1 SAM 9:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ προσέθετο τὸ παιδάριον ἀποκριθῆναι τῷ Σαοὺλ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ εὕρηται ἐν τῇ χειρί μου τέταρτον σίκλου ἀργυρίου, καὶ δώσεις τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ἀπαγγελεῖ ἡμῖν τὴν ὁδὸν ἡμῶν.
(Kai prosetheto to paidarion apokrithaʸnai tōi Saʼoul, kai eipen, idou heuraʸtai en taʸ ⱪeiri mou tetarton siklou arguriou, kai dōseis tōi anthrōpōi tou Theou, kai apangelei haʸmin taʸn hodon haʸmōn. )

BrTr 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.

ULT And the servant resumed to answer Saul, and he said, “Behold, one fourth of a shekel of silver has been found in my hand. And I will give it to the man of God, and he will declare to us our way.”

UST In response, the servant told Saul, “Actually, I do have a small piece of silver that I can give to the prophet. That way we can speak with him and he will tell us where we should go to find the donkeys.”

BSB The servant answered [him] again. “Look,” he said, “I have here in my hand a quarter shekel of silver.[fn] I will give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”

9:8 A quarter shekel is approximately 0.1 ounces or 2.85 grams of silver.

OEB The servant answered Saul again, ‘See I have with me a quarter shekel of silver, and I will give it to the man of God so that he may give us information regarding our mission.’

WEBBE The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand the fourth part of a shekel[fn] of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”

9:8 A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, so 1/4 shekel would be a small coin of about 2.5 grams.

WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)

NET 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.”

LSV 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.”

FBV “Look, I've got a quarter shekel of silver with me. I'll give it to the man of God so he can tell us the way we should take,” the servant told Saul.

T4T The servant replied, “Look at this! I have a small silver coin. I can give this to him, and then he will tell us where to go to find the donkeys.”

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE But the servant said in answer, I have here a fourth part of a shekel of silver: I will give that to the man of God, and he will give us directions about our way.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS 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.' —

ASV 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.

DRA 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.

YLT 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.'

Drby 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 [fn]God, to tell us our way.

9.8 Elohim

RV And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Beheld, 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.

SLT And the boy will add to answer Saul, and he will say, Behold, we shall find in my hand the fourth of a shekel of silver: and I gave it to the man of God and he announced to us our way.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

9.8 I have…: Heb. there is found in my hand

KJB-1611 [fn]And the seruant answered Saul againe, and said, Behold, I haue here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of siluer; that wil I giue to the man of God, to tell vs our way.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

9:8 Hebr. there is found in my hand.

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva And the seruant answered Saul againe, and said, Beholde, I haue founde about me the fourth part of a shekell of siluer: that will I giue the man of God, to tell vs our way.
(And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have found about me the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give the man of God, to tell us our way. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Rursum puer respondit Sauli, et ait: Ecce inventa est in manu mea quarta pars stateris argenti: demus homini Dei, ut indicet nobis viam nostram.
(Again child answered Saul, and he_said: Behold inventa it_is in/into/on by_hand my the_fourth part stateris silver: demus to_man of_God, as indicet us way/road ours. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִמְצָ֣א בְ⁠יָדִ֔⁠י רֶ֖בַע שֶׁ֣קֶל כָּ֑סֶף

he/it_was_found in/on/at/with,hand_of,I quarter_of shekel_of silver

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I have found one fourth of a shekel of silver in my hand]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

נִמְצָ֣א בְ⁠יָדִ֔⁠י רֶ֖בַע שֶׁ֣קֶל כָּ֑סֶף

he/it_was_found in/on/at/with,hand_of,I quarter_of shekel_of silver

The servant is using the term found in a way characteristic of his language and culture to mean that this piece of silver could be found, that is, that it was there. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have one fourth of a shekel of silver in my hand]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נִמְצָ֣א בְ⁠יָדִ֔⁠י רֶ֖בַע שֶׁ֣קֶל כָּ֑סֶף

he/it_was_found in/on/at/with,hand_of,I quarter_of shekel_of silver

The servant is speaking of his hand by association to indicate his possession of the silver. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [I have one fourth of a shekel of silver in my possession]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠נָֽתַתִּי֙ לְ⁠אִ֣ישׁ הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְ⁠הִגִּ֥יד לָ֖⁠נוּ אֶת־דַּרְכֵּֽ⁠נוּ

and,give to,man_of the=ʼElohīm and,tell to/for=us DOM way_of,our

Be sure that it is clear in your translation that the silver was a courteous gift that showed respect to Samuel as a prophet of God. It was not simply a fee. It would not be appropriate to suggest that this was a payment in exchange for which Samuel provided a service. Alternate translation: [And I will give it to him to honor him as a man of God, which we should do if we want to consult him, and he will declare to us our way]

Parallel 1 SAM 9:8

Parallel 1 SAM 9:8