Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version 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.” New Living Translation “Well,” the servant said, “I have one small silver piece. We can at least offer it to the man of God and see what happens!” English Standard Version The servant answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way.” Berean Study Bible The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” King James Bible And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. New King James Version And the servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.” New American Standard Bible The servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way.” NASB 1995 The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way.” NASB 1977 And the servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way.” Amplified Bible The servant replied again to Saul, “Here in my hand I have a quarter of a shekel of silver; I will give that to the man of God, and he will advise us as to [where we should go on] our journey [to find the donkeys].” Christian Standard Bible The servant answered Saul, “Here, I have a little silver. I’ll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us which way we should go.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The attendant answered Saul: “Here, I have a piece of silver. I’ll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” American Standard Version And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And the boy added and answered his Master, and he said: “Behold, here a fourth of a shekel of silver is found in my hands. Give it to the man of God, and he will show us our way” Brenton Septuagint Translation And the young man answered Saul again, and said, Behold, there is found in my hand a fourth part of a shekel of silver; and thou shalt give it to the man of God, and he shall tell us our way. Contemporary English Version "I have a small piece of silver," the servant answered. "We can give him that, and then he will tell us where to look for the donkeys." Douay-Rheims Bible The servant answered Saul again, and said: Behold there is found in my hand the fourth part of a sicle of silver, let us give it to the man of God, that he may tell us our way. Good News Translation The servant answered, "I have a small silver coin. I can give him that, and then he will tell us where we can find them." International Standard Version The young man answered Saul again, "Look here! I have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I'll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us about our journey." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the servant answered Saul again, and said: 'Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver, that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.'-- Literal Standard Version And the young man adds to answer Saul and says, “Behold, there is found a fourth of a shekel of silver with me: and I have given to the man of God, and he has declared our way to us.” New American Bible Again the servant answered Saul, “I have a quarter shekel of silver. If I give that to the man of God, he will advise us about the journey.” NET Bible The servant went on to answer Saul, "Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go." New Revised Standard Version The boy answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God, to tell us our way.” New Heart English Bible The servant answered Saul again, and said, "Look, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way." World English Bible The servant answered Saul again, and said, "Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way." Young's Literal Translation And the young man addeth to answer Saul, and saith, 'Lo, there is found with me a fourth of a shekel of silver: and I have given to the man of God, and he hath declared to us our way.' Additional Translations ... Context Saul Chosen as King…7“If we do go,” Saul replied, “what can we give the man? For the bread in our packs is gone, and there is no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?” 8The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver. I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.” 9(Formerly in Israel, a man on his way to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.)… Cross References 1 Samuel 9:6 "Look," said the servant, "in this city there is a man of God who is highly respected; everything he says surely comes to pass. Let us go there now. Perhaps he will tell us which way to go." 1 Kings 13:7 Then the king said to the man of God, "Come home with me and refresh yourself, and I will give you a reward." 1 Kings 14:3 Take with you ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey, and go to him. He will tell you what will become of the boy." Treasury of Scripture And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way. I have here at hand.
(8) The fourth part of a shekel of silver.--"Probably this shekel of silver was roughly stamped, and divided into four quarters by a cross, and broken when needed. What was its proportionate value in Samuel's days we cannot tell, for silver then was rare."--Dean Payne Smith.Verse 8. - The fourth part of a shekel. Apparently the shekel, roughly stamped, was divided into four quarters by a cross, and broken when needed. What was its proportionate value in Samuel's days we cannot tell, for silver was rare; but in size it would be somewhat bigger than a sixpence, and would be a very large fee, while the bread would have been a small one. It very well marks the eagerness of the servant that he is ready to part with the considerable sum of money in his possession in order to consult the seer. The whole conversation is given in a very lively and natural manner. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Againוַיֹּ֤סֶף (way·yō·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment the servant הַנַּ֙עַר֙ (han·na·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer answered, לַעֲנ֣וֹת (la·‘ă·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6030: To answer, respond “Look, הִנֵּה֙ (hin·nêh) Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! I have here נִמְצָ֣א (nim·ṣā) Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present in my hand בְיָדִ֔י (ḇə·yā·ḏî) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3027: A hand a quarter רֶ֖בַע (re·ḇa‘) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7253: Fourth part, four sides shekel שֶׁ֣קֶל (še·qel) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8255: A weight, a commercial standard of silver. כָּ֑סֶף (kā·sep̄) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3701: Silver, money I will give וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ (wə·nā·ṯat·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set it to the man לְאִ֣ישׁ (lə·’îš) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person of God, הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and he will tell וְהִגִּ֥יד (wə·hig·gîḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous us לָ֖נוּ (lā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew our way.” דַּרְכֵּֽנוּ׃ (dar·kê·nū) Noun - common singular construct | first person common plural Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Jump to Previous Addeth Declared Hand Part Quarter Saul Servant Shekel Silver Way YoungJump to Next Addeth Declared Hand Part Quarter Saul Servant Shekel Silver Way YoungLinks 1 Samuel 9:8 NIV1 Samuel 9:8 NLT 1 Samuel 9:8 ESV 1 Samuel 9:8 NASB 1 Samuel 9:8 KJV 1 Samuel 9:8 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 9:8 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 9:8 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 9:8 French Bible 1 Samuel 9:8 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 9:8 The servant answered Saul again and said (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
   
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