11As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"


In Context

8 The servant answered him again. "Look," he said, "I have a quarter of a shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take."

9 (Formerly in Israel, if a man went to inquire of God, he would say, "Come, let us go to the seer," because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)

10 "Good," Saul said to his servant. "Come, let's go." So they set out for the town where the man of God was.

11 As they were going up the hill to the town, they met some girls coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"

12 "He is," they answered. "He's ahead of you. Hurry now; he has just come to our town today, for the people have a sacrifice at the high place.

13 As soon as you enter the town, you will find him before he goes up to the high place to eat. The people will not begin eating until he comes, because he must bless the sacrifice; afterward, those who are invited will eat. Go up now; you should find him about this time."

1st Samuel 9:11 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:11[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?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:11And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:11As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:11As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:11As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:11And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:11As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, |Is the seer here?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:11They 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?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:11And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?