1 Samuel 10:5
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:”
חֶבֶל
a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin
יָרַד
coming down
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יָרַד
to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
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כֵּן
thus
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כֵּן
properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)
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נֶבֶל
lyre
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נֶבֶל
a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
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נָבִיא
prophets
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נָבִיא
A prophet, one who speaks forth. Nabi. Not primarily a predictor of the future but one who speaks God's word into the present.
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נָבָא
will be prophesying
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נָבָא
to prophesy, i.e. speak (or sing) by inspiration (in prediction or simple discourse)
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נְצִיב
the garrisons of
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נְצִיב
something stationary, i.e. a prefect, a military post, a statue
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שָׁם
are there
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שָׁם
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
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גִּבְעָה
Gibeah of
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גִּבְעָה
Gibah; the name of three places in Palestine
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
the Philistines
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פְּלִשְׁתִּי
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
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