1 Samuel 15:16
Old Testament • 10 words with Strong's data
"Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on."
Word-by-Word Analysis
שְׁמוּאֵל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
Shemuel, the name of three Israelites
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
שָׁאוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
עָמַד
ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
נָגַד
nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to o...
יְהֹוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
לַיִל
layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
Key Terms in This Verse
עָמַד ʻâmad
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
Study H5975 →נָגַד nâgad
properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, exp...
Study H5046 →לַיִל layil
properly, a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity
Study H3915 →Cross References
And as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on), but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God.
And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the LORD?
Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers.
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