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And to whom is all the desire of Israel turned, if not to you and your whole family line?&#8221 <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a> And don’t worry about those donkeys that were lost three days ago, for they have been found. And I am here to tell you that you and your family are the focus of all Israel’s hopes.” <a href="/esv/1_samuel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a> As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s house?” <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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?” <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/9.htm">King James Bible</a> 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? <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/9.htm">New King James Version</a> But as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you and on all your father’s house?” <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And as for your donkeys that wandered off three days ago, do not be concerned about them, for they have been found. And for whom is everything that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s household?” <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220As for your donkeys which were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father&#8217s household?&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And as for your donkeys which were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s household?” <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> As for your donkeys which were lost three days ago, do not set your heart on them, for they have been found. And for whom is all that is desirable in Israel? Is it not for you and for all your father’s household?” <a href="/amp/1_samuel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a> As for your donkeys which were lost three days ago, do not be concerned about them, for they have been found. And for whom are all things that are desirable in Israel? Are they not for you and for all your father’s household (family)?” <a href="/csb/1_samuel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> As for the donkeys that wandered away from you three days ago, don’t worry about them because they’ve been found. And who does all Israel desire but you and all your father’s family? ” <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> As for the donkeys that wandered away from you three days ago, don&#8217t worry about them because they&#8217ve been found. And who does all Israel desire but you and all your father&#8217s family?&#8221 <a href="/asv/1_samuel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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? <a href="/cev/1_samuel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't worry about your donkeys that ran off three days ago. They've already been found. Everything of value in Israel now belongs to you and your family." <a href="/erv/1_samuel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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? <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't trouble yourself about the donkeys that were lost three days ago because they've been found. Who will have all that is desirable in Israel? Won't it be you and your father's family?" <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a> As for the donkeys that were lost three days ago, don't worry about them; they have already been found. But who is it that the people of Israel want so much? It is you--you and your father's family." <a href="/isv/1_samuel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a> Now as for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, don't give any thought to them, because they've been found. Meanwhile, to whom is all Israel looking, if not to you and all of your father's household?" <a href="/msb/1_samuel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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?? <a href="/net/1_samuel/9.htm">NET Bible</a> Don't be concerned about the donkeys that you lost three days ago, for they have been found. Whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you, and all your father's family?" <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, do not set your mind on them; for they have been found. And for whom does all Israel desire? Is it not for you, and for the house of your father?" <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And as for thy 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? <a href="/web/1_samuel/9.htm">World English Bible</a> As for your donkeys who were lost three days ago, don’t set your mind on them, for they have been found. For whom does all Israel desire? Is it not you and all your father’s house?” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And as for the donkeys which are lost from you [for] three days as of today, do not set your heart to them, for they have been found; and to whom [is] all the desire of Israel? Is it not to you and to all your father’s house?” <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> As to the asses which are lost to thee this day three days, set not thy heart to them, for they have been found; and to whom is all the desire of Israel?' is it not to thee and to all thy father's house?' <a href="/slt/1_samuel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And for the asses lost to thee this day three days, thou shall not set thy heart upon them, for they have been found. And to whom all the desire of Israel? is it not to thee and to all thy father's house?<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And as for the asses, which were lost three days ago, be not solicitous, because they are found. And for whom shall be all the best things of Israel? Shall they not be for thee and for all thy father's house? <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And concerning the donkeys, which were lost the day before yesterday, you should not be anxious, for they have been found. And all the best things of Israel, for whom should they be? Will they not be for you and for all your father’s house?” <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/9.htm">New American Bible</a> As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, do not worry about them, for they have been found. Whom should Israel want if not you and your father’s family?” <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> As for your donkeys that were lost three days ago, give no further thought to them, for they have been found. And on whom is all Israel’s desire fixed, if not on you and on all your ancestral house?”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And as for your asses that were lost three days ago, do not be anxious about them, for they have been found. And on whom is all the hope of the house of Israel? Is it not on you and on your father's house? <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And concerning the donkeys that you lost, behold, three days ago today, you shall not set your heart on them, because they have been found, and whose is all the desire of the house Israel, except only yours and of the house of your father?”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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?' <a href="/sep/1_samuel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And concerning thine asses that have been lost now these three days, care not for them, for they are found. And to whom does the excellency of Israel belong? does it not to thee and to thy father's house? <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/9-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=2234" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/9.htm">Saul Chosen as King</a> …19“I am the seer,” Samuel replied. “Go up before me to the high place, for you shall eat with me today. And when I send you off in the morning, I will tell you all that is in your heart. 20<a href="/hebrew/860.htm" title="860: wə·lā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l, Art:: N-fp) -- A female donkey. Probably from the same as 'eythan; a female donkey.">As for the donkeys</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: hā·’ō·ḇə·ḏō·wṯ (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">you lost</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: šə·lō·šeṯ (Number-msc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">three</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">days</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yā·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">ago,</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: tā·śem (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-2ms) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">worry</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">about them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/4672.htm" title="4672: nim·ṣā·’ū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To attain to, find. ">they have been found.</a> <a href="/hebrew/4310.htm" title="4310: ū·lə·mî (Conj-w, Prep-l:: Interrog) -- An interrogative pronoun of persons, as mah is of things, who?; also whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix.">And upon whom is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2532.htm" title="2532: ḥem·daṯ (N-fsc) -- Desire, delight. Feminine of chemed; delight.">the desire</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: hă·lō·w (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">if not</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵōl (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇî·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your father’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house?”</a> 21Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_samuel/10-1.htm">1 Samuel 10:1</a> Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance? <a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm">1 Samuel 16:1</a> Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.” <a href="/1_samuel/8-19.htm">1 Samuel 8:19-22</a> Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We must have a king over us. / Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to judge us, to go out before us, and to fight our battles.” / Samuel listened to all the words of the people and repeated them in the hearing of the LORD. ... <a href="/1_samuel/12-13.htm">1 Samuel 12:13</a> Now here is the king you have chosen, the one you requested. Behold, the LORD has placed a king over you. <a href="/1_samuel/15-17.htm">1 Samuel 15:17</a> And Samuel said, “Although you were once small in your own eyes, have you not become the head of the tribes of Israel? The LORD anointed you king over Israel <a href="/1_samuel/13-14.htm">1 Samuel 13:14</a> But now your kingdom will not endure; the LORD has sought a man after His own heart and appointed him ruler over His people, because you have not kept the command of the LORD.” <a href="/1_samuel/2-35.htm">1 Samuel 2:35</a> Then I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest. He will do whatever is in My heart and mind. And I will build for him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed one for all time. <a href="/1_kings/9-5.htm">1 Kings 9:5</a> then I will establish your royal throne over Israel forever, as I promised your father David when I said, ‘You will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’ <a href="/2_samuel/7-16.htm">2 Samuel 7:16</a> Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.” <a href="/genesis/49-10.htm">Genesis 49:10</a> The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his. <a href="/deuteronomy/17-14.htm">Deuteronomy 17:14-15</a> When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you and have taken possession of it and settled in it, and you say, “Let us set a king over us like all the nations around us,” / you are to appoint over yourselves the king whom the LORD your God shall choose. Appoint a king from among your brothers; you are not to set over yourselves a foreigner who is not one of your brothers. <a href="/hosea/13-11.htm">Hosea 13:11</a> So in My anger I gave you a king, and in My wrath I took him away. <a href="/acts/13-21.htm">Acts 13:21</a> Then the people asked for a king, and God gave them Saul son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who ruled forty years. <a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22</a> After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ <a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a> And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And as for your asses that were lost three days ago, set not your mind on them; for they are found. And on whom is all the desire of Israel? Is it not on you, and on all your father's house?three days ago.<a href="/1_samuel/9-3.htm">1 Samuel 9:3</a> And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.set not<a href="/1_samuel/4-20.htm">1 Samuel 4:20</a> And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.<a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">1 Chronicles 29:3</a> Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,<a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Psalm 62:10</a> Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.on whom<a href="/1_samuel/8-5.htm">1 Samuel 8:5,19</a> And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations… <a href="/1_samuel/12-13.htm">1 Samuel 12:13,15</a> Now therefore behold the king whom ye have chosen, and whom ye have desired! and, behold, the LORD hath set a king over you… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jude/1-4.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/genesis/27-15.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-16.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-25.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-19.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-21.htm">Household</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-3.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-19.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-5.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/1_samuel/2-21.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-7.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-3.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">Worry</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/30-13.htm">Ago</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">Asses</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-6.htm">Desirable</a> <a href="/1_samuel/14-7.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-13.htm">Desired</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-2.htm">Donkeys</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-9.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-25.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-13.htm">Household</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Lost</a> <a href="/1_samuel/12-24.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_samuel/13-12.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-3.htm">Three</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-6.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-20.htm">Wandering</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-21.htm">Worry</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 9</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">Saul despairing to find his father's donkeys</a> 6. <a href="/1_samuel/9-6.htm">by the counsel of his servant</a> 11. <a href="/1_samuel/9-11.htm">and direction of young maidens</a> 15. <a href="/1_samuel/9-15.htm">according to God's revelation</a> 18. <a href="/1_samuel/9-18.htm">comes to Samuel</a> 19. <a href="/1_samuel/9-19.htm">Samuel entertains Saul at the feast</a> 25. <a href="/1_samuel/9-25.htm">Samuel, after secret communication, brings Saul on his way</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>As for the donkeys you lost three days ago In the ancient Near East, donkeys were valuable assets, used for transportation and agriculture. The loss of donkeys would have been a significant concern for Kish, Saul's father. The mention of "three days ago" indicates a period of searching and concern, highlighting the urgency and importance of the situation. This timeframe also sets the stage for Saul's encounter with Samuel, showing divine orchestration in the timing.do not worry about them, for they have been found This assurance from Samuel demonstrates his prophetic insight and God's provision. It alleviates Saul's immediate concern, allowing him to focus on the more significant matters at hand. The finding of the donkeys symbolizes God's control over seemingly mundane affairs, pointing to His sovereignty and care for His people.And upon whom is all the desire of Israel This phrase suggests a shift from the immediate concern of the donkeys to a broader, more significant issue. "The desire of Israel" refers to the people's longing for a king, as they had requested in <a href="/1_samuel/8.htm">1 Samuel 8</a>. This desire reflects Israel's wish to be like other nations, despite God's warning about the implications of having a human king.if not upon you and all your father’s house? Samuel's words reveal Saul's divine appointment as the first king of Israel. This unexpected elevation from a humble background underscores God's ability to choose and use individuals according to His purposes. Saul's selection fulfills the people's desire for a king, yet it also sets the stage for the complexities of monarchy in Israel. Saul's lineage, from the tribe of Benjamin, is significant as it was the smallest tribe, highlighting God's pattern of using the least likely individuals for His plans.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a> The son of Kish, from the tribe of Benjamin, who is searching for his father's lost donkeys. He is about to be anointed as the first king of Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/s/samuel.htm">Samuel</a> The prophet and last judge of Israel, who is tasked by God to anoint Saul as king. 3. <a href="/topical/k/kish.htm">Kish</a> Saul's father, a wealthy and influential man from the tribe of Benjamin. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_lost_donkeys.htm">The Lost Donkeys</a> The initial reason for Saul's journey, which leads him to encounter Samuel. 5. <a href="/topical/r/ramah.htm">Ramah</a> The place where Samuel resides and where Saul meets him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_leadership.htm">God's Sovereignty in Leadership</a> God orchestrates events, such as the loss of donkeys, to fulfill His purposes, including the anointing of leaders. <a href="/topical/d/divine_reassurance.htm">Divine Reassurance</a> Just as Samuel reassures Saul about the donkeys, God reassures us about our concerns, inviting us to trust in His provision. <a href="/topical/t/the_desire_of_israel.htm">The Desire of Israel</a> Saul is identified as the one whom "all the desire of Israel" is focused on, pointing to the people's longing for a king and foreshadowing the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, the true King. <a href="/topical/g/god's_timing_and_preparation.htm">God's Timing and Preparation</a> Saul's journey illustrates how God prepares and positions us for His purposes, often through ordinary circumstances. <a href="/topical/i/identity_and_calling.htm">Identity and Calling</a> Saul's encounter with Samuel marks a turning point in his identity and calling, reminding us of the transformative power of God's call in our lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 9</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_one_offering_ensure_victory.htm">Why would a single burnt offering (1 Samuel 7:9) miraculously grant the Israelites victory if similar rituals elsewhere did not?</a> <a href="/q/can_you_be_trusted_with_all_things.htm">Is it right to desire what others possess?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a> <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/9-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>As for the donkeys וְלָאֲתֹנ֞וֹת (wə·lā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_860.htm">Strong's 860: </a> A female donkey you lost הָאֹבְד֣וֹת (hā·’ō·ḇə·ḏō·wṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> To wander away, lose oneself, to perish three שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת (šə·lō·šeṯ) Number - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> Three, third, thrice days הַיּוֹם֙ (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day ago, הַיָּמִ֔ים (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not worry תָּ֧שֶׂם (tā·śem) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set about them, לָהֶ֖ם (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they have been found. נִמְצָ֑אוּ (nim·ṣā·’ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4672.htm">Strong's 4672: </a> To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present And upon whom [is] וּלְמִי֙ (ū·lə·mî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Interrogative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4310.htm">Strong's 4310: </a> Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the desire חֶמְדַּ֣ת (ḥem·daṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> Desire, delight of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc if not הֲל֣וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no upon you לְךָ֔ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> and on all וּלְכֹ֖ל (ū·lə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every your father's אָבִֽיךָ׃ (’ā·ḇî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father house?” בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/9-20.htm">1 Samuel 9:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-20.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 9:20 As for your donkeys who were lost (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/9-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 9:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 9:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 9:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 9:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>