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1 Samuel 9:9

(Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquireo of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)p

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

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let us go to the seer,” for today’s “prophet” was formerly called a seer.)

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

(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire 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.)

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

(In those days if people wanted a message from God, they would say, “Let’s go and ask the seer,” for prophets used to be called seers.)

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

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he spoke thus: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)

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

(In the past, if someone in Israel wanted to ask something from God, he would say, “Let’s go to the seer.” We call the person a prophet today, but in the past he was called a seer.)

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

(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

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

(In former time in Israel, when a man went to ask counsel of God, he said, Come and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was in former time called a Seer.)

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

(Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God ⸤a question⸥, he would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” because a person we now call a prophet used to be called a seer.) 

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

Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, “Come, let’s go to the seer,” for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.

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

(Formerly in Israel, anyone who went to inquire of God would say, “Come, let us go to the seer”; for the one who is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)

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

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he would say: “Come, let us go up to the seer.” For the prophet of today was formerly called a seer.)

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

In Israel, prophets used to be called seers. So if a man wanted to ask God for advice, he would say, “Come on. Let’s go to the seer.”

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

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, “Come, and let us go to the seer”; for he who is called a prophet now was formerly called a seer.)


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