1 Samuel 9:11

Modern

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?”

Traditional

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?

Literal

They were going up on the ascent of the city, and they met young women going out to draw water and said to them, “Is there the seer in this place?”

Latin

Cumque ascenderent clivum civitatis, invenerunt puellas egredientes ad hauriendam aquam, et dixerunt eis: Num hic est videns?

Hebrew

English

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?”

Saul became powerful through three main events:

Theme notes and profiles

Genesis 24:11
As evening approached, he made the camels kneel down near the well outside the town at the time when the women went out to draw water.
Exodus 2:16
Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father’s flock.
Judges 5:11
…the voices of the singers at the watering places. There they shall recount the righteous acts of the LORD, the righteous deeds of His villagers in Israel. Then the people of the LORD went down to the gates:
Genesis 24:18–20
“Drink, my lord,” she replied, and she quickly lowered her jar to her hands and gave him a drink.