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1 Samuel 9:16
New English Translation
1 Samuel 9:16
New English Translation
16 “At this time tomorrow I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin. You must consecrate[a] him as a leader over my people Israel. He will save my people from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked with favor on my people. Their cry has reached me.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:16 tn Heb “anoint.”
1 Samuel 9:16
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:16
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:16
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:16
English Standard Version
16 “Tomorrow about this time I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin, (A)and you shall anoint him to be prince[a] over my people Israel. He shall save my people from the hand of the Philistines. (B)For I have seen[b] my people, because their cry has come to me.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:16 Or leader
- 1 Samuel 9:16 Septuagint adds the affliction of
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