1 Samuel 16:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 16:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 16:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 16:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.””
1 Samuel 16:3 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. ”
1 Samuel 16:3 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do, and thou hast anointed to Me him of whom I speak unto thee.'”
1 Samuel 16:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 16:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. ”
1 Samuel 16:3 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 16:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And call Ishai to the sacrifice, and I will shewe thee what thou shalt doe, and thou shalt anoynt vnto me him whom I name vnto thee.”
1 Samuel 16:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 16:3 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?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:3 Mean?
1 Samuel 16:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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