1 Samuel 10:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But certain worthless fellows said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּבְנֵ֧י בְלִיַּ֣עַל אָמְר֗וּ מַה־יֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙ זֶ֔ה וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ וְלֹֽא־הֵבִ֥יאוּ ל֖וֹ מִנְחָ֑ה וַיְהִ֖י כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃

Transliteration

And-bənê ḇəliyyaʿal ʾāmərû how-yōšiʿēnû this? way-yiḇzuhû and-not-hēḇîʾû to-him minḥâ way-hî like-maḥărîš.

Grammar Details

• *bənê ḇəliyyaʿal*: construct state - sons of Belial/worthless men
• *ʾāmərû*: perfect, 3rd plural masculine - they said
• *yōšiʿēnû*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd singular masculine with 1st person plural suffix - he will save us
• *way-yiḇzuhû*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd plural masculine with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and they despised him
• *hēḇîʾû*: hiphil perfect, 3rd plural masculine - they brought
• *minḥâ*: noun, feminine singular - gift/tribute/present
• *way-hî*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd singular masculine - and he was
• *maḥărîš*: hiphil participle, masculine singular - keeping silent

Word Meanings

• *bənê ḇəliyyaʿal*: worthless men/scoundrels/wicked men
• *yiḇzuhû*: despised him/held him in contempt/disdained him
• *minḥâ*: gift/tribute/present
• *maḥărîš*: being silent/keeping quiet/deaf to it

Referenced Verses

• Deut 13:13 : 13 Certain base fellows are gone out from the middle of you, and have drawn away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;
• 1 Kgs 10:25 : 25 And they brought every man his tribute, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and raiment, and armor, and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year.
• 2 Chr 17:5 : 5 Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
• 1 Sam 2:12 : 12 Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
• 1 Sam 11:12 : 12 And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul reign over us? bring the men, that we may put them to death.
• 2 Sam 8:2 : 2 And he smote Moab, and measured them with the line, making them to lie down on the ground; and he measured two lines to put to death, and one full line to keep alive. And the Moabites became servants to David, and brought tribute.
• 2 Sam 20:1 : 1 And there happened to be there a base fellow, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite: and he blew the trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, O Israel.
• 1 Kgs 4:21 : 21 And Solomon ruled over all the kingdoms from the River unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought tribute, and served Solomon all the days of his life.
• 2 Chr 13:7 : 7 And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.
• Ps 38:13 : 13 But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
• Ps 72:10 : 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute: The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.
• Isa 36:21 : 21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
• Matt 2:11 : 11 And they came into the house and saw the young child with Mary his mother; and they fell down and worshipped him; and opening their treasures they offered unto him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh.
• Matt 27:12-14 : 12 And when he was accused by the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saith Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? 14 And he gave him no answer, not even to one word: insomuch that the governor marvelled greatly.
• Acts 7:35 : 35 This Moses whom they refused, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge? him hath God sent [to be] both a ruler and a deliverer with the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
• Acts 7:51-52 : 51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Spirit: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? and they killed them that showed before of the coming of the Righteous One; of whom ye have now become betrayers and murderers;