And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAs they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?
And as they were climbing the hill to the city, they met some young women coming out to draw water and asked, “Is the seer here?”
They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, `Is the seer in this place ?'
As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy