1 Samuel 9:5
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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.When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
In other translations
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.When they reached the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Come, let us go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”
Hebrew words
הֵמָּהhemahtheyH1992בָּאוּba'uthey cameH935בְּאֶרֶץbe'eretzin [the] land ofH776צוּףtzufZuphH6689וְשָׁאוּלvesha'uland SaulH7586אָמַר'amarhe saidH559לְנַעֲרוֹlena'aroto servant hisH5288אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834עִמּוֹimo[was] with himH5973לְכָהlekhahcome !H1980וְנָשׁוּבָהvenashuvahso let us turn backH7725פֶּן־pen-lestH6435יֶחְדַּלyechdalhe should ceaseH2308אָבִי'avifather myH1מִן־min-fromH4480הָאֲתֹנוֹתha'atonotthe she-assesH860וְדָאַגveda'agand he will be anxiousH1672לָנוּ׃lanuto <the> us
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- 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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People and places
People: Saul
Places: Zuph