The Meaning of 1 Samuel 10:14 Explained

1 Samuel 10:14

KJV: And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.

YLT: and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, 'Whither went ye?' and he saith, 'To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.'

Darby: And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.

ASV: And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 10:14?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel.

What does 1 Samuel 10:14 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 10:14-27 - The People Have Their Desire

Samuel dealt faithfully with the people, reminding them once more of their guilty mistake in demanding a king; and indeed they came to rue their choice. But as they would have it, so it was ordered. We may well ask God not to give us what we desire so earnestly, except as it accords with His purposes of love and wisdom. We have known and believed the love that God hath to us. Sometimes we know His will, at other times we have to confide in it blindly.

Saul's modesty was very commendable. There were many beautiful traits in his character in those early days, but, as we shall see, all the music was finally silenced when that terrible monster jealousy stole into his heart. Among other evidences of a naturally noble disposition was his determination not to heed the detracting voices which challenged his elevation to the throne. Note the r.v. margin of 1 Samuel 10:27 -"he was as though he were deaf." It was both wise and magnanimous. So for us all. When we are sure that we are in the line of God's purpose, and sincerely desire to do His will, we may be deaf to all other voices. "Fret not thyself because of evil-doers!" See Psalms 37:1-40. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 10

¹ Samuel anoints Saul
² He confirms him by prediction of three signs
⁹ Saul's heart is changed, and he prophesies
¹⁴ He conceals the matter of the kingdom from his uncle
¹⁷ Saul is chosen at Mizpeh by lot
²⁶ The different affections of his subjects

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 10:14 mean?

And said uncle of Saul to him and his servant where did you go so he said to look for - the donkeys And when we saw that [they were] not [found] and we went to Samuel

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דּ֨וֹד שָׁא֥וּל אֵלָ֛יו וְאֶֽל־ נַעֲר֖וֹ אָ֣ן הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־ הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה כִי־ אַ֔יִן וַנָּב֖וֹא אֶל־ שְׁמוּאֵֽל

וַיֹּאמֶר֩	And said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דּ֨וֹד	uncle
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: דֹּוד Sense: beloved, love, uncle.
שָׁא֥וּל	of Saul
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁאוּל Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
אֵלָ֛יו	to him
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אֶל Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
נַעֲר֖וֹ	his servant
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: נַעַר Sense: a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer.
אָ֣ן	where
Parse: Interrogative Root: אָן Sense: where?, whither? (of place).
הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם	did you go
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, second person masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come.
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	so he said
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter.
לְבַקֵּשׁ֙	to look for
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct Root: בָּקַשׁ Sense: to seek, require, desire, exact, request.
אֶת־	-
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת	the donkeys
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: אָתֹון Sense: she-ass, she-donkey.
וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה	And when we saw
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
כִי־	that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
אַ֔יִן	[they were] not [found]
Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
וַנָּב֖וֹא	and we went
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common plural Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
שְׁמוּאֵֽל	Samuel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׁמוּאֵל Sense: son of Elkanah by his wife Hannah and judge or prophet of Israel during the days of Saul and David.

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