Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 9:8

8 Púrén huídá Sǎoluó shuō , wǒ shǒu lǐ yǒu yínzi yī Shĕkèlè de sì fēn zhīyī , kĕyǐ sòng nà shén rén , qǐng tā zhǐshì wǒmen dāng zǒu de lù .

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 9:8 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 9:8

And the servant answered Saul again, and said
As he had answered him before, when Saul proposed to return home, by telling him there was an honourable man of God in the city near at hand, that might possibly be able to direct them which way they should go to find the asses: so he answers him again with respect to the present it was proper to carry with them, and what he had in his hands to make:

behold, I have here at hand the fourth part of a shekel of silver:
a "zuze" of silver, as the Targum, four of which made a shekel, about seven pence halfpenny of our money, and scarce so much:

that will I give to the man of God to tell us our way;
that they should go to find the asses: which he would give him very freely for that purpose: both Saul and his servant must entertain a mean opinion of prophets, and men of God, and especially of so great a man as Samuel, that he should be employed at any time in directing persons in such cases, and take money for so doing, and so small a gratuity as this before mentioned; though it seems as if, at some times, something of this kind was done by prophets, and men of God, which might be permitted to keep the people from going to diviners and soothsayers.

Sāmǔĕrjìshàng 9:8 In-Context

6 Púrén shuō , zhè chéng lǐ yǒu yī wèi shén rén , shì zhòngrén suǒ zūnzhòng de , fán tā suǒ shuō de quándōu yìngyàn . wǒmen bù rú wǎng Tānàli qù , huòzhĕ tā néng jiāng wǒmen dāng zǒu de lù zhǐshì wǒmen .

7 Sǎoluó duì púrén shuō , wǒmen ruò qù , yǒu shénme kĕyǐ sòng nà rén ne . wǒmen náng zhōng de shíwù dōu chī jǐn le , yĕ méiyǒu lǐwù kĕyǐ sòng nà shén rén , wǒmen hái yǒu shénme méiyǒu .

8 Púrén huídá Sǎoluó shuō , wǒ shǒu lǐ yǒu yínzi yī Shĕkèlè de sì fēn zhīyī , kĕyǐ sòng nà shén rén , qǐng tā zhǐshì wǒmen dāng zǒu de lù .

9 ( cóng qián Yǐsèliè zhōng , ruò yǒu rén qù wèn shén , jiù shuō , wǒmen wèn xiān jiàn qù ba . xiànzaì chēngwèi xiānzhī de , cóng qián chēngwèi xiān jiàn . )

10 Sǎoluó duì púrén shuō , nǐ shuō de shì , wǒmen kĕyǐ qù . yúshì tāmen wǎng shén rén suǒ zhù de chéng lǐ qù le .