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1 Samuel 10:14

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12 Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”

13 And when Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the high place.

Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”

15 “Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”

16 And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.

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BSB
Now Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.”
KJV
And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that they were no where, we came to Samuel.
WEB
Saul’s uncle said to him and to his servant, “Where did you go?” He said, “To seek the donkeys. When we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.”
ASV
And Saul`s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were not found, we came to Samuel.
DARBY
And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses; and when we saw that they were nowhere, we went to Samuel.
BLB
And the uncle of Saul said to him and his servant, “Where did you⁺ go?” And he said, “To look for the donkeys. And we saw that [they were] not, and we went to Samuel.”
ÅB
og Sauls farbror[^1] sa til ham og hans dreng: Hvor har dere vært? Han svarte: Vi har vært ute og lett etter eselhoppene, og da vi ikke så noe til dem, gikk vi til Samuel.
OTB
Sauls onkel sa til ham og til hans tjener: "Hvor gikk dere?" Og han sa: "For å lete etter eslene. Da vi så at de ikke var å finne, gikk vi til Samuel."
B1930
og Sauls farbror sa til ham og hans dreng: Hvor har I vært? Han svarte: Vi har vært ute og lett efter aseninnene, og da vi ikke så noget til dem, gikk vi til Samuel. / < 1SA 14, 50.>

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  • 1 Samuel 14:50

    His wife’s name was Ahinoam daughter of Ahimaaz. The name of the commander of his army was Abner, the son of Saul’s uncle Ner.

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  • 2 Kings 5:25

    When Gehazi went in and stood before his master, Elisha asked him, “Gehazi, where have you been?” “Your servant did not go anywhere,” he replied.

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  • 1 Samuel 9:3–10

    One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”

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