Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 10:27 Interlinear

But the children of Belial said How shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents But he held his peace

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וּבְנֵ֧יH1121But the childrena son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
2בְלִיַּ֣עַלH1100of Belialwithout profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
3אָֽמְר֗וּH559saidto say (used with great latitude)
4מַהH4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
5יֹּֽשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙H3467How shall this man saveproperly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
6זֶ֔הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
7וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּH959us And they despisedto disesteem
8וְלֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
9הֵבִ֥יאוּH935him and broughtto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
10ל֖וֹH0
11מִנְחָ֑הH4503him no presentsa donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
12וַיְהִ֖יH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
13כְּמַֽחֲרִֽישׁ׃H2790But he held his peaceto scratch, i.e., (by implication) to engrave, plough; hence (from the use of tools) to fabricate (of any material); figuratively, to devise (in a bad

Verse Context

1 Samuel 10:26 And Saul also went home to Gibeah also went...
1 Samuel 10:27 (current)But the children of Belial said How shall this man save us And they despised him and brought him no presents But he held his peace

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