1 Samuel 15:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”
1 Samuel 15:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 15:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 15:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?””
1 Samuel 15:14 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 15:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear? ”
1 Samuel 15:14 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 15:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel saith, `And what <FI>is<Fi> the noise of this flock in mine ears--and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'”
1 Samuel 15:14 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 15:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear? ”
1 Samuel 15:14 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 15:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But Samuel saide, What meaneth then the bleating of the sheepe in mine eares, and the lowing of the oxen which I heare?”
1 Samuel 15:14 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 15:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 15
12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord.
14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the Lord hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
What Does 1 Samuel 15:14 Mean?
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