1 Samuel 9:11
What does 1 Samuel 9:11 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 9:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when they were on the way up to the town, they saw some young girls going out to get water and said to them, Is the seer here?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, `Is the seer in this <FI>place<Fi> ?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?
Context
v.10Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
v.11This passage
v.12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 24:11
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
- Judges 5:11
Far from the noise of archers, in the places of drawing water, There shall they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, Eventhe righteous acts of his rule in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
- Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father’s flock.
- Genesis 24:18
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
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