• 1 Samuel 9:16
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 16 “Tomorrow about this time, I will send to you a man from the land of Benjamin.+ You must anoint him as leader over my people Israel,+ and he will save my people from the hand of the Phi·lisʹtines. For I have seen the affliction of my people, and their outcry has reached me.”+

  • 1 Samuel 9:16
    The Bible in Living English

    • 16 “At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the Benjamites’ country, and you shall anoint him warden over my people Israel, to save my people out of the hands of the Philistines; for I have seen the wretched state of my people; for their outcry has reached me.”

  • 1 Samuel 9:16
    American Standard Version

    • 16 To-morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be prince over my people Israel; and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.

  • 1 Samuel 9:16
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 16 About this time to-morrow will I send unto thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, whom thou shalt anoint to be leader over my people Israel, and he shall save my people out of the hand of the Philistines,—for I have looked upon the oppression, because their outcry hath come in unto me.

  • 1 Samuel 9:16
    King James Version

    • 16 To morrow about this time I will send thee a man out of the land of Benjamin, and thou shalt anoint him to be captain over my people Israel, that he may save my people out of the hand of the Philistines: for I have looked upon my people, because their cry is come unto me.