KJV King James Version
And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
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1 Samuel 10:12
And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then a man who lived there replied, “And who is their father?” So the saying became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
WEB World English Bible
One of the same place answered, “Who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
ASV American Standard Version
And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And a man thence answereth and saith, ‘And who is their father?’ therefore it hath been for a simile, ‘Is Saul also among the prophets?’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 10
9 And it was [so], that when he had turned his back to go from Samuel, God gave him another heart: and all those signs came to pass that day.
10 And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.
11 And it came to pass, when all that knew him beforetime saw that, behold, he prophesied among the prophets, then the people said one to another, What [is] this [that] is come unto the son of Kish? [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
12 And one of the same place answered and said, But who [is] their father? Therefore it became a proverb, [Is] Saul also among the prophets?
13 And when he had made an end of prophesying, he came to the high place.
14 And Saul’s uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel.
15 And Saul’s uncle said, Tell me, I pray thee, what Samuel said unto you.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיַּ֨עַןH6030 · unto dwellאִ֥ישׁH376 · ishmanמִשָּׁ֛םH8033 · shamthereוַיֹּ֖אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayוּמִ֣יH4310 · miwho?אֲבִיהֶ֑םH1 · avfatherעַל־H5921 · aluponכֵּן֙H3651 · kenrightהָיְתָ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beלְמָשָׁ֔לH4912 · ma.shalproverbהֲגַ֥םH1571 · gamalsoשָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulבַּנְּבִאִֽים׃H5030 · na.viprophet
Cross-references
John 6:45It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.Isaiah 54:13And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.James 1:17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.John 7:16Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.
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