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1 Samuel 9:16 — King James Version← Study notes

To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.


1 Samuel 9:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 9:1625 words
HebrewMeaning
כָּ/עֵ֣תkāʿēt
wayspronH6256
after · certain · continually · evening ···
מָחָ֡רmāḥār
time to comenounH4279
tomorrow
אֶשְׁלַח֩ʾešəlaḥ
appointverbH7971
any wise · bring · cast (away · out) ···
אֵלֶ֨י/ךָʾēleykā
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אִ֜ישׁʾiyš
mannounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץmēʾereṣ
earthpronH776
common · earth · field · ground ···
בִּנְיָמִ֗ןbinəyāmin
BenjaminnounH1144
וּ/מְשַׁחְתּ֤/וֹwməšaḥətwō
anointconjH4886
paint
לְ/נָגִיד֙lənāgiyd
captainpronH5057
chief · excellent thing · governor · leader ···
עַלʿal
abovepronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
עַמִּ֣/יʿamiy
peoplenounH5971
men · nation · people
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl
IsraelnounH3478
וְ/הוֹשִׁ֥יעַwəhwōšiyʿa
avengingconjH3467
at all · defend · deliver · help ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
עַמִּ֖/יʿamiy
peoplenounH5971
men · nation · people
מִ/יַּ֣דmiyad
handpronH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpəlišətiym
PhilistinenounH6430
כִּ֤יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
רָאִ֨יתִי֙rāʾiytiy
advise selfverbH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
עַמִּ֔/יʿamiy
peoplenounH5971
men · nation · people
כִּ֛יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
בָּ֥אָהbāʾāh
abideverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
צַעֲקָת֖/וֹṣaʿăqātwō
crynounH6818
אֵלָֽ/יʾēlāy
aboutpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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