1 Samuel 9:8

La Biblia Reina-Valera

Samuel 9:8"> 8 Entonces tornó el criado á responder á Saúl, diciendo: He aquí se halla en mi mano la cuarta parte de un siclo de plata: esto daré al varón de Dios, porque nos declare nuestro camino.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Y el criado volvió a responder a Saúl, y dijo: He aquí, tengo en mi mano la cuarta parte de un siclo de plata; se lo daré al hombre de Dios, y él nos indicará nuestro camino.

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez
Entonces el criado volvió a responder a Saúl, diciendo: He aquí se halla en mi mano la cuarta parte de un siclo de plata; esto daré al varón de Dios, para que nos declare nuestro camino.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Entonces volvió el criado a responder a Saúl, diciendo: He aquí se halla en mi mano la cuarta parte de un siclo de plata; esto daré al varón de Dios, para que nos declare nuestro camino.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I have here at hand: Heb. there is found in my hand, 1 Samuel 9:8

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:20 - none Numbers 22:7 - rewards of divination 1 Kings 13:7 - I will give 1 Kings 14:3 - And take 2 Kings 5:5 - and took

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the servant answered Saul again, and said,.... As he had answered him before, when Saul proposed to return home, by telling him there was an honourable man of God in the city near at hand, that might possibly be able to direct them which way they should go to find the asses: so he answers him again with respect to the present it was proper to carry with them, and what he had in his hands to make:

behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: a "zuze" of silver, as the Targum, four of which made a shekel, about seven pence halfpenny of our money, and scarce so much:

that will I give to the man of God to tell us our way; that they should go to find the asses: which he would give him very freely for that purpose: both Saul and his servant must entertain a mean opinion of prophets, and men of God, and especially of so great a man as Samuel, that he should be employed at any time in directing persons in such cases, and take money for so doing, and so small a gratuity as this before mentioned; though it seems as if, at some times, something of this kind was done by prophets, and men of God, which might be permitted to keep the people from going to diviners and soothsayers.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The fourth part of a shekel - In value about sixpence. Probably the shekel, like our early English silver coins, was divided into four quarters by a cross, and actually subdivided, when required, into half and quarter shekels.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 9:8. The fourth part of a shekel of silver — We find from the preceding verse, that the bread or provisions which they had brought with them for their journey was expended, else a part of that would have been thought a suitable present; and here the fourth part of a shekel of silver, about ninepence of our money, was deemed sufficient: therefore the present was intended more as a token of respect than as an emolument.