1 Samuel 9:9 - The Scriptures 1998

Formerly, in Yisra’ĕ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

(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.)

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, Come, let us go to the seer, for he that is now called a prophet was formerly called a seer.)

American Standard Version (1901)

(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he said, Come, and let us go to the seer; for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

Common English Bible

Earlier in Israel, someone going to consult with God would say, “Let’s go to the seer,” because the people who are called prophets today were previously called seers.)

Catholic Public Domain Version

(In past times, in Israel, anyone going to consult God would speak in this way, "Come, and let us go to the seer." For one who is called a prophet today, in past times was called a seer.)

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Now in time past, in Israel when a man went to consult God he spoke thus: Come, let us go to the seer. For he that is now called a prophet, in time past was called a seer.

1 Samuel 9:9 Cross References

Genesis 25:22

And within her the children struggled together, and she said, “If all is right, why am I this way?” So she went to ask יהוה.

2 Samuel 24:11

And Dawiḏ

2 Kings 17:13

And יהוה  warned Yisra’ĕ

1 Chronicles 21:9

And יהוה  spoke to Gaḏ

1 Chronicles 26:28

And all that Shemu’ĕ

1 Chronicles 29:29

And the acts of Sovereign Dawiḏ

1 Chronicles 9:22

All those chosen as gatekeepers at the thresholds were two hundred and twelve. They were registered by genealogy, in their villages. Dawiḏ

2 Chronicles 16:10

And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time.

2 Chronicles 16:7

And at that time Ḥ

Isaiah 29:10

For יהוה  has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets. And He has covered your heads, the seers.

Isaiah 30:10

who say to the seers, “Do not see,” and to the prophets, “Do not prophesy to us what is right. Speak to us what is smooth, prophesy deceits.

Amos 7:12

And Amatsyah said to Amos, “Go, you seer! Flee to the land of Yehuḏ

1 Corinthians 12:17

If all the body was an eye, where would be the hearing? If all hearing, where would be the smelling?

Judges 1:1

And it came to be, after the death of Yehoshua, that the children of Yisra’ĕ

Judges 18:5

And they said to him, “Please inquire of Elohim, and we shall know whether the journey on which we are going is prosperous.”

1 Samuel 9:10

And Sha’ul said to his servant, “Your word is good. Come, let us go.” And they went to the city where the man of Elohim was.