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1 Samuel 9:8

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9:8The servant went on to answer Saul, “Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel8 of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go.”9

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Footnotes

  1. 8 A quarter shekel of silver would weigh about a tenth of an ounce (about 3 grams).
  2. 9 Heb “our way.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The servant answered Saul, “Here, I have a little silver. I’ll give it to the man of God, and he will tell us which way we should go.”

NLTNew Living Translation

“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!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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.