1 Samuel 9:3
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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.One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”
In other translations
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.One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”
Hebrew words
וַתֹּאבַדְנָהvatovadnahand they were lostH6הָאֲתֹנוֹתha'atonotthe she-assesH860לְקִישׁlekishof KishH7027אֲבִי'avi[the] father ofH1שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559קִישׁkishKishH7027אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586בְּנוֹbenoson hisH1121קַח־kach-takeH3947נָאna'pleaseH4994אִתְּךָ'itekhawith youH854אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אַחַד'achadoneH259מֵהַנְּעָרִיםmehane'arimfrom the young menH5288וְקוּםvekumand ariseH6965לֵךְlekhgoH1980בַּקֵּשׁbakeshseekH1245אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאֲתֹנֹת׃ha'atonotthe she-assesH860
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Related verses
- Judges 10:4And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth–jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are called Havvoth-jair.
- Judges 5:10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
- 1 Samuel 10:2When thou art departed from me to day, then thou shalt find two men by Rachel’s sepulchre in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee, The asses which thou wentest to seek are found: and, lo, thy father hath left the care of the asses, and sorroweth for you, saying, What shall I do for my son?When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’
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