1 Samuel 15:14
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
In other versions
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
ASV
And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?
BBE
And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear?
DBY
Samuel said, What means then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
WEB
And Samuel saith, `And what `is' the noise of this flock in mine ears -- and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'
YLT
And Samuel said, What means then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
ENG
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
WBT
But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
BSB
In context
12And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
13And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
14And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
15And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
Cross-references
People in this verse
- Samuel