1 Samuel 10:27

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֧י בְלִיַּ֣עַל אָמְר֗וּ מַה־יֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙ זֶ֔ה וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ וְלֹֽא־הֵבִ֥יאוּ ל֖וֹ מִנְחָ֑ה וַיְהִ֖י כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

Transliteration

And-bənê ḇəliyyaʿal ʾāmərû how-yōšiʿēnû this? way-yiḇzuhû and-not-hēḇîʾû to-him minḥâ way-hî like-maḥărîš.

Grammar Details

*bənê ḇəliyyaʿal*: construct state - sons of Belial/worthless men
*ʾāmərû*: perfect, 3rd plural masculine - they said
*yōšiʿēnû*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with 1st person plural suffix - he will save us
*way-yiḇzuhû*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural masculine with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they despised him
*hēḇîʾû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd plural masculine - they brought
*minḥâ*: noun, feminine singular - gift/tribute/present
*way-hî*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he was
*maḥărîš*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - keeping silent

Word Meanings

*bənê ḇəliyyaʿal*: worthless men/scoundrels/wicked men
*yiḇzuhû*: despised him/held him in contempt/disdained him
*minḥâ*: gift/tribute/present
*maḥărîš*: being silent/keeping quiet/deaf to it

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Referenced Verses

Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known;
1 Kgs 10:25 : 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
2 Chr 17:5 : 5 Therefore the LORD stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
1 Sam 2:12 : 12 Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD.
1 Sam 11:12 : 12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with a line, casting them down to the ground; even with two lines measured he to put to death, and with one full line to keep alive. And so the Moabites became David's servants, and brought gifts.
2 Sam 20:1 : 1 And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no part in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
2 Chr 13:7 : 7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.
Ps 38:13 : 13 But I, as a deaf man, heard not; and I was as a dumb man that openeth{H8799)} not his mouth.
Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring{H8686)} presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer{H8686)} gifts.
Isa 36:21 : 21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
Matt 2:11 : 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Matt 27:12-14 : 12 And when he was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he answered him to never a word; insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
Acts 7:35 : 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? the same did God send to be a ruler and a deliverer by the hand of the angel which appeared to him in the bush.
Acts 7:51-52 : 51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers:

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