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1 Samuel 9:8
New King James Version
1 Samuel 9:8
New King James Version
8 And the servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have here at hand one-fourth of a shekel of silver. I will give that to the man of God, to tell us our way.”
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1 Samuel 9:8
King James Version
1 Samuel 9:8
King James Version
8 And the servant answered Saul again, and said, Behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver: that will I give to the man of God, to tell us our way.
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1 Samuel 9:8
New International Version
1 Samuel 9:8
New International Version
8 The servant answered him again. “Look,” he said, “I have a quarter of a shekel[a] of silver. I will give it to the man of God so that he will tell us what way to take.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:8 That is, about 1/10 ounce or about 3 grams
1 Samuel 9:8
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 9:8
New American Standard Bible
8 The servant answered Saul again and said, “Look, I have in my hand a fourth of a shekel of silver; I will give it to the man of God and he will (A)tell us our way.”
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1 Samuel 9:8
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 9:8
English Standard Version
8 The servant answered Saul again, “Here, I have with me a quarter of a shekel[a] of silver, and I will give it to the man of God to tell us our way.”
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- 1 Samuel 9:8 A shekel was about 2/5 ounce or 11 grams
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