1 Samuel 9:23
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
1 Samuel 9:23 in other translations
| BSB | And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.” |
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| WEB | Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it aside.’” |
| ASV | And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee. |
| YLT | And Samuel saith to the cook, ‘Give the portion which I gave to thee, of which I said unto thee, ‘Set it by thee?' |
| DARBY | And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion that I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee. |
| BBE | And Samuel said to the cook, Give me that part which I gave you orders to keep by you. |
| Webster | And Samuel said to the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said to thee, Set it by thee. |
What does 1 Samuel 9:23 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 9:18-27
Samuel, that good prophet, was so far from envying Saul, or bearing him any ill-will, that he was the first and most forward to do him honour. Both that evening and early the next morning, Samuel communed with Saul upon the flat roof of the house. We may suppose Samuel now convinced Saul that he was the person God had fixed upon for the government, and of his own willingness to resign. How different are the purposes…
1 Samuel 9:23 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 9:23
- 1 Samuel 1:5
But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the Lord had shut up her womb.
- Genesis 43:34
And he took and sent messes unto them from before him: but Benjamin’s mess was five times so much as any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with him.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 9:22
And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the parlour, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, which were about thirty persons.
- 1 Samuel 9:23
And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.
- 1 Samuel 9:24
And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.
1 Samuel 9:23 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dijo Samuel al cocinero: Trae acá la porción que te dí, la cual te dije que guardases aparte. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Samuel dit au cuisinier: Donne la portion que je t’ai donnée, dont je t’ai dit: Serre-la par-devers toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Samuel sprach zu dem Koch: Gib das Stück her, das ich dir gegeben, von dem ich dir gesagt habe: Lege es bei dir zurück. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixitque Samuel coco: Da partem quam dedi tibi, et præcepi ut reponeres seorsum apud te. |