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1 Samuel 9:11
11They went up the hill to the town. Some young women came out of the town to get some water at a well. Saul and his servant asked them, ‘Is the seer here?’
1 Samuel 9:11 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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?
- New International Version (NIV)As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, “Is the seer here?”
- English Standard Version (ESV)As they went up the hill to the city, they met young women coming out to draw water and said to them, "Is the seer here?"
- New King James Version (NKJV)As they went up the hill to the city, they met some young women going out to draw water, and said to them, “Is the seer here?”
Context of 1 Samuel 9:11
9(That was the custom in Israel. If someone needed to hear a message from God, he would say, ‘We should go and talk with the seer.’ The man that we now call a prophet was called a ‘seer’ at that time.) 10Saul said to his servant, ‘That is a good idea. We should go now and see him.’ So they went to the town where the servant of God lived. They went up the hill to the town. Some young women came out of the town to get some water at a well. Saul and his servant asked them, ‘Is the seer here?’ 12They said, ‘Yes, he is here. Go straight along this road. You must hurry. The seer came to the town today because the people will offer a sacrifice. He will go with them to the altar on the hill. 13When you go into the town, you will find him before he goes up there. The people will not start to eat until he comes. First, he must bless the sacrifice. Then he will eat with the people who are there. Go up into the town now and you will find him.’
Read all of 1 Samuel 91 Samuel 9:11 word by word
הֵ֗מָּה עֹלִים֙ בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה הָעִ֔יר וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ מָצְא֣וּ נְעָר֔וֹת יֹצְא֖וֹת לִשְׁאֹ֣ב מָ֑יִם וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ לָהֶ֔ן הֲיֵ֥שׁ בָּזֶ֖ה הָרֹאֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- as they went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- the hillמַעֲלֶהma‛ăleh · ascentH4608
- to the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- they foundמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
- young maidensנַעֲרָהna‛ărâh · maidenH5291
- going outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- to drawשָׁאַבshâ'ab · to drawH7579
- waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- unto them, Isיֵשׁyêsh · thereH3426
- the seerרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 9:11
- Genesis 24:11Abraham's servant stopped outside the town. He made the camels go down on their knees near a well. It was the evening time, when women came to the well to get water.
- Exodus 2:16There was a priest in Midian who had seven daughters. Those seven young women came to get water out of the well. They used the water to fill the places where the animals drink. Then their father's sheep and goats could drink there.
- Judges 5:11Listen to the voices of the singers near the wells of water. They sing about the great things that the Lord has done. They tell how Israel's soldiers have won against their enemies. Then the Lord's people marched down to the city gates.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9:11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Young maidens going out to draw water - So far is it from being true, that young women were always kept closely shut up at home, that we find them often in the field, drawing and carrying water, as here.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-17Verses 11-17 The very maid-servants of the city could direct to the prophet. They had heard of the sacrifice, and could tell of the necessity for Samuel's presence. It is no small benefit to live in religious and holy places. And we should always be ready to help those who are seeking after God's prophets. Though God had, in displeasure, granted Israel's request for a king, yet he sends them a man to be captain over them, to save them out of the hand of…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27Saul became powerful through three main events: Samuel secretly anointed him (1 Samuel 9:1–10:16). He was chosen by casting lots (1 Samuel 10:17–27). He defeated the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1–15). See also study note on 1 Samuel 13:1–16:13.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. as they went up the hill--The modern village, Er-Rameh, lies on an eminence; and on their way they met a band of young maidens going out to the well, which, like all similar places in Palestine, was beyond the precincts of the town. From these damsels they learned that the day was devoted to a festival occasion, in honor of which Samuel had arrived in the city; that a sacrifice had been offered, which was done by prophets in extraordinary…Read the comment
In the dictionaries
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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