1 Samuel 9:12
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They 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.

sacrifice.

1 Samuel 16:2 And Samuel said: How shall I go? for Saul will hear of it, and he will kill me. And the Lord said: Thou shalt take with thee a calf of the herd, and thou shalt say: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Genesis 31:54 And after he had offered sacrifices in the mountain, he called his brethren to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there:

Deuteronomy 12:6,7 And you shall offer in that place your holocausts and victims, the tithes and firstfruits of your hands and your vows and gifts, the firstborn of your herds and your sheep. . . .

1 Corinthians 5:7,8 Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as you are unleavened. For Christ our pasch is sacrificed. . . .

the high place

1 Kings 3:2-4 But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: for there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day. . . .

1 Chronicles 16:39 And Sadoc the priest, and his brethren priests, before the tabernacle of the Lord in the high place, which was in Gabaon.

Context
Saul Chosen as King
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.13As soon as you come into the city, you shall immediately find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat till he come; because he blesseth the victim, and afterwards they eat that are invited. Now, therefore, go up, for to day you shall find him.…
Cross References
Genesis 31:54
And after he had offered sacrifices in the mountain, he called his brethren to eat bread. And when they had eaten, they lodged there:

Numbers 28:11
And on the first day of the month you shall offer a holocaust to the Lord, two calves of the herd, one ram, and seven lambs of a year old, without blemish,

1 Samuel 2:35
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed.

1 Samuel 7:17
And he returned to Ramatha: for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord.

1 Samuel 10:5
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall be prophesying.

1 Samuel 20:6
If thy father look and inquire for me, thou shalt answer him: David asked me that he might run to Bethlehem, his own city: because there are solemn sacrifices there for all of his tribe.

1 Kings 3:2
But yet the people sacrificed in the high places: for there was no temple built to the name of the Lord until that day.

Lexicon
“Yes,
הִנֵּ֣ה (hin·nêh)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 2009: Lo! behold!

he is
יֵּ֖שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

ahead of you,”
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā)
Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6440: The face

they answered.
וַתַּעֲנֶ֧ינָה (wat·ta·‘ă·ne·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6030: To answer, respond

“Hurry
מַהֵ֣ר ׀ (ma·hêr)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly

now,
עַתָּ֗ה (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

today
הַיּוֹם֙ (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

he has come
בָּ֣א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

to the city
לָעִ֔יר (lā·‘îr)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5892: Excitement

because
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

the people have
לָעָ֖ם (lā·‘ām)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

a sacrifice
זֶ֧בַח (ze·ḇaḥ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 2077: A slaughter, the flesh of an animal, a sacrifice

on the high place.
בַּבָּמָֽה׃ (bab·bā·māh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1116: An elevation


Additional Translations
“Yes, he is ahead of you,” they answered. “Hurry now, for today he has come to the city because the people have a sacrifice on the high place.And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to day in the high place:

And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come to-day into the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place:

And the virgins answered them, and they say to them, He is: behold, he is before you: now he is coming to the city, because of the day, for to-day there is a sacrifice for the people in Bama.

And they answered them and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for the people have a sacrifice to-day in the high place.

And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before thee: make haste now, for he is come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place:

And they answered them, and said, He is; behold, he is before you: make haste now, for he came to-day to the city; for there is a sacrifice of the people to-day in the high place:

They answered them, and said, "He is. Behold, he is before you. Hurry now, for he has come today into the city; for the people have a sacrifice today in the high place.

And they answer them and say, 'He is; lo, before thee! haste, now, for to-day he hath come in to the city, for the people hath a stated sacrifice in a high place.
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