1 Samuel 15:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Early in the morning, Samuel got up to meet Saul, but he was told, 'Saul went to Carmel and has set up a monument in his own honor. Then he turned and went down to Gilgal.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֧ם שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל לִקְרַ֥את שָׁא֖וּל בַּבֹּ֑קֶר וַיֻּגַּ֨ד לִשְׁמוּאֵ֜ל לֵאמֹ֗ר בָּֽא־שָׁא֤וּל הַכַּרְמֶ֙לָה֙ וְהִנֵּ֨ה מַצִּ֥יב לוֹ֙ יָ֔ד וַיִּסֹּב֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔ר וַיֵּ֖רֶד הַגִּלְגָּֽל׃

Transliteration

And wayyaškēm šəmûʾēl to meet liqraʾṯ šāʾûl in the morning babbōqer; and it was told wayyuggaḏ to lišmûʾēl saying lēʾmōr, has come bāʾ-šāʾûl to Carmel hakkarmelâ and behold wəhinnê setting up maṣṣîḇ for himself lô monument yāḏ, and he turned wayyissōḇ and passed over wayyaʿăḇōr and went down wayyēreḏ to Gilgal haggilgāl.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaškēm*: waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he rose early
• *šəmûʾēl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Samuel
• *liqraʾṯ*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to meet
• *šāʾûl*: proper noun, masculine singular - Saul
• *babbōqer*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the morning
• *wayyuggaḏ*: waw consecutive + Hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it was told/reported
• *lišmûʾēl*: preposition + proper noun, masculine singular - to Samuel
• *lēʾmōr*: Qal infinitive construct - saying
• *bāʾ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has come/arrived
• *hakkarmelâ*: definite article + proper noun + directional hei - to Carmel
• *wəhinnê*: conjunction + interjection - and behold
• *maṣṣîḇ*: Hiphil participle, masculine singular - setting up/erecting
• *lô*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - for himself
• *yāḏ*: noun, feminine singular - hand/monument
• *wayyissōḇ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he turned
• *wayyaʿăḇōr*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he passed over
• *wayyēreḏ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went down
• *haggilgāl*: definite article + proper noun - the Gilgal

Word Meanings

• *wayyaškēm*: and he rose early/got up early
• *wayyuggaḏ*: and it was told/reported/informed
• *maṣṣîḇ*: setting up/erecting/establishing
• *yāḏ*: hand/monument/memorial/victory marker
• *wayyissōḇ*: and he turned/turned around/went around
• *wayyaʿăḇōr*: and he passed over/crossed/went through

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a place for himself, and has gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Samuel gat him vp early, that he might mete Saul in ye mornynge. And it was tolde him, that Saul was come vnto Carmel, & had set him vp a piler, and was gone aboute, and come downe to Gilgall.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And when Samuel arose early to meete Saul in the morning, one tolde Samuel, saying, Saul is gone to Carmel: and beholde, he hath made him there a place, from whence he returned, and departed, and is gone downe to Gilgal.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And whe Samuel rose early to meete Saul in the morning, it was tolde Samuel that Saul was come to Carmel, and beholde, he hath made him there a place, and is returned, and departed and gone downe to Gilgal.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Samuel riseth early to meet Saul in the morning, and it is declared to Samuel, saying, `Saul hath come in to Carmel, and lo, he is setting up to himself a monument, and goeth round, and passeth over, and goeth down to Gilgal.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a monument, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And early in the morning he got up and went to Saul; and word was given to Samuel that Saul had come to Carmel and put up a pillar, and had gone from there down to Gilgal.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and it was told Samuel, saying, "Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, and turned, and passed on, and went down to Gilgal."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Samuel got up early to meet Saul the next morning. But Samuel was informed,“Saul has gone to Carmel where he is setting up a monument for himself.” Then Samuel left and went down to Gilgal.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 15:55 : 55 Maon, Carmel, Ziph, and Juttah.
• 1 Sam 25:2 : 2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
• 2 Sam 18:18 : 18 During his lifetime, Absalom had set up a pillar in the King’s Valley for himself, saying, 'I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.' He named the pillar after himself, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
• 1 Kgs 18:42 : 42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink, but Elijah went up to the top of Mount Carmel, crouched down to the ground, and put his face between his knees.
• 1 Sam 7:12 : 12 Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen, naming it Ebenezer, saying, 'Thus far, the LORD has helped us.'
• Josh 4:8-9 : 8 So the Israelites did as Joshua commanded them. They took twelve stones from the middle of the Jordan, as the LORD had told Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the Israelites. They carried them over with them to their camp and set them down there. 9 Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan, under the place where the priests carrying the ark of the covenant stood, and they are there to this day.