1 Samuel 10:3
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And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.

Tabor

Joshua 19:12,22 And it returneth from Sarid eastward to the borders of Ceseleththabor: and it goeth out to Dabereth and ascendeth towards Japhie. . . .

Judges 4:6,12 And she sent and called Barac, the Son of Abinoem, out of Cedes, in Nephthali: and she said to him: The Lord God of Israel hath commanded thee: Go, and lead an army to Mount Thabor, and thou shalt take with thee ten thousand fighting men of the children of Nephthali, and of the children of Zabulon: . . .

Judges 8:18 And he said to Zebee and Salmana: What manner of men were they, whom you slew in Thabor? They answered: They were like thee, and one of them as the son of a king.

Psalm 89:12 The north and the sea thou hast created. Thabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name:

Beth-el

Genesis 28:19,22 And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza. . . .

Genesis 35:1,3,6,7 In the mean time God said to Jacob: Arise and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau, thy brother. . . .

three kids

Leviticus 1:10 And if the offering be of the flocks, a holocaust of sheep or of goats, he shall offer a male without blemish.

Leviticus 3:6,12 But if his oblation and the sacrifice of peace offering be of the flock, whether he offer male or female, they shall be without blemish. . . .

Leviticus 7:13 Moreover loaves of leavened bread with the sacrifice of thanks, which is offered for peace offerings:

Leviticus 23:13 And the libations shall be offered with it: two tenths of flour tempered with oil, for a burnt offering of the Lord, and a most sweet odour. Libations also of wine, the fourth part of a hin.

Numbers 15:5-12 And he shall give the same measure of wine to pour out in libations for the holocaust or for the victim. For every lamb, . . .

Context
Samuel Anoints Saul
2When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son? 3And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine.4And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.…
Cross References
Genesis 28:19
And he called the name of the city Bethel, which before was called Luza.

Genesis 35:1
In the mean time God said to Jacob: Arise and go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared to thee when thou didst flee from Esau, thy brother.

Genesis 35:3
Arise, and let us go up to Bethel, that we may make there an altar to God; who heard me in the day of my affliction, and accompained me in my journey.

Genesis 35:8
At the same time Debora, the nurse of Rebecca, died, and was buried at the foot of Bethel, under an oak, and the name of that place was called, The oak of weeping.

1 Samuel 10:4
And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.

Jeremiah 32:8
And Hanameel my uncle's son came to me, according to the word of the Lord, to the entry of the prison, and said to me: Buy my field, which is in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin: for the right of inheritance is thine, and thou art next of kin to possess it. And I understood that this was the word of the Lord.

Lexicon
Then you will go
וְחָלַפְתָּ֨ (wə·ḥā·lap̄·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change

on
וָהָ֗לְאָה (wā·hā·lə·’āh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1973: To the distance, far away, thus far

from there
מִשָּׁ֜ם (miš·šām)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

until you come
וּבָ֙אתָ֙ (ū·ḇā·ṯā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the oak
אֵל֣וֹן (’ê·lō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 436: An oak, other strong tree

of Tabor.
תָּב֔וֹר (tā·ḇō·wr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8396: Tabor -- a mountain Southwest of the Sea of Galilee

Three
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

men
אֲנָשִׁ֔ים (’ă·nā·šîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 582: Man, mankind

going up
עֹלִ֥ים (‘ō·lîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

God
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

at Bethel
אֵ֑ל (’êl)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judah

will meet you
וּמְצָא֤וּךָ (ū·mə·ṣā·’ū·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

there,
שָּׁם֙ (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

one
אֶחָ֞ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

carrying
נֹשֵׂ֣א ׀ (nō·śê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take

three
שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה (šə·lō·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

young goats,
גְדָיִ֗ים (ḡə·ḏā·yîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1423: A kid (a young goat)

another
וְאֶחָד֙ (wə·’e·ḥāḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

carrying
נֹשֵׂ֗א (nō·śê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take

three
שְׁלֹ֙שֶׁת֙ (šə·lō·šeṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7969: Three, third, thrice

loaves
כִּכְּר֣וֹת (kik·kə·rō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

of bread,
לֶ֔חֶם (le·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain

and another
וְאֶחָ֥ד (wə·’e·ḥāḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

carrying
נֹשֵׂ֖א (nō·śê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5375: To lift, carry, take

a skin
נֵֽבֶל־ (nê·ḇel-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5035: A skin-bag for, liquids, a vase, a lyre

of wine.
יָֽיִן׃ (yā·yin)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication


Additional Translations
Then you will go on from there until you come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.Then shall you go on forward from there, and you shall come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet you three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there 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:

And thou shalt depart thence, and shalt go beyond that as far as the oak of Thabor, and thou shalt find there three men going up to God to Baethel, one bearing three kids, and another bearing three vessels of bread, and another bearing a bottle of wine.

And thou shalt go on forward from thence, and shalt come to the oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God, to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three cakes of bread, and another carrying a flask of wine.

Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee there 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:

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:

"Then you shall go on forward from there, and you shall come to the oak of Tabor; and three men shall meet you there going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

'And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine,
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