1 Samuel 9:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
(Formerlyלְפָנִ֣ים
(le·fa·nim)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
in Israel,בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(be·yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
when a manהָאִישׁ֙
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
wentבְּלֶכְתֹּו֙
(be·lech·tov)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to inquireלִדְרֹ֣ושׁ
(lid·ro·vsh)
1875: to resort to, seeka prim. root
of God,אֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
he used to say,אָמַ֤ר
(a·mar)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Come,לְכ֥וּ
(le·chu)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
and let us goוְנֵלְכָ֖ה
(ve·ne·le·chah)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to the seer";הָרֹאֶ֑ה
(ha·ro·'eh;)
7203a: a seerfrom raah
for [he who is called] a prophetלַנָּבִיא֙
(lan·na·vi)
5030: a spokesman, speaker, prophetfrom an unused word
nowהַיֹּ֔ום
(hai·yo·vm,)
3117: daya prim. root
was formerlyלְפָנִ֖ים
(le·fa·nim)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
calledיִקָּרֵ֥א
(yik·ka·re)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
a seer.)הָרֹאֶֽה׃
(ha·ro·'eh.)
7203a: a seerfrom raah


















KJV Lexicon
Beforetime
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
when a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
went
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to enquire
darash  (daw-rash')
to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
of God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
thus he spake
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Come
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
and let us go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
to the seer
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
for he that is now
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
called a Prophet
nabiy'  (naw-bee')
a prophet or (generally) inspired man -- prophecy, that prophesy, prophet.
was beforetime
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
a Seer
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he used to say, "Come, and let us go to the seer"; for he who is called a prophet now was formerly called a seer.)

King James Bible
(Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Formerly in Israel, a man who was going to inquire of God would say, "Come, let's go to the seer," for the prophet of today was formerly called the seer.

International Standard Version
(Previously in Israel, a person would say when he went to inquire of God, "Come on! Let's go to the seer!" because the person known as a prophet today was formerly called a seer.)

NET Bible
(Now it used to be in Israel that whenever someone went to inquire of God he would say, "Come on, let's go to the seer." For today's prophet used to be called a seer.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation
(Formerly in Israel, when a person went to ask God [a question], he would say, "Come, let's go to the seer," because a person we now call a prophet used to be called a seer.)

King James 2000 Bible
(Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, thus he spoke, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was formerly called a Seer.)
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