1 Samuel 16:2

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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.

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1 Samuel 16:2 in Bible Translations

English Revised Version (ERV)

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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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in ASV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in DRB →

And Samuel said: How shall I go? for Saul will hear of it, and he will kill me. And the Lord said: Thou shalt take with thee a calf of the herd, and thou shalt say: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in DBT →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in WBT →

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul shall hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in WEB →

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in YLT →

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;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in AKJV →

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with you, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in WNT →

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1 Samuel 16:2 in Bible Translations

English Revised Version (ERV)

Primary

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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in 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.

American Standard Version (ASV)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in ASV →

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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in DRB →

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in DBT →

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.

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in WBT →

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul shall hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.

World English Bible (WEB)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in WEB →

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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in YLT →

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;

American King James Version (AKJV)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in AKJV →

And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with you, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in WNT →

Translation not available

Read 1 Samuel 16:2 in Other Translations

KJV ASV DRB DBT WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →