1st Samuel Chapter 16 verse 4 Holy Bible
And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
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And Samuel did what Jehovah said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably?
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And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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And Samuel did that which the LORD spoke, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Come you peaceably?
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And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken, and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him, and `one' saith, `Is thy coming peace?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Trembled at his coming.--The appearance of the aged seer, with the heifer and the long horn of holy oil, at first terrified the villagers of the quiet, secluded Bethlehem. The name and appearance of the old seer was well known in all the coasts of Israel. Why had he come thus suddenly among them? Had their still remote township then been the scene of some unknown and grave crime? What was happening in Israel, which brought Samuel the seer to little Bethlehem?Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewSo Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗ל (šə·mū·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israeldidוַיַּ֣עַשׂ (way·ya·‘aś)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6213: To do, makewhatאֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatthe LORDיְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelhad saidדִּבֶּ֣ר (dib·ber)Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdueand wentוַיָּבֹ֖א (way·yā·ḇō)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goto Bethlehem.לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1035: Bethlehem -- 'place of bread', a city in Judah, also a city in ZebulunWhen the eldersזִקְנֵ֤י (ziq·nê)Adjective - masculine plural constructStrong's 2205: Oldof the townהָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 5892: Excitementmet him,לִקְרָאת֔וֹ (liq·rā·ṯōw)Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singularStrong's 7122: To encounter, befallthey trembledוַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ (way·ye·ḥer·ḏū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 2729: To shudder with terror, to fear, to hastenand asked,וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Do you comeבּוֹאֶֽךָ׃ (bō·w·’e·ḵā)Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 935: To come in, come, go in, goin peace?”שָׁלֹ֥ם (šā·lōm)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 7965: Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peaceJump to PreviousArrived Bethlehem Beth-Lehem City Commanded Elders Meet Met Peace Peaceably Responsible Samuel Tremble Trembled Trembling
