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1 Samuel 15:13–14

13 Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “aBlessed are you of the Lord! I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

14 But Samuel said, “aWhat then is this 1bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the 1lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

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1 Samuel 15:13–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

13 When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”

14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — English Standard Version (ESV)

13 And Samuel came to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed be you to the Lord. I have performed the commandment of the Lord.” 14 And Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the oxen that I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the Lord: I have performed the commandment of the Lord. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

13 When Samuel finally found him, Saul greeted him cheerfully. “May the Lord bless you,” he said. “I have carried out the Lord’s command!”

14 “Then what is all the bleating of sheep and goats and the lowing of cattle I hear?” Samuel demanded.

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

13 Then Samuel went to Saul, and Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord! I have performed the commandment of the Lord.”

14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you! I have obeyed the Lord’s commands.”

14 But Samuel said, “Then why do I hear cattle mooing and sheep bleating?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of Jehovah: I have performed the commandment of Jehovah. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

13 And Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, Blessed art thou of Jehovah: I have fulfilled the word of Jehovah. 14 And Samuel said, What means then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear?

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

13 Samuel came to Saul, who said, “The Lord bless you. I carried out the Lord’s instructions.” 

14 However, Samuel asked, 

“But what is this sound of sheep in my ears 

and this sound of cows that I hear?” 

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

13 When Samuel came to him, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you. I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.”

14 Samuel replied, “Then what is this sound of sheep and cattle I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by the Lord; I have carried out the command of the Lord.” 14 But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears, and the lowing of cattle that I hear?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

13 When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by Yahweh! I have kept the word of Yahweh.” 14 But Samuel said, “Then what is this bleating of the sheep that I hear in my ears and the lowing of the cattle that I am hearing?”

1 Samuel 15:13–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

13 When Samuel got there, Saul said, “May the Lord bless you. I’ve done what he directed me to do.”

14 But Samuel said, “Then why do I hear the baaing of sheep? Why do I hear the mooing of cattle?”


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