֗מֶן (še·men)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

and go.
וְלֵ֤ךְ (wə·lêḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

I am sending
אֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙ (’eš·lā·ḥă·ḵā)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

you to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

Jesse
יִשַׁ֣י (yi·šay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3448: Jesse -- father of David

of Bethlehem,
הַלַּחְמִ֔י (hal·laḥ·mî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1022: Bethlehemite -- a Beth-lechemite

for
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

I have selected
רָאִ֧יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

from his sons
בְּבָנָ֛יו (bə·ḇā·nāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

a king
מֶֽלֶךְ׃ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

for Myself.”
לִ֖י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's 0: 0

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
OpenBible.com


1 Samuel 15:35
Top of Page
Top of Page