1 Samuel 16:2
1 Samuel 16:2-3 The Message (MSG)
“I can’t do that,” said Samuel. “Saul will hear about it and kill me.” GOD said, “Take a heifer with you and announce, ‘I’ve come to lead you in worship of GOD, with this heifer as a sacrifice.’ Make sure Jesse gets invited. I’ll let you know what to do next. I’ll point out the one you are to anoint.”
1 Samuel 16:2 King James Version (KJV)
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.
1 Samuel 16:2 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
But Samuel said, “How can I go? When Saul hears of it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
1 Samuel 16:2 New Century Version (NCV)
But Samuel said, “If I go, Saul will hear the news and will try to kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a young calf with you. Say, ‘I have come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD.’
1 Samuel 16:2 American Standard Version (ASV)
And 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.
1 Samuel 16:2 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
But 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.”
1 Samuel 16:2 New King James Version (NKJV)
And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” But the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’
1 Samuel 16:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
But 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.’