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1 Samuel 9:5

When they reached the district of Zuph,j Saul said to the servant who was with him, “Come, let’s go back, or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worryingk about us.”

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1 Samuel 9:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us go back, lest my father cease to care about the donkeys and become anxious about us.”

1 Samuel 9:5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

1 Samuel 9:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

Finally, they entered the region of Zuph, and Saul said to his servant, “Let’s go home. By now my father will be more worried about us than about the donkeys!”

1 Samuel 9:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

When they had come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the donkeys and become worried about us.”

1 Samuel 9:5 — New Century Version (NCV)

When they arrived in the area of Zuph, Saul said to his servant, “Let’s go back or my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and will start worrying about us.”

1 Samuel 9:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

1 Samuel 9:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

They had come to the land of Zuph when Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come and let us return; lest my father give up the asses, and be anxious about us.

1 Samuel 9:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

When they came to the territory of Zuph, Saul told his servant who was with him, “Let’s go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and worry about us ⸤instead⸥.” 

1 Samuel 9:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the attendant who was with him, “Come on, let’s go back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”

1 Samuel 9:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to the boy who was with him, “Let us turn back, or my father will stop worrying about the donkeys and worry about us.”

1 Samuel 9:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

When they entered the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, let us return, lest my father cease caring about the female donkeys and worry about us!”

1 Samuel 9:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

When Saul and the servant who was with him reached the area of Zuph, Saul spoke to him. He said, “Come on. Let’s go back. If we don’t, my father will stop thinking about the donkeys and start worrying about us.”

1 Samuel 9:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

When they came to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant who was with him, “Come, and let us return, or else my father will cease to be concerned about the donkeys and will become anxious for us.”


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