9:6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. 1 Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.” 2
1 Samuel 9:8
9:8 The servant went on to answer Saul, “Look, I happen to have in my hand a quarter shekel 3 of silver. I will give it to the man of God and he will tell us where we should go.” 4
1 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.
2 tnHeb “our way on which we have gone.”
3 snA quarter shekel of silver would weigh about a tenth of an ounce (about 3 grams).