1 Samuel 9:11
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And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?

Genesis 24:11,18-20 And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said: . . .

Exodus 2:16 And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks.

Judges 5:11 Where the chariots were dashed together, and the army of the enemies was choked, there let the justices of the Lord be rehearsed, and his clemency towards the brave men of Israel: then the people of the Lord went down to the gates, and obtained the sovereignty.

Context
Saul Chosen as King
10And Saul said to his servant: Thy word is very good, come let us go. And they went into the city, where the man of God was. 11And when they went up the ascent to the city, they found maids coming out to draw water, and they said to them: Is the seer here?12They answered and said to them: He is: behold he is before you, make haste now: for he came to day into the city, for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place.…
Cross References
Genesis 24:11
And when he had made the camels lie down without the town, near a well of water, in the evening, at the time when women are wont to come out to draw water, he said:

Genesis 24:15
He had not yet ended these words within himself, and behold Rebecca came out, the daughter of Bathuel, son of Melcha, wife to Nachor the brother of Abraham, having a pitcher on her shoulder:

Genesis 29:8
They answered: We cannot, till all the cattle be gathered together, and we remove the stone from the well's mouth, that we may water the flocks.

Genesis 29:9
They were yet speaking, and behold Rachel came with her father's sheep; for she fed the flock.

Exodus 2:16
And the priest of Madian had seven daughters, who came to draw water: and when the troughs were filled, desired to water their father's flocks.

1 Samuel 9:10
And Saul said to his servant: Thy word is very good, come let us go. And they went into the city, where the man of God was.

Lexicon
And as they
הֵ֗מָּה (hêm·māh)
Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

were climbing
עֹלִים֙ (‘ō·lîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

the hill
בְּמַעֲלֵ֣ה (bə·ma·‘ă·lêh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4608: An elevation, acclivity, platform, a rise, priority

to the city,
הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

they
וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ (wə·hêm·māh)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1992: They

met
מָצְא֣וּ (mā·ṣə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

some young women
נְעָר֔וֹת (nə·‘ā·rō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 5291: A girl, maiden

coming out
יֹצְא֖וֹת (yō·ṣə·’ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

to draw
לִשְׁאֹ֣ב (liš·’ōḇ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7579: To bale up water

water
מָ֑יִם (mā·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen

and asked,
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Is
הֲיֵ֥שׁ (hă·yêš)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

the seer here?”
הָרֹאֶֽה׃ (hā·rō·’eh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7203: A seer, a vision


Additional Translations
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?”And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?

As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

As they went up the ascent to the city, they find damsels come out to draw water, and they say to them, Is the seer here?

As they went up the ascent to the city, they met maidens going forth to draw water; and they said to them, Is the seer here?

As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said unto them, Is the seer here?

And as they went up the hill to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, Is the seer here?

As they went up the ascent to the city, they found young maidens going out to draw water, and said to them, "Is the seer here?"

They are going up in the ascent of the city, and have found young women going out to draw water, and say to them, 'Is the seer in this place?'
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