1 Samuel 16:2

1 Samuel 16:2 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

2But 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.’

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

2But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

2But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears about it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer from the herd with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

2“How can I go?” Samuel asked. “Saul will hear of it and kill me!”
The Lord answered, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’

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American Standard Version (ASV)

2And 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.

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

2And Samuel sayde, Howe can I goe? for if Saul shall heare it, he will kill me. Then the Lord answered, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to doe sacrifice to the Lord.

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

2Samuel 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.’

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

2But Samuel said, “How can I go? Suppose Saul hears about it. Then he’ll kill me.”
The Lord said, “Take a young cow with you. Tell the elders of Bethlehem, ‘I’ve come to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.’

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

2Samuel said, ‘If I go to do that, people will tell Saul about it. Then he will kill me.’
The Lord said, ‘Take a calf with you. Tell the people that you have come to offer a sacrifice to the Lord.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

2And Samuel says, “How do I go? When Saul has heard, then he has slain me.” And YHWH says, “You take a heifer of the herd in your hand, and have said, I have come to sacrifice to YHWH;

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