1 Samuel 10:4
What does 1 Samuel 10:4 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 10:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949They will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from them.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.
Context
v.3Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:
v.4This passage
v.5After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying:
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 18:15
And they turned aside thither, and came to the house of the young man the Levite, even unto the house of Micah, and asked him of his welfare.
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