1 Samuel 9:23

Modern

And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”

Traditional

And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

Literal

And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion that I gave to you, of which I said to you: Set it by you.”

Latin

Dixitque Samuel coco: Da partem quam dedi tibi, et præcepi ut reponeres seorsum apud te.

Hebrew

English

And Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion I gave you and told you to set aside.”

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Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 1:5
But to Hannah he would give a double portion, for he loved her even though the LORD had closed her womb.
Genesis 43:34
When the portions were served to them from Joseph’s table, Benjamin’s portion was five times larger than any of the others. So they feasted and drank freely with Joseph.

Samuel: Prophet and last judge of Israel before the kings