1 Samuel 9:16

“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.”

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WEBBE

“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint him to be prince over my people Israel. He will save my people out of the hand of the Philistines; for I have looked upon my people, because their cry has come to me.”

BSB

“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him ruler over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”

KJV

To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

ASV

To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

BBE

Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and on him you are to put the holy oil, making him ruler over my people Israel, and he will make my people safe from the hands of the Philistines: for I have seen the sorrow of my people, whose cry has come up to me.

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כָּעֵת ka·'et about (the) this time H6256 מָחָר ma·char tomorrow H4279 אֶשְׁלַח 'esh·lach I will send H7971 אֵלֶיךָ 'e·lei·kha to you H413 אִישׁ 'ish a man H376 מֵאֶרֶץ me·'e·retz from [the] land of H776 בִּנְיָמִן bin·ya·min Benjamin H1144 וּמְשַׁחְתּוֹ u·me·shach·to and you will anoint him H4886 לְנָגִיד le·na·gid to ruler H5057 עַל־ 'al- over H5921 עַמִּי 'a·mi people my H5971 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וְהוֹשִׁיעַ ve·ho·shi·a' and he will deliver H3467 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עַמִּי 'a·mi people my H5971 מִיַּד mi·yad from [the] hand of H3027 פְּלִשְׁתִּים pe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 כִּי ki for H3588 רָאִיתִי ra·'i·ti I have seen H7200 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 עַמִּי 'a·mi people my H5971 כִּי ki for H3588 בָּאָה ba·'ah it has come H935 צַעֲקָתוֹ tza·'a·ka·to cry of distress its H6818 אֵלָי 'e·lai to me H413

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 11–17

The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet. They had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religious and holy places. And we should always be ready to help those who are seeking after God's prophets. Though God had, in displeasure, granted Israel's request for a king, yet he sends them a man to be captain over them, to save them out of the hand of the Philistines. He does it, listening graciously to their cry.

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Benjamin

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GodMinister, ChristianKingAnointingPhilistinesCaptain

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.