Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible“What does he look like?” asked Saul. “An old man is coming up,” she replied. “And he is wearing a robe.” So Saul knew that it was Samuel, and he bowed facedown in reverence. Young's Literal Translation And he saith to her, ‘What [is] his form?’ and she saith, ‘An aged man is coming up, and he [is] covered with an upper robe;’ and Saul knoweth that he [is] Samuel, and boweth—face to thee earth—and doth obeisance. King James Bible And he said unto her, What form [is] he of? And she said, An old man cometh up; and he [is] covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it [was] Samuel, and he stooped with [his] face to the ground, and bowed himself. Hebrew “Whatמַֽה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what does he look like?” תָּאֳר֔וֹ (tā·’o·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8389: Outline, figure, appearance asked Saul. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “An old זָקֵן֙ (zā·qên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 2205: Old man אִ֤ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person is coming up,” עֹלֶ֔ה (‘ō·leh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively she replied. וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “And he is וְה֥וּא (wə·hū) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are wearing עֹטֶ֖ה (‘ō·ṭeh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5844: To wrap oneself, enwrap, envelop oneself a robe.” מְעִ֑יל (mə·‘îl) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4598: A robe So Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites knew וַיֵּ֤דַע (way·yê·ḏa‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know that כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction it ה֔וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was Samuel, שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel and he bowed וַיִּקֹּ֥ד (way·yiq·qōḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6915: To shrivel up, contract, bend the body, in deference facedown אַפַּ֛יִם (’ap·pa·yim) Noun - md Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire in reverence. וַיִּשְׁתָּֽחוּ׃ (way·yiš·tā·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate |
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