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1 Samuel 9:7

Saul

5 When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”

6 “Look,” said the servant, “in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go.”

“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

8 The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”

9 (Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)

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BSB
“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”
KJV
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
WEB
Then Saul said to his servant, “But behold, if we go, what should we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our sacks, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?”
ASV
Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?
DARBY
And Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and we have no present to give to the man of God: what have we?
BLB
And Saul said to his servant, “And behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring to the man? For the bread is all gone in our vessels, and there is no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?”
ÅB
Da sa Saul til sin dreng: Men om vi nå går dit, hva skal vi da ha med oss til mannen? Vi har ikke mere brød igjen i våre skrepper, og vi har ingen gave å gi Guds-mannen; hvor meget har vi med oss?
OTB
Da sa Saul til sin tjener: "Men se, hvis vi går, hva skal vi bringe mannen? Brødet er borte fra våre sekker, og vi har ingen gave å gi til Guds mann. Hva har vi?"
B1930
Da sa Saul til sin dreng: Men om vi nu går dit, hvad skal vi da ha med oss til mannen? Vi har ikke mere brød igjen i våre skrepper, og vi har ingen gave å gi Guds-mannen; hvor meget har vi med oss?

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Cross references

  • 2 Kings 8:8

    So the king said to Hazael, “Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, ‘Will I recover from this illness?’”

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  • 1 Kings 14:3

    Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy.”

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  • 2 Kings 4:42

    Now a man from Baal-shalishah came to the man of God with a sack of twenty loaves of barley bread from the first ripe grain. “Give it to the people to eat,” said Elisha.

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  • 2 Kings 5:15

    Then Naaman and all his attendants went back to the man of God, stood before him, and declared, “Now I know for sure that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. So please accept a gift from your servant.”

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  • Judges 6:18

    Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And the LORD said, “I will stay until you return.”

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  • Judges 13:15–17

    “Please stay here,” Manoah said to the angel of the LORD, “and we will prepare a young goat for you.”

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  • 2 Kings 5:5

    “Go now,” said the king of Aram, “and I will send you with a letter to the king of Israel.” So Naaman departed, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothing.

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