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1 Samuel 9:7-9
New Living Translation
1 Samuel 9:7-9
New Living Translation
7 “But we don’t have anything to offer him,” Saul replied. “Even our food is gone, and we don’t have a thing to give him.”
8 “Well,” the servant said, “I have one small silver piece.[a] We can at least offer it to the man of God and see what happens!” 9 (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.)
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- 9:8 Hebrew 1⁄4 shekel of silver, about 0.1 ounces or 3 grams in weight.
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