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 9:1 ¶ Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

 9:1 ¶ Now there was° a man° of 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.°

 9:2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a young man and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.

 9:2 And he had° a son,° whose name° [was] Saul,° a choice young man,° and a goodly:° and [there was] not° among the children°° of Israel° a goodlier° person° than° he: from his shoulders°° and upward° [he was] higher° than any°° of the people.°

 9:3 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.

 9:3 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.°

 9:4 And he passed through the hill-country of Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalishah, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shaalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

 9:4 And he passed through°° mount° Ephraim,° and passed through°° the land° of Shalisha,° but they found°° [them] not:° then they passed through°° the land° of Shalim,° and [there they were] not:° and he passed through°° the land° of the Benjamites,° but they found°° [them] not.°

 9:5 When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the asses, and be anxious for us.

 9:5 [And] when they° were come°° to the land° of Zuph,° Saul° said°° to his servant° that° [was] with° him, Come,°°° and let us return;°° lest° my father° leave°° [caring] for° the asses,° and take thought°° for us.

 9:6 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.

 9:6 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.°°

 9:7 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?

 9:7 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?

 9:8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.

 9:8 And the servant° answered°°° Saul° again,°° and said,°° Behold,° I have°° here° at hand° the fourth part° of a shekel° of silver:° [that] will I give°° to the man° of God,° to tell°° us° our way.°

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

 9:9 (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.)°°

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

 9:10 Then said°° Saul° to his servant,° Well° said;°°° come,°°° let us go.°°° So they went°°° unto° the city° where°° the man° of God° [was].

 9:11 ¶ 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?

 9:11 ¶ [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?°

 9:12 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:

 9:12 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:°

 9:13 as soon as ye are come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he goeth 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 are bidden. Now therefore get you up; for at this time ye shall find him.

 9:13 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.

 9:14 And they went up to the city; [and] as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

 9:14 And they went up°° into° the city:° [and] when they° were come°° into° the city,° behold,° Samuel° came out°° against°° them, for to go up°° to the high place.°

 9:15 ¶ Now Jehovah had revealed unto Samuel a day before Saul came, saying,

 9:15 ¶ Now the LORD° had told°° Samuel° in° his ear° a° day° before° Saul° came,°° saying,°°

 9:16 To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

 9:16 To morrow° about this time° I will send°° thee a man° out of the land°° of Benjamin,° and thou shalt anoint°° him [to be] captain° over° my people° Israel,° that he may save°°° my people° out of the hand°° of the Philistines:° for° I have looked°° upon°° my people,° because° their cry° is come°° unto me.°

 9:17 And when Samuel saw Saul, Jehovah said unto him, Behold, the man of whom I spake to thee! this same shall have authority over my people.

 9:17 And when Samuel° saw°°° Saul,° the LORD° said°° unto him, Behold° the man° whom° I spake°° to° thee of! this same° shall reign°° over my people.°

 9:18 Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.

 9:18 Then Saul° drew near°° to° Samuel° in° the gate,° and said,°° Tell°° me, I pray thee,° where°° the seer's°° house° [is].

 9:19 And Samuel answered Saul, and said, I am the seer; go up before me unto the high place, for ye shall eat with me to-day: and in the morning I will let thee go, and will tell thee all that is in thy heart.

 9:19 And Samuel° answered°°° Saul,° and said,°° I° [am] the seer:°° go up°° before° me unto the high place;° for ye shall eat°° with° me to day,° and to morrow° I will let thee go,°° and will tell°° thee all° that° [is] in thine heart.°

 9:20 And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not they mind on them; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father's house?

 9:20 And as for thine asses° that were lost°° three° days° ago,° set°° not°° thy mind° on them; for° they are found.°° And on whom° [is] all° the desire° of Israel?° [Is it] not° on thee, and on all° thy father's° house?°

 9:21 And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?

 9:21 And Saul° answered°° and said,°° [Am] not° I° a Benjamite,° of the smallest°° of the tribes° of Israel?° and my family° the least° of all°° the families° of the tribe° of Benjamin?° wherefore° then speakest°° thou so°° to° me?

 9:22 And Samuel took Saul and his servant, and brought them into the guest-chamber, and made them sit in the chiefest place among them that were bidden, who were about thirty persons.

 9:22 And Samuel° took°°° Saul° and his servant,° and brought°° them into the parlour,° and made them sit°° in the chiefest° place° among them that were bidden,°° which° [were] about thirty° persons.°

 9:23 And Samuel said unto the cook, Bring the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee.

 9:23 And Samuel° said°° unto the cook,° Bring°°° the portion° which° I gave°° thee, of which° I said°° unto° thee, Set°° it by° thee.

 9:24 And the cook took up the thigh, and that which was upon it, and set it before Saul. And [Samuel] said, Behold, that which hath been reserved! set it before thee and eat; because unto the appointed time hath it been kept for thee, for I said, I have invited the people. So Saul did eat with Samuel that day.

 9:24 And the cook° took up°°° the shoulder,° and [that] which [was] upon° it, and set°° [it] before° Saul.° And [Samuel] said,°° Behold° that which is left!°° set°° [it] before° thee, [and] eat:°° for° unto this time° hath it been kept°° for thee since I said,°° I have invited°° the people.° So Saul° did eat°° with° Samuel° that° day.°

 9:25 ¶ And when they were come down from the high place into the city, he communed with Saul upon the housetop.

 9:25 ¶ And when they were come down°° from the high place°° into the city,° [Samuel] communed°° with° Saul° upon° the top of the house.°

 9:26 And they arose early: and it came to pass about the spring of the day, that Samuel called to Saul on the housetop, saying, Up, that I may send thee away. And Saul arose, and they went out both of them, he and Samuel, abroad.

 9:26 And they arose early:°° and it came to pass° about the spring°° of the day,° that Samuel° called°°° Saul° to the top of the house,° saying,°° Up,°° that I may send thee away.°° And Saul° arose,°° and they went out°° both° of them, he° and Samuel,° abroad.°

 9:27 As they were going down at the end of the city, Samuel said to Saul, Bid the servant pass on before us (and he passed on), but stand thou still first, that I may cause thee to hear the word of God.

 9:27 [And] as they° were going down°° to the end° of the city,° Samuel° said°° to° Saul,° Bid°° the servant° pass on°° before° us, (and he passed on,)°° but stand°° thou still°° a while,° that I may shew°° thee° the word° of God.°