1 Samuel 10:27
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

Young's Literal Translation
and the sons of worthlessness have said, ‘What! this one doth save us!’ and they despise him, and have not brought to him a present; and he is as one deaf.

King James Bible
But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

Hebrew
But some worthless
בְלִיַּ֣עַל (ḇə·lî·ya·‘al)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1100: Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness

men
וּבְנֵ֧י (ū·ḇə·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

said,
אָמְר֗וּ (’ā·mə·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“How
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

can this [man]
זֶ֔ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

deliver us?”
יֹּשִׁעֵ֙נוּ֙ (yō·ši·‘ê·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common plural
Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor

So they despised him
וַיִּבְזֻ֕הוּ (way·yiḇ·zu·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's 959: To disesteem

and brought
הֵבִ֥יאוּ (hê·ḇî·’ū)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

him
ל֖וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

no
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

gifts;
מִנְחָ֑ה (min·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering

but [Saul] held
וַיְהִ֖י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

his peace.
כְּמַחֲרִֽישׁ׃ (kə·ma·ḥă·rîš)
Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 2790: To cut in, engrave, plow, devise

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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