1 Samuel 9:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They answered, "Yes, he is ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to the town today, for the people are offering a sacrifice at the high place."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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:

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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:

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they answered{H6030} them, and said,{H559} He is;{H3426} behold, [he is] before{H6440} thee: make haste{H4116} now, for he is come{H935} to-day{H3117} into the city;{H5892} for the people{H5971} have a sacrifice{H2077} to-day{H3117} in the high place:{H1116}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they answered{H6030}{(H8799)} them, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, He is{H3426}; behold, he is before{H6440} you: make haste{H4116}{(H8761)} now, for he came{H935}{(H8804)} to day{H3117} to the city{H5892}; for there is a sacrifice{H2077} of the people{H5971} to day{H3117} in the high place{H1116}:

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They answered them and sayde: Yee. Beholde, he is there, make haist, for he came in to the cite this daye, because the people haue a sacrifice to do to daye in the hye place.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they answered them, and said, Yea: loe, he is before you: make haste nowe, for he came this day to the citie: for there is an offering of the people this day in the hie place.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the maydens aunswered them, and sayd: yea, beholde he is before you, make hast nowe, for he came this day to the citie, for ther is an offring of the people this day in the hill.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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:

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They answered them, and said, He is; behold, [he is] before you: make haste now, for he is come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place:

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they answer them and say, `He is; lo, before thee! haste, now, for to-day he hath come in to the city, for the people hath a stated sacrifice in a high place.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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:

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And 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:

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And they said, He is; in fact he is before you: go quickly now, for he has come into the town today, for the people are making an offering in the high place today:

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They answered them, and said, "He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They replied,“Yes, straight ahead! But hurry now, for he came to the town today, and the people are making a sacrifice at the high place.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 31:54 : 54 Then Jacob sacrificed a offering on the mountain and invited his relatives to a meal. They ate and spent the night on the mountain.
  • 1 Sam 10:5 : 5 After that, you will come to the hill of God, where there are Philistine garrisons. As you approach the town, you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, and they will be prophesying.
  • 1 Sam 16:2 : 2 Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD replied, "Take a young cow with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'
  • 1 Kgs 3:2-4 : 2 However, the people were still sacrificing on the high places because no house had yet been built for the name of the LORD. 3 Solomon loved the LORD, walking according to the statutes of his father David, yet he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. 4 The king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there because it was the most prominent high place. Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar.
  • Deut 12:6-7 : 6 Bring there your burnt offerings, your sacrifices, your tithes, your special gifts, what you have vowed to give, your freewill offerings, and the firstborn of your herds and flocks. 7 There, in the presence of the Lord your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has blessed you with.
  • 1 Cor 5:7-8 : 7 Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough, just as you are unleavened. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed. 8 Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
  • 1 Sam 7:17 : 17 But he always returned to Ramah, where his home was. There he judged Israel and also built an altar to the LORD.
  • Num 28:11-15 : 11 On the first day of every month, present to the LORD a burnt offering: two young bulls, one ram, and seven unblemished year-old lambs. 12 For each bull, also prepare three-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering; for each ram, prepare two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. 13 For each lamb, also prepare a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil as a grain offering. This is a burnt offering of a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to the LORD. 14 Their drink offerings are to be half a hin of wine for each bull, a third of a hin for each ram, and a quarter of a hin for each lamb. This is the monthly burnt offering to be made at each new moon throughout the year. 15 In addition to the regular burnt offering with its drink offering, one male goat is to be presented to the LORD as a sin offering.
  • 1 Chr 16:39 : 39 Zadok the priest and his fellow priests were stationed before the tabernacle of the LORD at the high place in Gibeon.

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