King James Version

1 Samuel 9:18

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.

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וַיִּגַּ֥שׁvayigashand bringנָגַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.שָׁא֛וּלshaulShaulשָׁאוּלnoun, proper name — “Shaul”H7586Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two IsraelitesSaul, Shaul.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshemuelShemuelשְׁמוּאֵלnoun, proper name — “Shemuel”H8050Shemuel, the name of three IsraelitesSamuel, Shemuel.בְּת֣וֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).הַשָּׁ֑עַרhashaarthe doorשַׁעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙vayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הַגִּֽידָהhagidahbewrayנָגַדverb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, paragogic he — “bewray”, a commandH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.נָּ֣אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, interjection — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.לִ֔יlitoלִ֔יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”toאֵיehowאַיparticle, interrogative — “how”H335where? hence how?how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).זֶ֖הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…בֵּ֥יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הָרֹאֶֽהharoehthe visionרֹאֶהdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the vision”, a verb used as a describing wordH7203a seer (as often rendered); but also (abstractly) a visionvision.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer’s house is.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Saul draweth nigh to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and saith, 'Declare, I pray thee, to me, where [is] this — the seer's house?'

World English Bible

Then Saul approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”

Darby Translation

And Saul drew near to Samuel in the midst of the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

Douay-Rheims

And Saul came to Samuel in the midst of the gate and said: Tell me, I pray thee, where is the house of the seer?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Saul drew near to Samuel into the midst of the city, and said, Tell me now which is the house of the seer?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσήγαγε Σαοὺλ πρὸς Σαμουὴλ εἰς μέσον τῆς πόλεως, καὶ εἶπεν, ἀπάγγειλον δὴ ποῖος ὁ οἶκος τοῦ βλέποντος.