1 Samuel 9:9
“(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake; Come, and let vs go to the Seer: for he that is now called a Prophet, was beforetime called a Seer.)”
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1 Samuel 9:9 Context
7Then said Saul to his seruaunt, But behold, if we goe, what shall wee bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: What haue wee? 8And the seruant answered Saul againe, and said, Behold, I haue here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of siluer; that wil I giue to the man of God, to tell vs our way. 9(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake; Come, and let vs go to the Seer: for he that is now called a Prophet, was beforetime called a Seer.) 10Then said Saul to his seruant, Wel said, come, let vs go: so they went vnto the city where the man of God was. 11¶ And as they went vp the hill to the city, they found yong maydens going out to draw water, and said vnto them, Is the Seer here?
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(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire 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.)
- King James Version
(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.)"
- New American Standard Version (1995)