David Takes the Consecrated Bread
1 Samuel 21:3
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Now then, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found.”
- KJV
- Now therefore what is under thine hand? give me five loaves of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.present: Heb. found
- WEB
- Now therefore what is under your hand? Please give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever is available.”
- ASV
- Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.
- LSV
- And now, what is there under your hand? Give five loaves into my hand, or that which is found.”
- YLT
- and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.'
- DBY
- And now what is under thy hand? give me five loaves in my hand, or what may be found.
- DRC
- Now therefore if thou have any thing at hand, though it were but five loaves, give me, or whatsoever thou canst find.
- GNV
- Nowe therefore if thou hast ought vnder thine hande, giue me fiue cakes of bread, or what commeth to hand.
- JPS21:4
- Now therefore what is under thy hand? five loaves of bread? give them in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.'
- LXXE21:4
- And now if there are under thy hand five loaves, give into my hand what is ready.
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Original-language editions
- WLC21:4
- וְעַתָּ֗ה מַה־יֵּ֧שׁ תַּֽחַת־יָדְךָ֛ חֲמִשָּׁה־לֶ֖חֶם תְּנָ֣ה בְיָדִ֑י א֖וֹ הַנִּמְצָֽא׃KJV:1Sam.21.3
- LXX-Br21:4
- Καὶ νῦν εἰ εἰσὶν ὑπὸ τὴν χεῖρά σου πέντε ἄρτοι, δὸς εἰς χεῖρά μου τὸ εὑρεθέν.
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Cross-references most cited first
- 1 Samuel 21:4“There is no common bread on hand,” the priest replied, “but there is some consecrated bread—provided that the young men have kept themselves from women.”
- Judges 9:29If only this people were under my authority, I would remove Abimelech; I would say to him, ‘Muster your army and come out!’”
- Isaiah 3:6A man will seize his brother within his father’s house: “You have a cloak—you be our leader! Take charge of this heap of rubble.”
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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 21:4 in some Bibles
- 21:3 in most Bibles