1 Samuel 22:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Saul said, 'Listen now, son of Ahitub!' And he replied, 'Here I am, my lord.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שָׁא֔וּל שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֖א בֶּן־אֲחִיט֑וּב וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנְנִ֥י אֲדֹנִֽי

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer Šāʾûl šəmaʿ-nāʾ ben-ʾĂḥîṭûb wə-yōʾmer hinənî ʾădōnî

Grammar Details

• *wə-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
• *šəmaʿ*: Qal imperative ms - hear
• *nāʾ*: particle - please
• *ben*: noun ms construct - son of
• *ʾĂḥîṭûb*: proper noun - Ahitub
• *hinənî*: interjection + 1cs suffix - here I am
• *ʾădōnî*: noun ms + 1cs suffix - my lord

Word Meanings

• *šəmaʿ-nāʾ*: hear now/listen please
• *hinənî*: here I am/behold me/I am present

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Saul{H7586} said,{H559} Hear{H8085} now, thou son{H1121} of Ahitub.{H285} And he answered,{H559} Here I am, my lord.{H113}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Saul{H7586} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} now, thou son{H1121} of Ahitub{H285}. And he answered{H559}{(H8799)}, Here I am, my lord{H113}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Saul sayde: Heare thou sonne of Achitob. He saide: Here am I my lorde.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Saul said, Heare now thou sonne of Ahitub; he answered, Here I am, my lord.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Saul sayde: Heare nowe thou sonne of Ahitob. He aunswered: Here I am, my lorde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I [am], my lord.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Saul said, Hear now, you son of Ahitub. He answered, Here I am, my lord.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Saul saith, `Hear, I pray thee, son of Ahitub;' and he saith, `Here `am' I, my lord.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Saul said, Hear now, thou son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Saul said, Give ear now, O son of Ahitub. And answering he said, Here I am, my lord.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Saul said, "Hear now, you son of Ahitub." He answered, "Here I am, my lord."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then Saul said,“Listen, son of Ahitub.” He replied,“Here I am, my lord.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 22:7 : 7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, 'Listen now, men of Benjamin! Will the son of Jesse give all of you fields and vineyards? Will he make all of you commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds?'
• 1 Sam 22:13 : 13 Saul said to him, 'Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, giving him bread and a sword and inquiring of God for him, so that he has risen against me to lie in wait, as he does today?'
• 2 Sam 9:6 : 6 When Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, "Mephibosheth!" "At your service," he replied.
• Isa 65:1 : 1 I offered myself to those who did not ask for me; I was found by those who did not seek me. I said, 'Here I am! Here I am!' to a nation that did not call on my name.