1 Samuel 16:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.”
1 Samuel 16:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 16:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 16:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’”
1 Samuel 16:2 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 16:2 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Samuel saith, `How do I go? when Saul hath heard, then he hath slain me.' And Jehovah saith, `A heifer of the herd thou dost take in thy hand, and hast said, To sacrifice to Jehovah I have come;”
1 Samuel 16:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 16:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Samuel said, How shall I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 16:2 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 16:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Samuel sayde, Howe can I goe? for if Saul shall heare it, he will kill me. Then the Lord answered, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to doe sacrifice to the Lord.”
1 Samuel 16:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 16:2 in Context — 1 Samuel 16
1 And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth–lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth–lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:2 Mean?
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