1 Samuel 10:2
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When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
In other translations
When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
Hebrew words
בְּלֶכְתְּךָbelekhtekhawhen going youH1980הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117מֵעִמָּדִיme'imadifrom with meH5978וּמָצָאתָumatzataand you will findH4672שְׁנֵיsheneitwoH8147אֲנָשִׁים'anashimmenH582עִם־'im-nearH5973קְבֻרַתkevurat[the] tomb ofH6900רָחֵלrachelRachelH7354בִּגְבוּלbigvulin [the] territory ofH1366בִּנְיָמִןbinyaminBenjaminH1144בְּצֶלְצַחbetzeltzachat ZelzahH6766וְאָמְרוּve'ameruand they will sayH559אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413נִמְצְאוּnimtze'uthey have been foundH4672הָאֲתֹנוֹתha'atonotthe she-assesH860אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הָלַכְתָּhalakhtayou wentH1980לְבַקֵּשׁlevakeshto seekH1245וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009נָטַשׁnatashhe has abandonedH5203אָבִיךָ'avikhafather yourH1אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853דִּבְרֵיdivrei[the] matter<s> ofH1697הָאֲתֹנוֹתha'atonotthe she-assesH860וְדָאַגveda'agand he is anxiousH1672לָכֶםlakhemto <the> youלֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559מָהmahwhat?H4100אֶעֱשֶׂה'e'esehwill I doH6213לִבְנִי׃livnifor son myH1121
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 9:3-53 And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses. 4 And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not. 5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.3 One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.” 4 So Saul passed through the hill country of Ephraim and then through the land of Shalishah, but did not find the donkeys. He and the servant went through the region of Shaalim, but they were not there. Then they went through the land of Benjamin, and still they did not find them. 5 When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
- Genesis 35:19-2019 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Beth–lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave unto this day.19 So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). 20 Jacob set up a pillar on her grave; it marks Rachel’s tomb to this day.
- 1 Samuel 10:16And Saul said unto his uncle, He told us plainly that the asses were found. But of the matter of the kingdom, whereof Samuel spake, he told him not.And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.
- Joshua 18:28And Zelah, Eleph, and Jebusi, which is Jerusalem, Gibeath, and Kirjath; fourteen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families.Zelah, Haeleph, Jebus (that is, Jerusalem), Gibeah, and Kiriath-jearim —fourteen cities, along with their villages. This was the inheritance of the clans of the tribe of Benjamin.
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People and places
Places: Zelzah