1 Samuel 9:27 KJV

And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Samuel's treatment of SaulSamuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • 1 Samuel 15:16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
  • 1 Samuel 20:38–39 And Jonathan cried after the lad, Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. …
  • 2 Kings 9:5–6 And when he came, behold, the captains of the host were sitting; and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us? And he said, To thee, O captain. …
  • John 15:14–15 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. …

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Topics

  • Saul Made king of Israel
  • Stray Instance of animals straying, Kish’s

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • SaulKing of Israel · 1095–1055 BC

Timeline

Bible Dictionary

  • SamuelHeard of God. The peculiar circumstances connected with his birth are recorded in 1 Sam 1:20. Hannah, one of the two wives of Elkanah,...
  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • as they were going down הֵמָּה hēmmâ Pronoun · third person masculine plural יוֹרְדִים yôrĕdîm יָרַד Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural
  • to the end בִּקְצֵה biqṣê קָצֶה Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the city הָעִיר hāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with the
  • Samuel וּשְׁמוּאֵל ûšĕmûʾēl שְׁמוּאֵל Proper name · with and
  • said אָמַר ʾāmar אָמַר Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular
  • to Saul אֶל ʾel Preposition שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
  • Bid אֱמֹר ʾĕmōr אָמַר Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
  • the servant לַנַּעַר lannaʿar נַעַר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • pass on וְיַעֲבֹר wĕyaʿăbōr עָבַר Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • before לְפָנֵינוּ lĕpānênû פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: first person common plural
  • us, (and he passed on וַיַּעֲבֹר wayyaʿăbōr עָבַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • but stand עֲמֹד ʿămōd עָמַד Verb · qal imperative, second person masculine singular
  • thou still a while וְאַתָּה wĕʾattâ Pronoun · second person masculine singular · with and כַּיּוֹם kayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • that I may shew וְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ wĕʾašmîʿăkā שָׁמַע Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular · with and, suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee the word אֶת ʾet Object marker דְּבַר dĕbar דָּבָר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of God אֱלֹהִים ʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural

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