Verse 20
1 Samuel 9:20
World English Bible
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As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don’t set your mind on them; for they have been found. For whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you, and for all your father’s house?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/לָ/אֲתֹנ֞וֹת הָ/אֹבְד֣וֹת לְ/ךָ֗ הַ/יּוֹם֙ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת הַ/יָּמִ֔ים אַל תָּ֧שֶׂם אֶֽת לִבְּ/ךָ֛ לָ/הֶ֖ם כִּ֣י נִמְצָ֑אוּ וּ/לְ/מִי֙ כָּל חֶמְדַּ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הֲ/ל֣וֹא לְ/ךָ֔ וּ/לְ/כֹ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי/ךָ
English Translation
And the lost donkeys of yours today, do not set your heart on them, for they have been found. And to whom is all the treasure of Israel? Is it not to you and to all the house of your father?
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of...
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He had a son, whose name was Saul, an impressive young man; and there was not among the children of...
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3
The donkeys of Kish, Saul’s father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, “Take now one of the serva...
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4
He passed through the hill country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they di...
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5
When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, and let us...
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6
The servant said to him, “Behold now, there is in this city a man of God (Elohim), and he is a man w...
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7
Then Saul said to his servant, “But, behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread i...
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8
The servant answered Saul again, and said, “Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of...
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9
(In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God (Elohim), he said, “Come, and let us...
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10
Then Saul said to his servant, “Well said. Come, let us go.” So they went to the city where the man...
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11
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said t...
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12
They answered them, and said, “He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today int...
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13
As soon as you have come into the city, you will immediately find him, before he goes up to the high...
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14
They went up to the city. As they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go u...
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15
Now Yahweh had revealed to Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,
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16
“Tomorrow about this time I will send you a man out of the land of Benjamin, and you shall anoint hi...
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17
When Samuel saw Saul, Yahweh said to him, “Behold, the man of whom I spoke to you! He will have auth...
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18
Then Saul approached Samuel in the gateway, and said, “Please tell me where the seer’s house is.”
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19
Samuel answered Saul, and said, “I am the seer. Go up before me to the high place, for you are to ea...
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20
As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don’t set your mind on them; for they have been fo...
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Saul answered, “Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? And my family the lea...
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22
Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest room, and made them sit in the bes...
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23
Samuel said to the cook, “Bring the portion which I gave you, of which I said to you, ‘Set it aside....
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24
The cook took up the thigh, and that which was on it, and set it before Saul. Samuel said, “Behold,...
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25
When they had come down from the high place into the city, he talked with Saul on the housetop.
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26
They arose early; and about daybreak, Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, “Get up, that I...
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27
As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, “Tell the servant to go on ahea...
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