²And 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, ^eI am come to sacrifice to the Lord.

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†Heb. in thine hand.
eSee ch. 9:12.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”

The Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Samuel asked, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!”

The Lord answered, “Take a young cow with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

NLTNew Living Translation

But Samuel asked, “How can I do that? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me.”

“Take a heifer with you,” the Lord replied, “and say that you have come to make a sacrifice to the Lord.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “You must take a heifer from the herd with you, and you must say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’