1 Samuel 9:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When they came downוַיֵּרְד֥וּ
(vai·ye·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
from the high placeמֵהַבָּמָ֖ה
(me·hab·ba·mah)
1116: a high placeof uncertain derivation
into the city,הָעִ֑יר
(ha·'ir;)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
[Samuel] spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
(vay·dab·ber)
1696: to speaka prim. root
with Saulשָׁא֖וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
on the roof.הַגָּֽג׃
(hag·gag.)
1406: a roof, a topof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And when they were come down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
from the high place
bamah  (bam-maw')
an elevation -- height, high place, wave.
into the city
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Samuel communed
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
with Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
upon the top of the house
gag  (gawg)
a roof; by analogy, the top of an altar -- roof (of the house), (house) top (of the house).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When they came down from the high place into the city, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

King James Bible
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel communed with Saul upon the top of the house.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Afterward, they went down from the high place to the city, and Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

International Standard Version
When they had come down from the high place into town, Samuel spoke to Saul on the roof.

NET Bible
When they came down from the high place to the town, Samuel spoke with Saul on the roof.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then they left the worship site for the city. They spread blankets on the roof for Saul, and he slept there.

King James 2000 Bible
And when they were come down from the high place into the city, Samuel talked with Saul upon the top of the house.
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