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BSB § Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.

OEB No OEB 1CH book available

WEB “Now therefore, you shall tell my servant David, ‘Yahweh of Armies says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel.

WMB “Now therefore, you shall tell my servant David, ‘The LORD of Hosts says, “I took you from the sheep pen, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel.

NET “So now, say this to my servant David: ‘This is what the Lord who commands armies says: “I took you from the pasture and from your work as a shepherd to make you a leader of my people Israel.

LSV And now, thus you say to My servant, to David, Thus said YHWH of Hosts: I have taken you from the habitation, from after the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel,

FBV So then, go and tell my servant David this is what the Lord Almighty says. It was me who took you from the fields, from looking after sheep, to become a leader of my people Israel.

T4T Therefore, this is what you should say to my servant David: ‘I, the Almighty Commander of the armies of angels, took you from a pasture where you were taking care of sheep, and I appointed you to be the ruler of my Israeli people.

LEB So now, thus you shall say to my servant David, ‘Thus says Yahweh of hosts, “I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, to be leader over my people Israel,

BBE So now, say to my servant David, The Lord of armies says, I took you from the fields, from keeping sheep, so that you might be a ruler over my people Israel;

MOF No MOF 1CH book available

JPS Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto My servant David: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over My people Israel;

ASV Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:

DRA Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David: Thus saith the Lord of hosts: I took thee from the pastures, from following the flock, that thou shouldst be ruler of my people Israel.

YLT 'And now, thus dost thou say to My servant, to David, Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, I have taken thee from the habitation, from after the sheep, to be leader over My people Israel,

DBY And now, thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: I took thee from the pasture-grounds, from following the sheep, to be prince over my people Israel;

RV Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be prince over my people Israel:

WBS Now therefore thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheep-cote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldst be ruler over my people Israel:

KJB Now therefore thus shalt thou say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou shouldest be ruler over my people Israel:[fn]
  (Now therefore thus shalt thou/you say unto my servant David, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, I took thee from the sheepcote, even from following the sheep, that thou/you should be ruler over my people Israel:)

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BB Nowe therfore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruaunt Dauid, thus sayth the Lorde of hoastes: I toke thee from the sheepe coate, and from folowing the sheepe, that thou shouldest be captayne ouer my people Israel:
  (Now therefore thus shalt thou/you say unto my servant Dauid, thus saith/says the Lord of hoastes: I took thee from the sheep coate, and from following the sheep, that thou/you should be captayne over my people Israel:)

GNV Nowe therefore thus shalt thou say vnto my seruant Dauid, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I tooke thee from the sheepecoat and from following the sheepe, that thou shouldest bee a prince ouer my people Israel.
  (Now therefore thus shalt thou/you say unto my servant Dauid, Thus saith the Lord of hostes, I took thee from the sheepecoat and from following the sheep, that thou/you should be a prince over my people Israel. )

CB So shalt thou speake now vnto my seruaunt Dauid: Thus sayeth the LORDE Zebaoth: I toke the from the pasture behynde the shepe, that thou shuldest be the prynce ouer my people,
  (So shalt thou/you speak now unto my servant Dauid: Thus sayeth the LORD Zebaoth: I took the from the pasture behind the sheep, that thou/you shuldest be the prynce over my people,)

WYC Now therfor thou schalt speke thus to my seruaunt Dauid, The Lord of oostis seith these thingis, Y took thee, whanne thou suedist the floc in the lesewis, that thou schuldist be duyk on my puple Israel;
  (Now therefore thou/you shalt speke thus to my servant Dauid, The Lord of oostis saith/says these things, I took thee, when thou/you suedist the floc in the lesewis, that thou/you should be duyk on my people Israel;)

LUT So sprich nun also zu meinem Knechte David: So spricht der HErr Zebaoth: Ich habe dich genommen von der Weide hinter den Schafen, daß du solltest sein ein Fürst über mein Volk Israel;
  (So sprich now also to my Knechte David: So spricht the LORD Zebaoth: I have you/yourself genommen from the Weide hinter the Schafen, that you solltest his a Fürst above my people Israel;)

CLV Nunc itaque sic loqueris ad servum meum David: Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ego tuli te, cum in pascuis sequereris gregem, ut esses dux populi mei Israël:
  (Nunc therefore so loqueris to servum mine David: Hæc dicit Master exercituum: I tuli you(sg), when/with in pascuis sequereris gregem, as esses dux populi my/mine Israël: )

BRN And now thus shalt thou say to my servant David, Thus saith the Lord Almighty, I took thee from the sheepfold, from following the flocks, to be a ruler over my people Israel:

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν οὕτως ἐρεῖς τῷ δούλῳ μου Δαυὶδ, τάδε λέγει Κύριος παντοκράτωρ, ἐγὼ ἔλαβον σε ἐκ τῆς μάνδρας ἐξόπισθεν τῶν ποιμνίων τοῦ εἶναι εἰς ἡγούμενον ἐπὶ τὸν λαόν μου Ἰσραήλ·
  (Kai nun houtōs ereis tōi doulōi mou Dawid, tade legei Kurios pantokratōr, egō elabon se ek taʸs mandras exopisthen tōn poimniōn tou einai eis haʸgoumenon epi ton laon mou Israaʸl; )