1st Samuel Chapter 15 verse 27 Holy Bible

ASV 1stSamuel 15:27

And as Samuel turned about to go away, `Saul' laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.
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BBE 1stSamuel 15:27

And when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.
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DARBY 1stSamuel 15:27

And as Samuel turned to go away, [Saul] laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
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KJV 1stSamuel 15:27

And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
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WBT 1stSamuel 15:27

And as Samuel turned about to depart, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
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WEB 1stSamuel 15:27

As Samuel turned about to go away, [Saul] laid hold on the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
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YLT 1stSamuel 15:27

And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe -- and it is rent!
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(27) He laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle.--The king's passionate action indicates a restless, unquiet mind. Not content with intreating words, Saul, perhaps even with some violence, lays hold of the old man as he turns away, to detain him. What Saul laid hold of and tore was not the "mantle" (Authorised Version), but the hem, or outer border, of the "meil," the ordinary tunic which the upper classes in Israel were then in the habit of wearing. The Dean of Canterbury, in a careful Note in the Pulpit Commentary, shows that the "mantle," which would be the accurate rendering of the Hebrew addereth, the distinctive dress of the Hebrew prophets, was certainly not used in the days of Samuel, the great founder of the prophetic order. Special dresses came into use only gradually, and Elijah is the first person described as being thus clad. Long before his time the school of the prophets had grown into a national institution, and a loose wrapper of coarse cloth, made of camel's-hair, fastened round the body at the waist by a leathern girdle, had become the distinctive prophetic dress, and continued to be until the arrival of Israel's last prophet, John the Baptist (Mark 1:6).Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAs Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (šə·mū·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israelturnedוַיִּסֹּ֥ב (way·yis·sōḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surroundto go,לָלֶ֑כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkSaul grabbedוַיַּחֲזֵ֥ק (way·ya·ḥă·zêq)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquerthe hemבִּכְנַף־ (biḵ·nap̄-)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 3671: An edge, extremity, a wing, a flap, a quarter, a pinnacleof his robe,מְעִיל֖וֹ (mə·‘î·lōw)Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 4598: A robeand it tore.וַיִּקָּרַֽע׃ (way·yiq·qā·ra‘)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7167: To rendJump to PreviousCaught Cloth Depart Edge Hand Hem Hold Laid Mantle Rent Robe Round Samuel Saul Seized Skirt Tore Turned Turneth Turning