Verse 24
1 Samuel 9:24
New Living Translation
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So the cook brought in the meat and placed it before Saul. “Go ahead and eat it,” Samuel said. “I was saving it for you even before I invited these others!” So Saul ate with Samuel that day.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יָּ֣רֶם הַ֠/טַּבָּח אֶת הַ/שּׁ֨וֹק וְ/הֶ/עָלֶ֜י/הָ וַ/יָּ֣שֶׂם לִ/פְנֵ֣י שָׁא֗וּל וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הִנֵּ֤ה הַ/נִּשְׁאָר֙ שִׂים לְ/פָנֶ֣י/ךָ אֱכֹ֔ל כִּ֧י לַ/מּוֹעֵ֛ד שָֽׁמוּר לְ/ךָ֥ לֵ/אמֹ֖ר הָ/עָ֣ם קָרָ֑אתִי וַ/יֹּ֧אכַל שָׁא֛וּל עִם שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל בַּ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/הֽוּא
English Translation
And the butcher raised the shank and set it before Saul, and he said, "Behold, the piece that remains, set before you to eat, for it is kept for the appointed time, saying, 'I called to the people,' and Saul ate with Samuel that day.
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Chapter 9 Context
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4
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6
But the servant said, “I’ve just thought of something! There is a man of God (Elohim) who lives here...
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“But we don’t have anything to offer him,” Saul replied. “Even our food is gone, and we don’t have a...
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8
“Well,” the servant said, “I have one small silver piece. We can at least offer it to the man of God...
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9
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10
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11
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12
“Yes,” they replied. “Stay right on this road. He is at the town gates. He has just arrived to take...
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13
Hurry and catch him before he goes up there to eat. The guests won’t begin eating until he arrives t...
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14
So they entered the town, and as they passed through the gates, Samuel was coming out toward them to...
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15
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“About this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin. Anoint him to be the lead...
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When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said, “That’s the man I told you about! He will rule my people.”
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18
Just then Saul approached Samuel at the gateway and asked, “Can you please tell me where the seer’s...
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19
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20
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21
Saul replied, “But I’m only from the tribe of Benjamin, the smallest tribe in Israel, and my family...
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22
Then Samuel brought Saul and his servant into the hall and placed them at the head of the table, hon...
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23
Samuel then instructed the cook to bring Saul the finest cut of meat, the piece that had been set as...
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24
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25
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26
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