Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And
there is
a man of Benjamin, and
his
name `is'
Kish, son of Abiel, son of Zeror, son of Bechorath, son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, mighty of valour,
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.
and he hath
a son, and
his
name `is'
Saul, a choice youth
and goodly ,
and there is
not a
man
among the sons
of Israel goodlier than he --
from his shoulder
and upward ,
higher than any of the people.
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.
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. '
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.
And he passeth
over
through the
hill-country
of
Ephraim, and passeth
over
through the land of Shalisha, and
they have
not
found ;
and
they pass
over
through the land of Shaalim
, and they are
not ;
and he passeth
over
through the land of Benjamin
, and
they have
not
found.
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
.
They have
come in
unto
the land of Zuph, and
Saul hath
said to his young
man
who
`is'
with him, `
Come, and we
turn
back,
lest my father leave off
from
the asses, and hath
been
sorrowful
for us. '
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.
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
. '
And he said
unto
him, Behold
now
, there
is in this city a
man
of
God
, and he
is an
honorable
man
; all that he saith
cometh
surely
to
pass:
now let
us
go thither;
peradventure
he can
show
us our way that
we should
go
.
And
Saul saith
to his young
man
, `And
lo
, we go, and
what do
we bring in
to
the man? for the bread hath
gone
from
our vessels, and a
present
there is not to bring in
to the man of God --
what `is'
with
us
? '
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
?
And the young
man
addeth
to
answer
Saul, and saith
, `Lo
, there
is
found
with
me
a
fourth of a shekel of silver: and
I have
given
to the man of God, and
he
hath
declared
to us our way. '
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.
Formerly
in Israel, thus
said
the
man in
his
going
to seek
God, `
Come and we
go unto
the seer ,'
for the
`prophet'
of
to-day
is called formerly
`the
seer. '
(Beforetime
in Israel, when
a
man went
to inquire
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. )
And
Saul saith
to his young
man
, `Thy
word
`is'
good
; come, we
go ;'
and
they go
unto the city where the man of God `is'
.
Then
said
Saul to his servant
, Well
said
; come, let
us
go .
So
they went
unto the city where the man of God was
.
They are
going
up in
the ascent
of
the city, and
have
found young women
going out to draw water, and say
to
them, `
Is the seer in
this
`place'
? '
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
?
And they answer
them and say
, `
He is; lo
, before thee!
haste ,
now, for to -
day he
hath
come
in
to the city ,
for the
people
hath
a stated
sacrifice in a
high place .
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 :
At
your
going
in
to
the city so
ye do
find him, before he doth
go up in
to the high place to eat ;
for the people do
not eat till
his
coming
, for
he doth bless the sacrifice; afterwards they eat ,
who
are
called,
and
now ,
go
up ,
for at
this time ye find him. '
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.
And they go
up in
to
the city ;
they are
coming
in
to
the
midst
of
the city, and
lo
, Samuel is
coming
out to
meet
them, to go up to the high place ;
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 .
and
Jehovah
had
uncovered
the ear
of
Samuel one
day before the
coming
of
Saul, saying,
Now
the LORD
had
told
Samuel in
his
ear
a
day before Saul came
, saying,
`At
this time tomorrow,
I send unto
thee a man out of the land of Benjamin --
and thou hast
anointed
him for
leader
over My people Israel, and
he hath
saved
My people out of the hand of the Philistines ;
for I have seen
My people, for
its
cry hath
come in
unto Me. '
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.
When Samuel hath
seen
Saul, then
hath
Jehovah
answered
him, `Lo,
the man of
whom I have
spoken
unto
thee ;
this `one'
doth
restrain
My people. '
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.
And
Saul draweth
nigh
to Samuel in the midst
of
the
gate, and saith
, `Declare
, I pray thee, to
me,
where `is'
this
--
the seer's house ?'
Then
Saul drew
near
to Samuel in the gate, and said
, Tell
me
, I pray thee, where the seer's house is.
And Samuel answereth
Saul and saith
, `
I `
am '
the seer ;
go up before me into
the high place ,
and
ye have
eaten
with me to -
day, and I have
sent
thee away
in
the
morning
, and all that `
is '
in thy
heart I
declare
to
thee
.
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.
As to
the
asses which
are
lost to
thee
this
day
three days, set not thy heart
to
them ,
for they have
been
found ;
and to
whom `
is '
all the desire of Israel? '
is it not to
thee and to
all thy father's house? '
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?
And Saul answereth
and saith
, `
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? and
why
hast
thou spoken
unto
me
according
to this
word
? '
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
?
And Samuel taketh
Saul ,
and his young
man
, and bringeth
them in
to
the chamber
, and giveth
to
them a
place
at
the head
of
those
called;
and
they
`are'
about thirty men
.
And Samuel took
Saul and his servant
, and brought
them into
the parlor
, and made
them sit
in
the chiefest
place
among
them
that
were
bidden,
which
were
about thirty persons
.
And Samuel saith
to
the cook, `Give
the portion which I gave to
thee, of which I said unto thee, `
Set it by thee ?'
And Samuel said
unto
the cook, Bring
the portion which I gave thee, of which I said unto thee, Set it by thee .
(
and the cook lifteth
up the leg
, and that which `is'
on
it, and setteth
before Saul ),
and he
saith,
`Lo
, that which is left ;
set `
it '
before thee --
eat
, for to
this appointed
season
it is
kept for thee ,
saying
, The
people
I have called;'
and
Saul eateth
with Samuel on
that day.
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.
And they come down from the high place to
the city, and
he
speaketh
with Saul on
the roof
.
And when
they were
come down from the high place into
the city, Samuel
communed
with Saul upon
the top
of
the
house
.
And they rise
early ,
and it cometh
to pass ,
at
the ascending
of the dawn
, that Samuel calleth
unto
Saul ,
on
the roof
, saying, `Rise
, and
I send thee away ;'
and Saul riseth
, and they go
out ,
both of them --
he and Samuel, without
.
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
.
They are
going down in
the extremity
of the city, and
Samuel hath
said unto
Saul, `Say
to
the young
man
that
he
pass on before us (and he passeth
on), and
thou,
stand at
this
time
, and
I cause
thee to
hear
the word of God. '
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
show
thee the word of God.
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