19 And Samuel answered Saul and said, “I am the seer. Go up ahead of me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today; and in the morning I will let you go, and will tell you everything that is on your mind. 20 (A)And as for your donkeys that wandered off three days ago, do not be concerned about them, for they have been found. And (B)for whom is everything that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s household?” 21 Saul replied, “(C)Am I not a Benjaminite, of (D)the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and my family the least of all the families of the [a]tribe of Benjamin? Why then have you spoken to me in this way?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 9:21 As in some ancient versions; MT tribes

19 “I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up ahead of me to the high place, for today you are to eat with me, and in the morning I will send you on your way and will tell you all that is in your heart. 20 As for the donkeys(A) you lost three days ago, do not worry about them; they have been found. And to whom is all the desire(B) of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?”

21 Saul answered, “But am I not a Benjamite, from the smallest tribe(C) of Israel, and is not my clan the least(D) of all the clans of the tribe of Benjamin?(E) Why do you say such a thing to me?”

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