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1 Samuel 9:9
New English Translation
1 Samuel 9:9
New English Translation
9 (Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, “Come on, let’s go to the seer.” For today’s prophet used to be called a seer.)
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1 Samuel 9:9
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:9
New International Version
9 (Formerly in Israel, if someone went to inquire(A) of God, they would say, “Come, let us go to the seer,” because the prophet of today used to be called a seer.)(B)
1 Samuel 9:9
New King James Version
1 Samuel 9:9
New King James Version
9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man (A)went [a]to inquire of God, he spoke thus: “Come, let us go to the seer”; for he who is now called a prophet was formerly called (B)a seer.)
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- 1 Samuel 9:9 Lit. to seek God
1 Samuel 9:9
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:9
English Standard Version
9 (Formerly in Israel, when a man (A)went to inquire of God, he said, “Come, let us go to the seer,” for today's “prophet” was formerly called a seer.)
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