I Samuel 9:5
“And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 9:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
When they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return, lest my father leave off caring for the asses, and be anxious for us.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Sie waren in das Land Zuph gekommen, da sprach Saul zu seinem Knaben, der bei ihm war: Komm und laß uns umkehren, daß nicht etwa mein Vater von den Eselinnen abstehe und um uns bekümmert sei.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y cuando vinieron á la tierra de Suph, Saúl dijo á su criado que tenía consigo: Ven, volvámonos; porque quizá mi padre, dejado el cuidado de las asnas, estará congojado por nosotros.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E quando vieram à terra de Zufe, Saul disse a seu criado que tinha consigo: Vem, voltemo-nos; porque talvez meu pai, deixado o cuidado das asnas, estará aflito por nós.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando eles foram para a terra de Zufe, Saul disse para o servo que estava com ele: "Vem, vamos voltar, ou meu pai pode parar de se importar com as jumentas e começar a se preocupar conosco".
📖 I Samuel 9:5 in Context
3And the asses of Kish Saul’s father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.
4And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.
5And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.
6And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.
7Then 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?
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