1 Samuel 9:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Saul said to his servant, "If we go, what can we give the man? The bread in our bags is gone, and we have no gift to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then said Saul to his servant, But behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is gone from our vessels, and there is no present to bring to the man of God: what do we have?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But Saul saide vnto his childe: Though we shulde go, what brynge we the man? For the bred is gone out of or walet, and els haue we no gifte to brynge the man of God, what haue we?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide Saul to his seruant, Well then, let vs goe: but what shall we bring vnto the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is no present to bring to the man of God: what haue we?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Then sayde Saul to his lad: If we will go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, & there is no other present to bring the man of God: what haue we?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, [if] we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and [there is] not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Saul saith to his young man, `And lo, we go, and what do we bring in to the man? for the bread hath gone from our vessels, and a present there is not to bring in to the man of God -- what `is' with us?'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then Saul said to his servant, But if we go, what are we to take the man? all our bread is gone, and we have no offering to take to the man of God: what are we to do?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then Saul said to his servant, "But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? For the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God. What do we have?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So Saul said to his servant,“All right, we can go. But what can we bring the man, since the food in our bags is used up? We have no gift to take to the man of God. What do we have?”

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Kgs 14:3 : 3 Take ten loaves of bread, some cakes, and a jar of honey with you, and go to him. He will tell you what will happen to the boy.
  • 2 Kgs 8:8 : 8 The king said to Hazael, "Take a gift in your hand, go to meet the man of God, and inquire of the LORD through him, saying, 'Will I recover from this sickness?'"
  • 2 Kgs 4:42 : 42 A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing bread of the firstfruits—twenty loaves of barley bread and fresh grain in his sack. Elisha said, 'Give it to the people to eat.'
  • 2 Kgs 5:5 : 5 The king of Aram said, 'Go, and I will send a letter to the king of Israel.' So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold, and ten sets of clothes.
  • 2 Kgs 5:15 : 15 Then Naaman and all his entourage returned to the man of God. They stood before him, and Naaman said, 'Now I know that there is no God in all the earth except in Israel. Please accept a gift from your servant.'
  • Judg 6:18 : 18 Please do not leave here until I return to you and bring my offering and set it before you.' And the Lord said, 'I will stay until you return.'
  • Judg 13:15-17 : 15 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "Please stay here, and we will prepare a young goat for you." 16 The angel of the Lord said to Manoah, "Even if you detain me, I will not eat your food. But if you prepare a burnt offering, you must offer it to the Lord." (Manoah did not know he was an angel of the Lord.) 17 Manoah said to the angel of the Lord, "What is your name, so that we may honor you when your words come true?"

Similar Verses (AI)

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    8The servant answered Saul again, "Look, 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 go."

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

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

    11As they were climbing the hill to the town, they met young women coming out to draw water, and they asked them, "Is the seer here?"

  • 1 Sam 9:5-6
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    82%

    5When they reached the region of Zuph, Saul said to the servant with him, "Come, let’s go back, or else my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us."

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    76%

    27As they were going down to the outskirts of the town, Samuel said to Saul, "Tell the servant to go on ahead of us"—and the servant went on—"but you stay here for a moment, and I will give you a message from God."

  • 1 Sam 9:23-24
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    23Samuel said to the cook, "Bring the portion of meat I gave you, the one I told you to set aside."

    24So the cook took up the thigh with what was on it and placed it before Saul. Samuel said, "Here is what was kept for you. Eat it, because it was reserved for you for this appointed occasion when I said, 'I have invited the people.'" And Saul ate with Samuel that day.

  • 1 Sam 9:18-19
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    18Saul approached Samuel at the city gate and asked, "Please tell me where the seer's house is."

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    73%

    20Immediately Saul fell full length on the ground, paralyzed with fear because of Samuel's words. There was no strength left in him, for he had not eaten anything all day and all night.

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    36Saul said, 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn. Let us not leave one of them alive.' They replied, 'Do whatever seems best to you.' But the priest said, 'Let us inquire of God here.'

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    72%

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    71%

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    71%

    25She served it to Saul and his servants, and they ate. Afterward, they got up and left that night.

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    2 verses
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    14Saul's uncle asked him and his servant, 'Where did you go?' Saul replied, 'To look for the donkeys, but when we saw that they were not found, we went to Samuel.'

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    71%

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    70%

    27But some worthless men said, 'How can this man save us?' So they despised him and did not bring him a gift, but Saul kept silent.

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    70%

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