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1 Samuel 9:9

(Formerly in Israel, when a man iwent 2to inquire of God, he spoke thus: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called ja seer.)

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

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

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 — 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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