1 Samuel 9:24 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 9:24

So the cook picked up the leg and what was attached to it and set it before Saul. Then Samuel said, “Here is what was kept back. It was set apart for you. Eat, for it has been kept for you for this occasion, from the time I said, ‘I have invited the people.’” So Saul dined with Samuel that day.

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ASV

And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

KJV

And the cook took up the shoulder, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And Samuel said, Behold that which is left! set it before thee, and eat: for unto this time hath it been kept for thee since I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The shoulder, and that which was upon it - Probably the shoulder was covered with a part of the caul, that it might be the better roasted. The Targum has it the shoulder and its thigh; not only the shoulder merely, but the fore-leg bone to the knee; perhaps the whole fore-quarter. Why was the shoulder set before Saul? Not because it was the best part, but because it was an emblem of the government to which he was now called. See Isa 9:6: And the government shall be upon his Shoulder.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיָּ֣רֶם	vai.Ya.rem	and he lifted up	H7311 →
הַ֠טַּבָּח	Ha.ta.boch	the cook	H2876 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַשּׁ֨וֹק	ha.Shok	the thigh	H7785 →
וְהֶעָלֶ֜יהָ	ve.he.'a.Lei.ha	and the on it	H5921 →
וַיָּ֣שֶׂם׀	vai.Ya.sem	and he put [it]	H7760 →
לִפְנֵ֣י	lif.Nei	<to> before	H6440 →
שָׁא֗וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הִנֵּ֤ה	hi.Neh	here!	H2009 →
הַנִּשְׁאָר֙	ha.nish.'Ar	the [part which] remains	H7604 →
שִׂים־	sim-	set [it]	H7760 →
לְפָנֶ֣יךָ	le.fa.Nei.kha	<to> before you	H6440 →
אֱכֹ֔ל	'e.Khol	eat [it]	H398 →
כִּ֧י	ki	for	H3588 →
לַמּוֹעֵ֛ד	la.mo.'Ed	to the appointed time	H4150 →
שָֽׁמוּר־	sha.mur-	[it was] kept	H8104 →
לְךָ֥	le.Kha	for <the> you
לֵאמֹ֖ר	le.Mor	<to> saying	H559 →
הָעָ֣ם׀	ha.'Am	the people	H5971 →
קָרָ֑אתִי	ka.Ra.ti	I have invited	H7121 →
וַיֹּ֧אכַל	vai.Yo.khal	and he ate	H398 →
שָׁא֛וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
עִם־	'im-	with	H5973 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל	she.mu.'El	Samuel	H8050 →
בַּיּ֥וֹם	bai.Yom	on the day	H3117 →
הַהֽוּא׃	ha.Hu'	<the> that	H1931 →

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Through
Exodus 29:27
Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.
leads to
- Leviticus 7:31–34
  The priest is to burn the fat on the altar, but the breast belongs to Aaron and his sons.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 18:11
  And this is yours as well: the offering of their gifts, along with all the wave offerings of the Israelites. I have given this to you and your sons and daughters as a permanent…
- Leviticus 10:15
  They are to bring the thigh of the contribution and the breast of the wave offering, together with the fat portions of the offerings made by fire, to wave as a wave offering before…
- Deuteronomy 18:3
  This shall be the priests’ share from the people who offer a sacrifice, whether a bull or a sheep: the priests are to be given the shoulder, the jowls, and the stomach.
Through
Ezekiel 24:4
Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
leads to
- Micah 3:2–3
  You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones.
Through
Exodus 29:22
Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a…
leads to
- Exodus 29:13
  Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.
- Leviticus 10:14
  And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you…
- Numbers 18:18
  And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.

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