1 Samuel 9:6

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

But the servant replied, "Look, there is a man of God in this town, and he is highly respected. Everything he says comes true. Let’s go there now; perhaps he can tell us the way to go."

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And he said to him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honorable man; all that he says surely comes to pass: now let us go there; perhaps he can show us the way we should go.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    He sayde: Beholde, here is an honorable man of God in this cite, all that he sayeth, commeth to passe. Let vs go thither now, perauenture he maye shewe vs oure waye which we go.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he said vnto him, Behold nowe, in this citie is a man of God, and he is an honorable man: all that he saith commeth to passe: let vs nowe goe thither, if so be that he can shewe vs what way we may goe.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    He sayde vnto him: Behold, there is in this citie a man of God, & he is an honorable man, all that he sayth, commeth suerly to passe: Now then let vs go thyther, if so be he can shewe vs what way we may go.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And he said unto him, Behold now, [there is] in this city a man of God, and [he is] an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said to him, See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor; all that he says comes surely to pass: now let us go there; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith to him, `Lo, I pray thee, a man of God `is' in this city, and the man is honoured; all that he speaketh doth certainly come; now, we go there, it may be he doth declare to us our way on which we have gone.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man that is held in honor; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    But the servant said to him, See now, in this town there is a man of God, who is highly honoured, and everything he says comes true: let us go there now; it may be that he will give us directions about our journey.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said to him, "See now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is a man who is held in honor. All that he says comes surely to pass. Now let us go there. Perhaps he can tell us concerning our journey whereon we go."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    But the servant said to him,“Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 13:1 : 1 Behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, and Jeroboam was standing by the altar to offer incense.
  • Deut 33:1 : 1 This is the blessing that Moses, the man of God, gave to the Israelites before his death.
  • 1 Sam 2:27 : 27 Now a man of God came to Eli and said to him, ‘This is what the LORD says: Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your ancestors’ family when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh?’
  • 1 Sam 3:19-20 : 19 Samuel grew up, and the Lord was with him, and he let none of Samuel's words fall to the ground. 20 All of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, recognized that Samuel was a trustworthy prophet of the Lord.
  • 2 Kgs 6:6 : 6 The man of God asked, "Where did it fall?" When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick, threw it there, and the iron floated.
  • Isa 44:26 : 26 I confirm the word of my servant and carry out the plan of my messengers. I say to Jerusalem, 'You will be inhabited,' and to the cities of Judah, 'You will be rebuilt,' and I will restore their ruins.
  • Zech 1:5-6 : 5 Where are your ancestors now? And do the prophets live forever? 6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not overtake your ancestors? So they repented and said, 'As the Lord of Hosts planned to do to us, according to our ways and our deeds, so He has done to us.'
  • Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.
  • 1 Thess 2:10 : 10 You are witnesses, and so is God, of how devoutly, righteously, and blamelessly we conducted ourselves among you who believe.
  • 1 Thess 5:13 : 13 Hold them in the highest regard in love because of their work. Live in peace with one another.
  • 1 Tim 6:11 : 11 But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.

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  • 1 Sam 9:7-15
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    7Saul said to his servant, "If we go, what can we give the man? The bread in our bags is gone, and we have no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

    8The servant answered Saul again, "Look, I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to go."

    9(Formerly in Israel, when people went to inquire of God, they would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)

    10Saul said to his servant, "Good idea. Let’s go." So they set out for the town where the man of God was.

    11As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"

    12They 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."

    13As soon as you enter the city, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not eat until he arrives because he must bless the sacrifice first. After that, those who have been invited can eat. Go now, for you will find him at this time.

    14So they went up to the city, and as they were entering it, Samuel was coming out toward them on his way up to the high place.

    15Now the LORD had revealed to Samuel the day before Saul came,

  • 1 Sam 9:26-27
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    26They got up early, and at the break of dawn, Samuel called to Saul on the roof, saying, "Get up, and I will send you on your way." So Saul got up, and both he and Samuel went outside together.

    27As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."

  • 1 Sam 9:3-5
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    3Now the donkeys belonging to Saul’s father Kish were lost. Kish said to Saul, "Take one of the servants with you and go look for the donkeys."

    4So they went through the hill country of Ephraim and the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them. Then they went through the land of Shaalim, but the donkeys were not there. They passed through the territory of Benjamin, but they still did not find them.

    5When they reached the region of Zuph, Saul said to the servant with him, "Come, let’s go back, or else my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us."

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    76%

    17When Samuel saw Saul, the LORD said to him, "Here is the man I told you about; he will govern my people."

    18Saul approached Samuel at the city gate and asked, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

    19Samuel answered, "I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, for you will eat with me today. In the morning, I will send you on your way and tell you all that is on your heart.

  • Judg 18:5
    74%

    5They said to him, 'Please inquire of God so that we may know whether our journey will be successful.'

  • 2 Kgs 4:9-10
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    9She said to her husband, "Look, I know that this is a holy man of God who regularly passes by us."

    10Let’s make a small room on the roof with walls and furnish it with a bed, a table, a chair, and a lamp for him. Then, whenever he comes to us, he can stay there.

  • Judg 19:17-18
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    17When he looked up and saw the traveler in the town square, the old man asked, "Where are you going, and where have you come from?"

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    14He went after the man of God and found him sitting under an oak tree. He asked him, 'Are you the man of God who came from Judah?' He replied, 'I am.'

  • 1 Sam 14:36
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  • 2 Kgs 1:6-7
    2 verses
    70%

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    7The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'

  • Acts 9:11
    70%

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    6But Jehoshaphat asked, 'Is there not still a prophet of the LORD here whom we can inquire of?'

  • 1 Sam 19:22-23
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  • Judg 19:13
    70%

    13He said to his servant, "Come, let us approach one of these places and spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah."

  • 1 Kgs 13:12
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    12Their father asked them, 'Which way did he go?' His sons showed him the road the man of God from Judah had taken.

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    69%

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