12And a man thence answereth and saith, 'And who is their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'


In Context

9 And it hath been, at his turning his shoulder to go from Samuel, that God turneth to him another heart, and all these signs come on that day,

10 and they come in thither to the height, and lo, a band of prophets — to meet him, and prosper over him doth the Spirit of God, and he prophesieth in their midst.

11 And it cometh to pass, all his acquaintance heretofore, see, and lo, with prophets he hath prophesied, and the people say one unto another, 'What is this hath happened to the son of Kish? is Saul also among the prophets?'

12 And a man thence answereth and saith, 'And who is their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'

13 And he ceaseth from prophesying, and cometh in to the high place,

14 and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, 'Whither went ye?' and he saith, 'To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.'

1 Samuel 10:12 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:12A man who lived there answered, "And who is their father?" So it became a saying: "Is Saul also among the prophets?"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one answered another, saying: And who is their father? therefore it became a proverb: Is Saul also among the prophets?

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:12One of the same place answered, |Who is their father?| Therefore it became a proverb, |Is Saul also among the prophets?|

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:12And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?