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1 Samuel 9:20

As for the donkeys you lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. And upon whom is all the desire of Israel, if not upon you and all your father’s house?”

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ASV

And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for thee, and for all thy father’s house?

KJV

And as for thine asses that were lost three days ago, set not thy mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on thee, and on all thy father’s house?

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹתve.la.'a.to.Notand to the she-assesH860 →
הָאֹבְד֣וֹתha.'oe.Dotwhich were lostH6 →
לְךָ֗le.Khaof you
הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmthis dayH3117 →
שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shet[the] threeH7969 →
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תָּ֧שֶׂםTa.semyou setH7760 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
לִבְּךָ֛li.be.Khaheart yourH3820 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
נִמְצָ֑אוּnim.Tza.'uthey have been foundH4672 →
וּלְמִי֙u.le.Miand [belongs] to whom?H4310 →
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
חֶמְדַּ֣תchem.Dat<the> desirable thing ofH2532 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
הֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'¿ notH3808 →
לְךָ֔le.Khato you
וּלְכֹ֖לu.le.Kholand to allH3605 →
בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house ofH1004 →
אָבִֽיךָ׃ ס'a.Vi.khafather yourH1 →

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1 Samuel 8:5“Look,” they said, “you are old, and your sons do not walk in your ways. Now appoint a king to judge us like all the other nations.”1 Samuel 12:13Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you.1 Samuel 9:3One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”Colossians 3:2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.1 Samuel 12:15But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.Psalms 62:10Place no trust in extortion, or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.1 Samuel 4:20As she was dying, the women attending to her said, “Do not be afraid, for you have given birth to a son!” But she did not respond or pay any heed.1 Chronicles 29:3Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple:1 Samuel 8:19Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us.1 Samuel 10:16And Saul replied, “He assured us that the donkeys had been found.” But Saul did not tell his uncle what Samuel had said about the kingship.

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