1 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל א

1 Samuel 9:27

הֵ֗מָּה יֽוֹרְדִים֙ בִּקְצֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וּשְׁמוּאֵ֞ל אָמַ֣ר אֶל־שָׁא֗וּל אֱמֹ֥ר לַנַּ֛עַר וְיַעֲבֹ֥ר לְפָנֵ֖ינוּ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֑ר וְאַתָּה֙ עֲמֹ֣ד כַּיּ֔וֹם וְאַשְׁמִיעֲךָ֖ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר אֱלֹהִֽים׃
hemah yvordiym biqṣeh haʿiyr vshmvʾel ʾamar ʾel-shaʾvl ʾemor lanaʿar vyaʿabor lpaneynv vayaʿabor vʾatah ʿamod kayvom vʾashmiyʿaka ʾet-dbar ʾelohiym
King James Version (KJV)

{And} as they were going down to the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us, (and he passed on,) but stand thou still a while, that I may shew thee the word of God. {a while: Heb. to day}

Modern English

As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahead of us.” He went ahead, then Samuel said, “But stand still first, that I may cause you to hear God’s message.”

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