1 Samuel 16:2
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And 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, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.“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.’
In other translations
And 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, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.“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.’
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050אֵיךְ'eikhhow?H349אֵלֵךְ'elekhwill I goH1980וְשָׁמַעveshama'and he will hearH8085שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וַהֲרָגָנִי סvaharaganiand he will kill meH2026וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068עֶגְלַת'eglata heifer ofH5697בָּקָרbakarcattleH1241תִּקַּחtikachyou will takeH3947בְּיָדֶךָbeyadekhain hand yourH3027וְאָמַרְתָּve'amartaand you will sayH559לִזְבֹּחַlizboachto sacrificeH2076לַיהוָהlayahwehto YahwehH3068בָּאתִי׃batiI have comeH935
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