1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:2-5

2And SamuelH8050 saidH559, How can I goH3212? if SaulH7586 hearH8085 it, he will killH2026 me. And YhwhH3068 saidH559, TakeH3947 an heiferH5697H1241 with theeH3027, and sayH559, I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to YhwhH3068.1

3And callH7121 JesseH3448 to the sacrificeH2077, and I will shewH3045 thee what thou shalt doH6213: and thou shalt anointH4886 unto me him whom I nameH559 unto thee.

4And SamuelH8050 didH6213 that which YhwhH3068 spakeH1696, and cameH935 to Beth–lehemH1035. And the eldersH2205 of the townH5892 trembledH2729 at his comingH7125, and saidH559, ComestH935 thou peaceablyH7965?2

5And he saidH559, PeaceablyH7965: I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 unto YhwhH3068: sanctifyH6942 yourselves, and comeH935 with me to the sacrificeH2077. And he sanctifiedH6942 JesseH3448 and his sonsH1121, and calledH7121 them to the sacrificeH2077.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 16:2 with thee: Heb. in thine hand. ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 16:4 coming: Heb. meeting. ↩

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16

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