1 Samuel 21:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.”

1 Samuel 21:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 21:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 21:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now therefore what is under your hand? Please give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever is available.””

1 Samuel 21:3 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 21:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present. ”

1 Samuel 21:3 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 21:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.'”

1 Samuel 21:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And now what is under thy hand? give me five loaves in my hand, or what may be found. ”

1 Samuel 21:3 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 21:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe therefore if thou hast ought vnder thine hande, giue me fiue cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.”

1 Samuel 21:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 21:3 in Context — 1 Samuel 21

1 Then came David to Nob to Ahimelech the priest: and Ahimelech was afraid at the meeting of David, and said unto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee?

2 And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

3 Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.

4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

5 And David answered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel.

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What Does 1 Samuel 21:3 Mean?

1 Samuel 21:3 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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