1 Samuel 9:12
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:”
מָהַר
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
הִנֵּה
there!
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הִנֵּה
Behold, look, see. Hinneh. The word used to get attention. Behold I stand at the door and knock. God is always trying to get our attention.
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זֶבַח
a sacrifice
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זֶבַח
properly, a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
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יֵשׁ
there is
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יֵשׁ
there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
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עַתָּה
now
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עַתָּה
at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive
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