The Meaning of 1 Samuel 10:6 Explained

1 Samuel 10:6

KJV: And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

YLT: and prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;

Darby: And the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

ASV: and the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the Spirit  of the LORD  will come  upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy  with them, and shalt be turned  into another  man. 

What does 1 Samuel 10:6 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 10:1-13 - Anointed With Oil And The Spirit
In the gray dawn the prophet sketched to Saul the events which were to happen on that day and succeeding days. All were made known to the designated king ere they arrived, and in each case he was to act as the occasion demanded. Thus our life-course, day by day, lies open before God. He has planned or permitted the incidents, but leaves us to will and enact the appropriate response. If we turn to Him to ask how we shall act, He will guide us with His eye; but alas, all too seldom do we turn to Him. We lean too much to our own understanding and follow "the devices and desires of our own hearts." We have been "created unto good works, which He has before ordained that we should walk in them." Instead of prying into the future, let us wait for Him to unveil it as we advance. Let us most eagerly seek the sacred anointing of the Holy Spirit at the spring of the day. His sacred unction will teach us all things that we need to know. We must have the clean, new heart created, and the right spirit renewed, 1 Samuel 10:9. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 10

1  Samuel anoints Saul
2  He confirms him by prediction of three signs
9  Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies
14  He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle
17  Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot
26  The different affections of his subjects

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 10:6 mean?

And will come upon you the Spirit of Yahweh and you will prophesy with them and be turned into man another
וְצָלְחָ֤ה עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ עִמָּ֑ם וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ לְאִ֥ישׁ אַחֵֽר

וְצָלְחָ֤ה  And  will  come 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person feminine singular
Root: צָלַח 
Sense: (Qal) to rush.
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙  upon  you 
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
ר֣וּחַ  the  Spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
יְהוָ֔ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָ  and  you  will  prophesy 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: נָבָא  
Sense: to prophesy.
עִמָּ֑ם  with  them 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖  and  be  turned 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Nifal, Conjunctive perfect, second person masculine singular
Root: הָפַךְ  
Sense: to turn, overthrow, overturn.
לְאִ֥ישׁ  into  man 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אַחֵֽר  another 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: אַחֵר  
Sense: another, other, following.