1 Samuel 9:23

1 Samuel 9:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the piece of meat I gave you, the one I told you to lay aside.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion I gave you, of which I said to you, 'Put it aside.'"
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it apart.’ ”

Context of 1 Samuel 9:23

21Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjaminite, from the smallest of Israel’s tribes, and is not my family clan the smallest of all the tribes of Benjamin? Why do you speak to me in this way?” 22Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the room and gave them a place at the head of those who had been invited. There were about thirty people present. Samuel said to the cook, “Give me the portion of meat that I gave to you – the one I asked you to keep with you.” 24So the cook picked up the leg and brought it and set it in front of Saul. Samuel said, “What was kept is now set before you! Eat, for it has been kept for you for this meeting time, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 25When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

1 Samuel 9:23 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵל֙ לַטַּבָּ֔ח תְּנָה֙ אֶת־הַמָּנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לָ֑ךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ אָמַ֣רְתִּי אֵלֶ֔יךָ שִׂ֥ים אֹתָ֖הּ עִמָּֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemû'êl · SamuelH8050
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto the cookטַבָּחţabbâch · guardH2876
• Bringנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the portionמָנָהmânâh · portionH4490
• unto thee, Setשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: putH7760

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 9:23

• 1 Samuel 1:5But he would give a double portion to Hannah, because he especially loved her. Now the Lord had not enabled her to have children.
• Genesis 43:34He gave them portions of the food set before him, but the portion for Benjamin was five times greater than the portions for any of the others. They drank with Joseph until they all became drunk.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Said unto the cook - טבח tabbach, here rendered cook; the singular of טבחות tabbachoth, female cooks, 1 Samuel 8:13, from the root tabach, to slay or butcher. Probably the butcher is here meant.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-27Verses 18-27 Samuel, 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 evening and early the next morning, Samuel communed with Saul upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convinced Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, and of his own willingness to resign. How different are the purposes of the Lord for us, from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27Saul became powerful through three main events: Samuel secretly anointed him (1 Samuel 9:1–10:16). He was chosen by casting lots (1 Samuel 10:17–27). He defeated the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1–15). See also study note on 1 Samuel 13:1–16:13.Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• Samuel
• Cook
• Herdsman
• Samuel, Books of
• Saul
• Spring
• High Place
• Judges, Period of
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9

• 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