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1 Samuel 9:7 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 9 · verse 7 · King James 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?1 Samuel 9:7 · King James Version
1 Samuel 9:7 in context
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?
8And 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.
9(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)
Key words (Strong's)
- servantnaʻara boy , from the age of infancy to adolescenceH5288 →
- vesselskᵉlîysomething preparedH3627 →
- presenttᵉshûwrâha giftH8670 →
- bringbôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- breadlechemfood , especially bread, or grainH3899 →
- spentʼâzalto go away, hence, to disappearH235 →
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