KJV King James Version
And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
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1 Samuel 10:9
And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
As Saul turned to leave Samuel, God changed Saul’s heart, and all the signs came to pass that day.
WEB World English Bible
It was so, that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs happened that day.
ASV American Standard Version
And it was so, that, when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 10
6 And the Spirit of the LORD will come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
7 And let it be, when these signs are come unto thee, [that] thou do as occasion serve thee; for God [is] with thee.
8 And thou shalt go down before me to Gilgal; and, behold, I will come down unto thee, to offer burnt offerings, [and] to sacrifice sacrifices of peace offerings: seven days shalt thou tarry, till I come to thee, and shew thee what thou shalt do.
9 And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
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וְהָיָ֗הH1961 · ha.yahto beכְּהַפְנֹת֤וֹH6437 · pa.nahto turnשִׁכְמוֹ֙H7926 · she.khemshoulderלָלֶ֙כֶת֙H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentמֵעִ֣םH5973 · imwithשְׁמוּאֵ֔לH8050 · she.mu.elSamuelוַיַּהֲפָךְ־H2015 · ha.phakhto overturnל֥וֹH9033 · ohimאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodלֵ֣בH3820 · levheartאַחֵ֑רH312 · a.cheranotherוַיָּבֹ֛אוּH935 · boto come (in): comeכָּל־H3605 · kolallהָאֹת֥וֹתH226 · otsign: miraculousהָאֵ֖לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseבַּיּ֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayהַהֽוּא׃ סH1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Judges 7:11And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that [were] in the host.Isaiah 38:7-8And this [shall be] a sign unto thee from the LORD, that the LORD will do this thing that he hath spoken;Judges 6:36-40And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,Judges 6:21Then the angel of the LORD put forth the end of the staff that [was] in his hand, and touched the flesh and the unleavened cakes; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the angel of the LORD departed out of his sight.1 Samuel 10:2-6When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?Mark 14:16And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover.
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