1 Samuel 9:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
One day the donkeys of Saul’s father Kish wandered off, and Kish said to his son Saul, “Take one of the servants and go look for the donkeys.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the asses of Kish, father of Saul, are lost, and Kish saith unto Saul his son, ‘Take, I pray thee, with thee, one of the young men, and rise, go, seek the asses.’

King James Bible
And the asses of Kish Saul's father were lost. And Kish said to Saul his son, Take now one of the servants with thee, and arise, go seek the asses.

Hebrew
One day the donkeys
הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת (hā·’ă·ṯō·nō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 860: A female donkey

of Saul’s
שָׁא֑וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

father
אֲבִ֣י (’ă·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1: Father

Kish
לְקִ֖ישׁ (lə·qîš)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites

wandered off.
וַתֹּאבַ֙דְנָה֙ (wat·tō·ḇaḏ·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

So Kish
קִ֜ישׁ (qîš)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7027: Kish -- father of Saul, also the name of several other Israelites

said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

his son
בְּנ֗וֹ (bə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

Saul,
שָׁא֣וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

“Take
קַח־ (qaḥ-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

one
אַחַ֣ד (’a·ḥaḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

of the servants
מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים (mê·han·nə·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

and go
לֵ֔ךְ (lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

look for
בַּקֵּ֖שׁ (baq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

the donkeys.”
הָאֲתֹנֹֽת׃ (hā·’ă·ṯō·nōṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 860: A female donkey

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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