“And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; lest my father leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us.”
And when they were come to the land of Zuph, Saul said to his servant that was with him, Come, and let us return; for my father will leave caring for the asses, and take thought for us — Saul's concern shifts from finding the donkeys to concern for his father's worry about him and his servant. This shows a conscientious young man, mindful of familial relationships and the practical anxieties of his father. The phrase 'take thought for us' (yidaveg 'aleinu) reflects genuine affection and duty. Yet Saul's intention to abandon the search opens the way for the servant's suggestion to consult the man of God, demonstrating how even Saul's decision to stop seeking the lost leads him to what he did not know he was looking for.
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