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 Living Translation (NLT)Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set aside for the guest of honor.

Context of 1 Samuel 9:23

21And Saul answered and said, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Why then do you speak like this to me?” 22Now Samuel took Saul and his servant and brought them into the hall, and had them sit in the place of honor among those who were invited; there were about thirty persons. And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it apart.’ ” 24So the cook took up the thigh with its upper part and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, “Here it is, what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat; for until this time it has been kept for you, since I said I invited the people.” So Saul ate with Samuel that day. 25When they had come down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the top of the house.

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 to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved Hannah, although the Lord had closed her womb.
• Genesis 43:34Then he took servings to them from before him, but Benjamin’s serving was five times as much as any of theirs. So they drank and were merry with him.

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

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