1 Samuel 10 · Verse 6

1 Samuel 10:6

And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
1 Samuel 10:6, King James Version

1 Samuel 10:6 in other translations

BSBThen the Spirit of the LORD will rush upon you, and you will prophesy with them; and you will be transformed into a different person.
WEBThen the LORD’s Spirit will come mightily on you, then you will prophesy with them and will be turned into another man.
ASVand the Spirit of Jehovah will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
YLTand prospered over thee hath the Spirit of Jehovah, and thou hast prophesied with them, and hast been turned to another man;
DARBYAnd the Spirit of Jehovah will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
BBEAnd the spirit of the Lord will come on you with power, and you will be acting like a prophet with them, and will be changed into another man.
WebsterAnd the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

What does 1 Samuel 10:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee--literally, "rush upon thee," suddenly endowing thee with a capacity and disposition to act in a manner far superior to thy previous character and habits; and instead of the simplicity, ignorance, and sheepishness of a peasant, thou wilt display an energy, wisdom, and magnanimity worthy of a prince.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · 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 10:6 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.

וְצָלְחָ֤הve.tza.le.Chahand it will rushH6743
עָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
ר֣וּחַRu.ach[the] spirit ofH7307
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְהִתְנַבִּ֖יתָve.hit.na.Bi.taand you will prophesyH5012
עִמָּ֑ם'i.Mamwith themH5973
וְנֶהְפַּכְתָּ֖ve.neh.pakh.Taand you will be changedH2015
לְאִ֥ישׁle.'Ishinto a manH376
אַחֵֽר\׃'a.CheranotherH312

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 10:6

  • 1 Samuel 10:10

    And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

  • 1 Samuel 19:23-24

    And he went thither to Naioth in Ramah: and the Spirit of God was upon him also, and he went on, and prophesied, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied before Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that night. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets?

  • Numbers 11:25

    And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that was upon him, and gave it unto the seventy elders: and it came to pass, that, when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied, and did not cease.

  • 1 Samuel 16:13

    Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

  • Judges 14:6

    And the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.

  • Judges 3:10

    And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the Lord delivered Chushan–rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan–rishathaim.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Spirit.
10; 16:13; 19:23,24; Nu 11:25; Jud 3:10; Mt 7:22
another man.
9-12

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

Context

  • 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:

  • 1 Samuel 10:6

    And the Spirit of the Lord will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.

  • 1 Samuel 10:7

    And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, that thou do as occasion serve thee; for God is with thee.

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1 Samuel 10:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y el espíritu de Jehová te arrebatará, y profetizarás con ellos, y serás mudado en otro hombre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’Esprit de l’ Éternel te saisira, et tu prophétiseras avec eux, et tu seras changé en un autre homme.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und der Geist Gottes wird über dich geraten, und du wirst mit ihnen weissagen und wirst in einen anderen Mann verwandelt werden.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et insiliet in te spiritus Domini, et prophetabis cum eis, et mutaberis in virum alium.