Bible Strands
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Samuel speaks to Saul while they are still at the high place, instructing the cook to present the reserved portion before the meal begins.
The words — The Hebrew verb וַ/יָּ֣רֶם (va/i.Ya.rem) means "he lifted up," describing the cook raising the thigh and what was attached to it for Saul.
The thread — The text aligns with the practice of setting aside specific meat portions, paralleling the priestly allocation of the right thigh in Leviticus 7:32 and the ritual preparation of choice cuts in Ezekiel 24:4.
Why it lands — The passage requires a reader to recognize that designated portions are honored through explicit declaration and shared consumption rather than hidden reservation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 7:32 And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering.
- Ezekiel 24:4 Put in the pieces of meat, every good piece—thigh and shoulder—fill it with choice bones.
- 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 ram for ordination),
- 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.
- Numbers 18:18 And their meat belongs to you, just as the breast and right thigh of the wave offering belong to you.