1 Samuel 9:5

הֵמָּה בָּאוּ בְּאֶרֶץ צוּף וְשָׁאוּל אָמַר לְנַעֲרוֹ אֲשֶׁר ־ עִמּוֹ לְכָה וְנָשׁוּבָה פֶּן ־ יֶחְדַּל אָבִי מִן ־ הָאֲתֹנוֹת וְדָאַג לָֽנוּ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּהַר ־ אֶפְרַיִם וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּאֶֽרֶץ ־ שָׁלִשָׁה וְלֹא מָצָאוּ וַיַּעַבְרוּ בְאֶֽרֶץ ־ שַׁעֲלִים וָאַיִן וַיַּעֲבֹר בְּאֶֽרֶץ ־ יְמִינִי וְלֹא מָצָֽאוּ ׃

6וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ הִנֵּה ־ נָא אִישׁ ־ אֱלֹהִים בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת וְהָאִישׁ נִכְבָּד כֹּל אֲשֶׁר ־ יְדַבֵּר בּוֹא יָבוֹא עַתָּה נֵלֲכָה שָּׁם אוּלַי יַגִּיד לָנוּ אֶת ־ דַּרְכֵּנוּ אֲשֶׁר ־ הָלַכְנוּ עָלֶֽיהָ ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 10:2בְּלֶכְתְּךָ הַיּוֹם מֵעִמָּדִי וּמָצָאתָ שְׁנֵי אֲנָשִׁים עִם ־ קְבֻרַת רָחֵל בִּגְבוּל בִּנְיָמִן בְּצֶלְצַח וְאָמְרוּ אֵלֶיךָ נִמְצְאוּ הָאֲתֹנוֹת אֲשֶׁר הָלַכְתָּ לְבַקֵּשׁ וְהִנֵּה נָטַשׁ אָבִיךָ אֶת ־ דִּבְרֵי הָאֲתֹנוֹת וְדָאַג לָכֶם לֵאמֹר מָה אֶעֱשֶׂה לִבְנִֽי ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 9:4-11

Saul Seeks His Father's Asses; Saul Goes to Seek Samuel. ( b. c. 1075.) 3 And 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. 4 And 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. 5 And when they were come to the land of Zuph,… Read the whole commentary →

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