The Meaning of 1 Samuel 9:10 Explained

1 Samuel 9:10

KJV: Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

YLT: And Saul saith to his young man, 'Thy word is good; come, we go;' and they go unto the city where the man of God is.

Darby: And Saul said to his servant, Well said: come, let us go. So they went to the city where the man of God was.

ASV: Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Then said  Saul  to his servant,  Well  said;  come,  let us go.  So they went  unto the city  where the man  of God  [was]. 

What does 1 Samuel 9:10 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 9:1-14 - Saul Is Led To Find Samuel
As a king was demanded by the people, one was selected to suit their taste-"a choice young man, and a goodly!" But the king after God's own heart was selected for other qualities, 1 Samuel 16:7. Saul's character lacked important elements. His ignorance about Samuel was surprising; even his servant knew better. This did not promise well for a successful reign, Daniel 11:32 b.
But how should Saul and Samuel be brought together? A succession of trifling and ordinary events prove to be the links in the divinely constructed chain. The lost the prolonged search, the fear of the effect of anxiety upon Kish, the timely suggestion of the servant and his possession of a few coins which would serve as an introduction, the greeting of the young girls on their way to the well-what accidents they seem! Nay, but they are providences! All things work together to execute God's purpose. Nothing is too trivial to be part of the divine plan. Let us follow the indications of God's will-they lead to the waiting seat, the reserved portion, and the ultimate throne. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 9

1  Saul despairing to find his father's donkeys
6  by the counsel of his servant
11  and direction of young maidens
15  according to God's revelation
18  comes to Samuel
19  Samuel entertains Saul at the feast
25  Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his way

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 9:10 mean?

And said Saul to his servant Well said come let us go So they went to the city there where [was] the man of God
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֧וּל לְנַעֲר֛וֹ ט֥וֹב דְּבָרְךָ֖ לְכָ֣ה ׀ נֵלֵ֑כָה וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙ אֶל־ הָעִ֔יר אֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֖ם אִ֥ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִֽים

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
שָׁא֧וּל  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
לְנַעֲר֛וֹ  to  his  servant 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: נַעַר  
Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
ט֥וֹב  Well 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.
דְּבָרְךָ֖  said 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
לְכָ֣ה ׀  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
נֵלֵ֑כָה  let  us  go 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect Cohortative, first person common plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
וַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙  So  they  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
הָעִ֔יר  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
שָׁ֖ם  where  [was] 
Parse: Adverb
Root: שָׁם  
Sense: there, thither.
אִ֥ישׁ  the  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
הָאֱלֹהִֽים  of  God 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).

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