1 Samuel 10 · Verse 4

1 Samuel 10:4

And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
1 Samuel 10:4, King James Version

1 Samuel 10:4 in other translations

BSBThey will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
WEBThey will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hand.
ASVand they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.
YLTand they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.
DARBYAnd they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.
BBEThey will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from them.
WebsterAnd they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive from their hands.

What does 1 Samuel 10:4 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 4 And they will salute thee - ושאלו לך לשלום veshaalu lecha leshalom, "And they will inquire of thee concerning peace," i.e., welfare. In the East, if this salutation be given, then the person or persons giving it may be reckoned friends; if the others return it, then there is friendship on both sides. Salaam alicum, Peace to you! is the mode of compellation: Alicum essalaam, To you be peace! is the return. If you give the former and receive not the latter, you may expect hostility. The meaning of the prophet is, When you come to the plain of Tabor, ye shall meet three men; you need not be afraid of them, for they are friends; and they will show this friendship, not only by bidding you good speed, but by giving you two loaves of bread, a provision which you will need for the remaining part of your journey.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 10:1-8

The sacred anointing, then used, pointed at the great Messiah, or Anointed One, the King of the church, and High Priest of our profession, who was anointed with the oil of the Spirit, not by measure, but without measure, and above all the priests and princes of the Jewish church. For Saul's further satisfaction, Samuel gives him some signs which should come to pass the same day. The first place he directs him to…

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1 Samuel 10:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְשָׁאֲל֥וּve.sha.'a.Luand they will askH7592
לְךָ֖le.Khaof <the> you
לְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.Lomto welfareH7965
וְנָתְנ֤וּve.na.te.Nuand they will giveH5414
לְךָ֙le.Khato <the> you
שְׁתֵּי\־she.tei-twoH8147
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chembread[s]H3899
וְלָקַחְתָּ֖ve.la.kach.Taand you will take [them]H3947
מִיָּדָֽם\׃mi.ya.Damfrom hand theirH3027

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 10:4

  • Judges 18:15

    And they turned thitherward, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and saluted him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
salute thee. Heb. ask thee of peace.
Jud 18:15

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 1 Samuel 10:3

    Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth–el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

  • 1 Samuel 10:4

    And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

  • 1 Samuel 10:5

    After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

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1 Samuel 10:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Los cuales, luego que te hayan saludado, te darán dos panes, los que tomarás de manos de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils te demanderont comment tu te portes, et ils te donneront deux pains, et tu les prendras de leurs mains.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie werden dich nach deinem Wohlergehen fragen und dir zwei Brote geben, und du sollst sie von ihrer Hand nehmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque te salutaverint, dabunt tibi duos panes, et accipies de manu eorum.