1 Samuel 9:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And 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:”
1 Samuel 9:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 9:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 9:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Samuel 9:12 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 9:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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.”
1 Samuel 9:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And 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.”
1 Samuel 9:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 9:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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.”
1 Samuel 9:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 9:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they answered them, and said, Yea: loe, he is before you: make haste nowe, for he came this day to the citie: for there is an offering of the people this day in the hie place.”
1 Samuel 9:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 9:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 9
10 Then said Saul to his servant, Well said; come, let us go. So they went unto the city where the man of God was.
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?
12 And 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:
13 As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him.
14 And they went up into the city: and when they were come into the city, behold, Samuel came out against them, for to go up to the high place.
What Does 1 Samuel 9:12 Mean?
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