12They answered them, and said, |He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.


In Context

9 (In earlier times in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, |Come, and let us go to the seer;| for he who is now called a prophet was before called a Seer.)

10 Then Saul said to his servant, |Well said. Come, let us go.| So they went to the city where the man of God was.

11 As 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?|

12 They answered them, and said, |He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.

13 As soon as you have come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he goes up to the high place to eat; for the people will not eat until he come, because he blesses the sacrifice. Afterwards those who are invited eat. Now therefore go up; for at this time you shall find him.|

14 They went up to the city; and as they came within the city, behold, Samuel came out toward them, to go up to the high place.

1 Samuel 9:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:12"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.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And 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:

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:12They answered and said to them: He is: behold he is before you, make haste now: for he came to day into the city, for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12And 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:

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:12And 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:12And 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: