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1 Samuel 9:11

9 (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

And 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?

12 And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.

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BSB
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
KJV
And 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?
WEB
As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?”
ASV
As 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?
DARBY
As 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?
BLB
They were going up on the ascent of the city, and they met young women going out to draw water and said to them, “Is there the seer in this [place]?”
ÅB
Da de gikk opp bakken som førte til byen, møtte de noen piker som kom ut for å hente vann, og de sa til dem: Er seeren her?
OTB
Da de gikk opp bakken til byen, møtte de unge kvinner som gikk ut for å hente vann, og sa til dem: "Er seeren her?"
B1930
Da de gikk op bakken som førte til byen, møtte de nogen piker som kom ut for å hente vann, og de sa til dem: Er seeren her?

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Cross references

  • Genesis 24:11

    And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water.

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  • 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.

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  • Judges 5:11

    They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.

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  • Genesis 24:18–20

    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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