Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 10:12
American Standard Version
And one of the same place answered and said, And who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Amplified® Bible
One from that same place answered, But who is the father of the others? So it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Contemporary English Version
"Why not?" one of them answered. "Saul has as much right to be a prophet as anyone else!" That's why everyone started saying, "How can Saul be a prophet?"
Darby English Version
And a man of that place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
Good News Bible
A man who lived there asked, "How about these other prophets---who do you think their fathers are?" This is how the saying originated, "Has even Saul become a prophet?"
King James Version
And one of the same place answered and said, But who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb, Is Saul also among the prophets?
New American Standard Bible
A man there said, "Now, who is their father? Therefore it became a proverb: "Is Saul also among the prophets?""
New International Version
A man who lived there answered, "And who is their father?" So it became a saying: "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
New King James Version
Then a man from there answered and said, “But who is their father?” Therefore it became a proverb: “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
A man there said, "Now, who do they claim as their father?" Therefore it became a proverb: "Has Saul also come among the prophets?"
Revised Standard Version
And a man of the place answered, "And who is their father?" Therefore it became a proverb, "Is Saul also among the prophets?"
Young's Literal Translation
And a man thence answereth and saith, `And who `is' their father?' therefore it hath been for a simile, `Is Saul also among the prophets?'