1 Samuel 9:3-10

3One day the donkeysH860 of Saul’sH7586 fatherH1 KishH7027 wandered offH6, and KishH7027 saidH559 toH413 his sonH1121 SaulH7586, “TakeH3947H4994 oneH259 of the servantsH5288H6965 and goH1980 look forH1245 the donkeysH860.”

4So Saul passedH5674 through the hill countryH2022 of EphraimH669 and then through the landH776 of ShalishahH8031, but they did notH3808 findH4672 the donkeys. He and the servant wentH5674 through the regionH776 of ShaalimH8171, but they were notH369H5674 there. Then they wentH5674 through the landH776 of BenjaminH3227, and still they did notH3808 find themH4672.

5When theyH1992 reachedH935 the landH776 of ZuphH6689, SaulH7586 saidH559 to his servantH5288, “ComeH1980, let us go backH7725, orH6435 my fatherH1 will stopH2308 worrying aboutH4480 the donkeysH860 and start worryingH1672 about us.”

6“LookH2009H4994,” said the servantH559, “in thisH2063 cityH5892 there is a manH376 of GodH430 whoH376 is highly respectedH3513; everythingH3605 he saysH1696 surely comes to passH935. Let us goH1980 thereH8033 nowH6258. PerhapsH194 he will tellH5046 us whichH834 wayH1870 to goH1980H5921.”

7“IfH2009 we do goH1980,” SaulH7586 repliedH559, “whatH4100 can we giveH935 the manH376? ForH3588 the breadH3899 in our packsH3627 is goneH235, and there is noH369 giftH8670 to takeH935 to the manH376 of GodH430. WhatH4100 do we haveH854?”

8The servantH5288 answeredH6030 him againH3254. “LookH2009,” he saidH559, “I have hereH4672 in my handH3027 a quarterH7253 shekelH8255 of silverH3701.1 I will giveH5414 it to the manH376 of GodH430, and he will tellH5046 us our wayH1870.”

9(FormerlyH6440 in IsraelH3478H3541, a manH376 on his wayH1980 to inquireH1875 of GodH430 would sayH559, “ComeH1980, let us goH1980 toH5704 the seerH7203.” ForH3588 the prophetH5030 of todayH3117 was formerlyH6440 calledH7121 the seerH7203.)

10“GoodH2896H1697,” saidH559 SaulH7586 to his servantH5288. “ComeH1980, let us goH1980.” So they set outH1980 forH413 the cityH5892 whereH8033 the manH376 of God wasH430.