1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:1-2

1And the LordH3068 saidH559 unto SamuelH8050, How long wilt thou mournH56 for SaulH7586, seeing I have rejectedH3988 him from reigningH4427 over IsraelH3478? fillH4390 thine hornH7161 with oilH8081, and goH3212, I will sendH7971 thee to JesseH3448 the Beth–lehemiteH1022: for I have providedH7200 me a kingH4428 among his sonsH1121.

2And SamuelH8050 saidH559, How can I goH3212? if SaulH7586 hearH8085 it, he will killH2026 me. And the LordH3068 saidH559, TakeH3947 an heiferH5697H1241 with theeH3027, and sayH559, I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to the LordH3068.1

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  1. 1. 1 Samuel 16:2 with thee: Heb. in thine hand ↩

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