1 Samuel 9:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Now 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."

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the asses{H860} of Kish,{H7027} Saul's{H7586} father,{H1} were lost.{H6} And Kish{H7027} said{H559} to Saul{H7586} his son,{H1121} Take{H3947} now one{H259} of the servants{H5288} with thee, and arise,{H6965} go{H3212} seek{H1245} the asses.{H860}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the asses{H860} of Kish{H7027} Saul's{H7586} father{H1} were lost{H6}{(H8799)}. And Kish{H7027} said{H559}{(H8799)} to Saul{H7586} his son{H1121}, Take{H3947}{(H8798)} now one{H259} of the servants{H5288} with thee, and arise{H6965}{(H8798)}, go{H3212}{(H8798)} seek{H1245}{(H8761)} the asses{H860}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Cis the father of Saul had lost his asses, and he sayde vnto Saul his sonne: Take one of the children with the, get the vp, go thy waye, aud seke the asses.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the asses of Kish Sauls father were lost: therefore Kish said to Saul his sonne, Take nowe one of the seruants with thee, and arise, goe, and seeke the asses.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the asses of this Cis Sauls father were lost, and Cis sayd to Saul his sonne: Take one of the laddes with thee, and arise, go and seke the asses.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the asses of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish saith unto Saul his son, `Take, I pray thee, with thee, one of the young men, and rise, go, seek the asses.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the asses of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Now the asses of Saul's father Kish had gone wandering away. And Kish said to his son Saul, Take one of the servants with you, and get up and go in search of the asses.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The donkeys of Kish, Saul's father, were lost. Kish said to Saul his son, "Take now one of the servants with you, and arise, go seek the donkeys."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 5:10 : 10 Speak, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
  • Judg 10:4 : 4 And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
  • 1 Sam 10:2 : 2 When you depart from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The donkeys which you went to seek are found: and, behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and worries about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

Similar Verses (AI)

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    85%

    4 And he passed through the mountains of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they did not find them: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and they were not there: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they did not find them.

    5 And when they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father stop caring about the donkeys and become worried about us.

    6 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.

    7 Then said Saul to his servant, But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our vessels, and there is no present to bring to the man of God: what do we have?

    8 And the servant answered Saul again and said, Behold, I have here at hand a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.

  • 1 Sam 10:14-16
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    84%

    14 And Saul's uncle said to him and to his servant, Where did you go? And he said, To seek the donkeys: and when we saw that they were nowhere, we came to Samuel.

    15 And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you.

    16 And Saul said to his uncle, He told us plainly that the donkeys were found. But concerning the matter of the kingdom, of which Samuel spoke, he told him not.

  • 1 Sam 9:20-21
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    20 And as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you, and on all your father's house?

    21 And Saul answered and said, Am I not a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? why then do you speak so to me?

  • 1 Sam 10:2
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    2 When you depart from me today, then you will find two men by Rachel's tomb in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say to you, The donkeys which you went to seek are found: and, behold, your father has stopped caring about the donkeys, and worries about you, saying, What shall I do for my son?

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    21 When he had caused the tribe of Benjamin to come near by their families, the family of Matri was taken, and Saul the son of Kish was taken: and when they sought him, he could not be found.

    22 Therefore they inquired of the LORD further, if the man should yet come there. And the LORD answered, Behold, he has hidden himself among the equipment.

  • 1 Sam 9:1-2
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    1 Now there was a man from Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.

    2 And he had a son named Saul, a chosen young man and goodly: there was not among the children of Israel a more handsome person than he; from his shoulders upward he was taller than any of the people.

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    27 And he spoke to his sons, saying, Saddle me the donkey. And they saddled it.

    28 And he went and found his corpse cast in the way, and the donkey and the lion standing by the corpse: the lion had not eaten the corpse, nor torn the donkey.

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    13 And he said to his sons, Saddle me the donkey. So they saddled the donkey for him: and he rode on it,

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    5 And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field, and Saul said, "What troubles the people, that they weep?" And they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.

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    14 And Samuel said, What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

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    19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

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  • 1 Sam 9:10-11
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    10 Then Saul said to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.

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    2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.

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    40 So Shimei arose, saddled his donkey, and went to Achish at Gath to seek his servants; and Shimei went and brought his servants from Gath.

  • 1 Sam 9:26-27
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    26 And they arose early: and it happened about the break of day, that Samuel called Saul to the top of the house, saying, Up, that I may send you away. And Saul arose, and both of them, he and Samuel, went out.

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    14 And a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,

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    18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate and said, Tell me, I pray you, where the seer's house is.

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    3 And her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, having his servant with him and a pair of donkeys. She brought him into her father's house, and when the young woman’s father saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.

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  • Gen 37:15
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    15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What are you looking for?

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    2 Then Saul arose and went down to the wilderness of Ziph, taking three thousand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph.

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    34 David said to Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

  • 2 Sam 19:26
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    26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, I will saddle an ass for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king, because your servant is lame.

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    3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their donkeys.

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    2 And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.

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    3 In like manner you shall do with his donkey; and so you shall do with his clothing; and with any lost thing of your brother's, which he has lost, and you have found, you shall do likewise; you may not hide yourself.

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    34 Sixty-one thousand donkeys,

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