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New Living Translation

1 Samuel 10:15

"Oh? And what did he say?" his uncle asked.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Saul;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Prophet;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Israel;   Samuel, Books of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - King;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Tell me,” Saul’s uncle asked, “what did Samuel say to you?”
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul's uncle said, Tell me, Please, what Shemu'el said to you.
King James Version
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
Lexham English Bible
So Saul's uncle said to him, "Please tell me, what did Samuel say to you?"
English Standard Version
And Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
New Century Version
Saul's uncle asked, "Please tell me. What did Samuel say to you?"
New English Translation
Saul's uncle said, "Tell me what Samuel said to you."
Amplified Bible
Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me, what did Samuel say to you?"
New American Standard Bible
Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Sauls vncle saide, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said vnto you.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."
Contemporary English Version
"And what did he tell you?" Saul's uncle asked.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Tell me, please," said Sha'ul's uncle, "what Sh'mu'el said to you."
Darby Translation
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me, what did Samuel say to you?"
George Lamsa Translation
And Sauls uncle said to him, Tell me what Samuel said to you.
Good News Translation
"And what did he tell you?" Saul's uncle asked.
Literal Translation
And the uncle of Saul said, Please tell me what Samuel said to you.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Sauls vncle: Tell me, what sayde Samuel vnto you?
American Standard Version
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, And what did Samuel say to you?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Sauls vncle sayde: Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel sayd vnto you?
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul's uncle said: 'Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.'
King James Version (1611)
And Sauls vncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said vnto you.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And his kinsman said to Saul, Tell me, I pray thee, What did Samuel say to thee?
English Revised Version
And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
Berean Standard Bible
"Tell me," Saul's uncle asked, "what did Samuel say to you?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the brother of his fadir seide to hym, Schewe thou to me what Samuel seide to thee.
Young's Literal Translation
And the uncle of Saul saith, `Declare, I pray thee, to me, what Samuel said to you?'
Update Bible Version
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray you, what Samuel said to you.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul's uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, What Samuel said to you.
World English Bible
Saul's uncle said, Tell me, Please, what Samuel said to you.
New King James Version
And Saul's uncle said, "Tell me, please, what Samuel said to you."
New Life Bible
The brother of Saul's father said, "Tell me, what did Samuel say to you?"
New Revised Standard
Saul's uncle said, "Tell me what Samuel said to you."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Saul's uncle said, - Do tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said to you.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And his uncle said to him: Tell me what Samuel said to thee.
Revised Standard Version
And Saul's uncle said, "Pray, tell me what Samuel said to you."
THE MESSAGE
"So," said Saul's uncle, "what did Samuel tell you?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Saul's uncle said, "Please tell me what Samuel said to you."

Contextual Overview

9 As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel's signs were fulfilled that day. 10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw a group of prophets coming toward them. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy. 11 When those who knew Saul heard about it, they exclaimed, "What? Is even Saul a prophet? How did the son of Kish become a prophet?" 12 And one of those standing there said, "Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?" So that is the origin of the saying "Is even Saul a prophet?" 13 When Saul had finished prophesying, he went up to the place of worship. 14 "Where have you been?" Saul's uncle asked him and his servant. "We were looking for the donkeys," Saul replied, "but we couldn't find them. So we went to Samuel to ask him where they were." 15 "Oh? And what did he say?" his uncle asked. 16 "He told us that the donkeys had already been found," Saul replied. But Saul didn't tell his uncle what Samuel said about the kingdom.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 38:27 - and he told

Cross-References

Genesis 10:2
The descendants of Japheth were Gomer, Magog, Madai, Javan, Tubal, Meshech, and Tiras.
Genesis 10:3
The descendants of Gomer were Ashkenaz, Riphath, and Togarmah.
Genesis 10:8
Cush was also the ancestor of Nimrod, who was the first heroic warrior on earth.
Genesis 10:15
Canaan's oldest son was Sidon, the ancestor of the Sidonians. Canaan was also the ancestor of the Hittites,
Genesis 10:18
Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,
Genesis 10:20
These were the descendants of Ham, identified by clan, language, territory, and national identity.
Genesis 10:21
Sons were also born to Shem, the older brother of Japheth. Shem was the ancestor of all the descendants of Eber.
Genesis 10:24
Arphaxad was the father of Shelah, and Shelah was the father of Eber.
Genesis 23:3
Then, leaving her body, he said to the Hittite elders,
Genesis 49:13
"Zebulun will settle by the seashore and will be a harbor for ships; his borders will extend to Sidon.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul's uncle said, c. l On hearing he had been with Samuel, and perceiving so great an alteration in Saul, perhaps he began to suspect something about the kingdom it being what everyone was talking of, and expecting every day to hear from Samuel who should be king, according to the Lord's appointment:

tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you; the earnestness with which he put this question seems to confirm the above conjecture.


 
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