1 Samuel 15:12 Go deeper
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And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. (KJV)
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וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧םvai.yash.Kemand he rose early
Lemma: שָׁכַם (sha.kham) · Strong's: H7925
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)
Meaning: to rise
Used 65 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 22:3, Genesis 26:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7925; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 1
שְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElSamuel
Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samuel
Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 2
לִקְרַ֥אתlik.Ratto meet
Lemma: קָרָא (qa.ra) · Strong's: H7122G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to encounter: meet
Used 86 times. Also: Genesis 14:17, Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 29:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7122G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 3
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 4
בַּבֹּ֑קֶרba.Bo.kerin the morning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 5
וַיֻּגַּ֨דvai.yu.Gadand it was told
Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHw3ms)
Meaning: to tell
Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 6
לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜לlish.mu.'Elto Samuel
Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Samuel
Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 7
לֵאמֹ֗רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 8
בָּֽא\־ba'-he came
Lemma: בּוֹא (bo) · Strong's: H0935G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to come (in): come
Used 1922 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 6:18, Genesis 6:19, Genesis 6:20, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0935G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 9
שָׁא֤וּלsha.'UlSaul
Lemma: שָׁאוּל (sha.ul) · Strong's: H7586G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Saul
Used 397 times. Also: 1 Samuel 9:2, 1 Samuel 9:3, 1 Samuel 9:5, 1 Samuel 9:7, 1 Samuel 9:8, 1 Samuel 9:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7586G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 10
הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ha.kar.Me.lah<the> Carmel towards
Lemma: כַּרְמֶל (kar.mel) · Strong's: H3760G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Carmel
Used 17 times. Also: Joshua 12:22, Joshua 15:55, Joshua 19:26, 1 Samuel 25:2, 1 Samuel 25:5, 1 Samuel 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3760G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 11
וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!
Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: behold
Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 12
מַצִּ֥יבma.Tziv[he was] setting up
Lemma: נָצַב (na.tsav) · Strong's: H5324
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)
Meaning: to stand
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 21:28, Genesis 21:29, Genesis 24:13, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 28:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5324; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 13
יָ֔דYada monument
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: hand: themselves
Used 74 times. Also: Genesis 35:4, Genesis 43:12, Genesis 43:21, Genesis 43:22, Exodus 32:4, Leviticus 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 14
וַיִּסֹּב֙vai.yi.Soand he turned
Lemma: סָבַב (sa.vav) · Strong's: H5437G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to turn: turn
Used 78 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:24, Exodus 13:18, Exodus 28:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5437G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 15
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רvai.ya.'a.Vorand he passed on
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 16
וַיֵּ֖רֶדvai.Ye.redand he went down
Lemma: יָרַד (ya.rad) · Strong's: H3381
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to go down
Used 378 times. Also: Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 12:10, Genesis 15:11, Genesis 18:21, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3381; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 17
הַגִּלְגָּֽל\׃ha.gil.Gal<the> Gilgal
Lemma: גִּלְגָּל (gil.gal) · Strong's: H1537G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Gilgal
Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 11:30, Joshua 4:19, Joshua 4:20, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 5:10, Joshua 9:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1537G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 15:12 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Early in the morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| Samuel | → | שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel |
| got up | → | שָׁכַם H7925 to rise |
| to confront | → | קָרָא H7122G to encounter: meet |
| Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| but [he] was told | → | נָגַד H5046 to tell |
| . . . | → | שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Saul | → | שָׁאוּל H7586G Saul |
| has gone | → | בּוֹא H0935G to come (in): come |
| to Carmel | → | כַּרְמֶל H3760G Carmel |
| and behold | → | הִנֵּה H2009 behold |
| he has set up | → | נָצַב H5324 to stand |
| a monument | → | יָד H3027I hand: themselves |
| for himself | → | |
| and has turned | → | סָבַב H5437G to turn: turn |
| . . . | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| and gone down | → | יָרַד H3381 to go down |
| to Gilgal | → | גִּלְגָּל H1537G Gilgal |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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