New Living Translation
1 Samuel 10:4
4They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.
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, you will see two men beside Rachel’s tomb at Zelzah, on the border of Benjamin. They will tell you that the donkeys have been found and that your father has stopped worrying about them and is now worried about you. He is asking, ‘Have you seen my son?’ 3“When you get to the oak of Tabor, you will see three men coming toward you who are on their way to worship God at Bethel. One will be bringing three young goats, another will have three loaves of bread, and the third will be carrying a wineskin full of wine. They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept. 5“When you arrive at Gibeah of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is located, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the place of worship. They will be playing a harp, a tambourine, a flute, and a lyre, and they will be prophesying. 6At that time the Spirit of the Lord will come powerfully upon you, and you will prophesy with them. You will be changed into a different person.
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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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