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1 Samuel 9:8

The servant answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel2 of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way.”

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1 Samuel 9:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “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 take.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Samuel 9:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Well,” the servant said, “I have one small silver piece. We can at least offer it to the man of God and see what happens!”

1 Samuel 9:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

And the servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

Again the servant answered Saul. “Look, I have one-tenth of an ounce of silver. Give it to the man of God. Then he will tell us about our journey.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — American Standard Version (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.

1 Samuel 9:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

1 Samuel 9:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The servant again answered Saul, “Look, here! I have one-tenth of an ounce of silver. I’ll give it to the man of God. Then he’ll tell us where to find the donkeys.” 

1 Samuel 9:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The attendant answered Saul: “Here, I have a piece of silver. I’ll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us our way.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The boy answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God, to tell us our way.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The servant again answered Saul and said, “Look, I have in my hand a quarter shekel of silver! I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us our way.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The servant answered Saul again. “Look,” he said. “I’ve got a tenth of an ounce of silver. I’ll give it to the man of God. Then maybe he’ll tell us which way to go.”

1 Samuel 9:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The servant answered Saul again and said, “Behold, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us our way.”


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