Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow Saul’s uncle asked him and his servant, “Where did you go?” “To look for the donkeys,” Saul replied. “When we saw they were not to be found, we went to Samuel.” Young's Literal Translation and the uncle of Saul saith unto him, and unto his young man, ‘Whither went ye?’ and he saith, ‘To seek the asses; and we see that they are not, and we come in unto Samuel.’ King James Bible And Saul's uncle said unto him and to his servant, Whither went ye? And he said, To seek the asses: and when we saw that [they were] no where, we came to Samuel. Hebrew Now Saul'sשָׁא֥וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites uncle דּ֨וֹד (dō·wḏ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1730: To love, a love-token, lover, friend, an uncle asked him וַיֹּאמֶר֩ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say and his servant, נַעֲר֖וֹ (na·‘ă·rōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer “Where אָ֣ן (’ān) Interrogative Strong's 575: Where?, whither?, when?, hither and thither did you go?” הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם (hă·laḵ·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk “To look for לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ (lə·ḇaq·qêš) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after the donkeys,” הָ֣אֲתֹנ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 860: A female donkey Saul replied. וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “When we saw וַנִּרְאֶ֣ה (wan·nir·’eh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 7200: To see they were not to be found, אַ֔יִן (’a·yin) Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle we went וַנָּב֖וֹא (wan·nā·ḇō·w) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֵלָ֛יו (’ê·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Samuel.” שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃ (šə·mū·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 8050: Samuel -- 'name of God', a prophet of Israel |