God’s Word Translation
1 Samuel 10:4
4They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you should accept from them.
1 Samuel 10:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
- New International Version (NIV)They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands.
Context of 1 Samuel 10:4
2When you leave me today, two men will be at Rachel’s grave on the border of Benjamin at Zelzah. They’ll tell you, ‘We’ve found the donkeys you went looking for. Your father no longer cares about them. Instead, he’s worried about you. He keeps asking, “What can I do ⌞to find⌟ my son?” ’ 3Keep going until you come to the oak tree at Tabor. There you will find three men on their way to worship God at Bethel: One will be carrying three young goats, one will be carrying three loaves of bread, and one will be carrying a ⌞full⌟ wineskin. They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you should accept from them. 5After that, you will come to the hill of God, where the Philistines have a military post. When you arrive at the city, you will meet a group of prophets prophesying as they come from the worship site. They will be led by men playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre. 6Then the Lord’s Spirit will come over you. You will be a different person while you prophesy with them.
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וְשָׁאֲל֥וּ לְךָ֖ לְשָׁל֑וֹם וְנָתְנ֤וּ לְךָ֙ שְׁתֵּי־לֶ֔חֶם וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ מִיָּדָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And they willשָׁאַלshâ'al shâ'êl · to askH7592
- saluteשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peace: greetingH7965
- thee, and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thee twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
- of breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
- which thou shalt receiveלָקַחlâqach · to take: recieveH3947
- of their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 10:4
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And they will salute thee - לשלום לך ושאלו veshaalu lecha leshalom, "And they will inquire of thee concerning peace," i.e., welfare. In the East, if this salutation be given, then the person or persons giving it may be reckoned friends; if the others return it, then there is friendship on both sides. Salaam alicum, Peace to you! is the mode of compellation: Alicum essalaam, To you be peace! is the return. If you give the former and receive not the latter…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6These three "signs" were meant to convince a hesitant Saul (1 Samuel 9:21) that he was truly chosen to be king.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271Sa 10:1-27. Samuel Anoints Saul, and Confirms Him by the Prediction of Three Signs. 1. Then Samuel took a vial of oil--This was the ancient (Jud 9:8) ceremony of investiture with the royal office among the Hebrews and other Eastern nations. But there were two unctions to the kingly office; the one in private, by a prophet (1Sa 16:13), which was meant to be only a prophetic intimation of the person attaining that high dignity--the more public and formal…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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