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Parallel 1SA 16:1

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BI 1Sa 16:1 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Then Yahweh spoke to Shemuel, “How long are you going to keep mourning for Sha’ul for, when I myself have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I’ll send you to Yishay (Jesse) from Bethlehem, because I’ve seen one of his sons who’d make a good king for me.”

OET-LVand_he/it_said YHWH to Shəʼēl until when [are]_you mourning to Shāʼūl and_I rejected_him from_king over Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) fill horn_your oil and_go send_you to Yishay/(Jesse) house_of wwww if/because I_have_seen in/on/at/with_sons_his to_me a_king.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל עַד־מָתַי֙ אַתָּה֙ מִתְאַבֵּ֣ל אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל וַ⁠אֲנִ֣י מְאַסְתִּ֔י⁠ו מִ⁠מְּלֹ֖ךְ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מַלֵּ֨א קַרְנְ⁠ךָ֜ שֶׁ֗מֶן וְ⁠לֵ֤ךְ אֶֽשְׁלָחֲ⁠ךָ֙ אֶל־יִשַׁ֣י בֵּֽית־הַלַּחְמִ֔י כִּֽי־רָאִ֧יתִי בְּ⁠בָנָ֛י⁠ו לִ֖⁠י מֶֽלֶךְ׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer yhwh ʼel-shəmūʼēl ˊad-mātay ʼattāh mitʼabēl ʼel-shāʼūl va⁠ʼₐniy məʼaştiy⁠v mi⁠mməlok ˊal-yisrāʼēl mallēʼ qarnə⁠kā shemen və⁠lēk ʼeshlāḩₐ⁠kā ʼel-yishay bēyt-hallaḩmiy kiy-rāʼitī bə⁠ⱱānāy⁠v li⁠y melek.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε Κύριος πρὸς Σαμουήλ, ἕως πότε σὺ πενθεῖς ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ, κᾀγω ἐξουδένωκα αὐτὸν, μὴ βασιλεύειν ἐπὶ Ἰσραήλ; πλῆσον τὸ κέρας σου ἐλαίου, καὶ δεῦρο ἀποστείλω σε πρὸς Ἰεσσαὶ ἕως Βηθλεὲμ, ὅτι ἑώρακα ἐν τοῖς υἱοῖς αὐτοῦ ἐμοὶ βασιλέα.
   (Kai eipe Kurios pros Samouaʸl, heōs pote su pentheis epi Saʼoul, kagō exoudenōka auton, maʸ basileuein epi Israaʸl; plaʸson to keras sou elaiou, kai deuro aposteilō se pros Iessai heōs Baʸthleem, hoti heōraka en tois huiois autou emoi basilea. )

BrTrAnd the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessæ, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me.

ULTAnd Yahweh said to Samuel, “Until when will you be mourning for Saul, while I myself have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have seen among his sons a king for me.”

USTFinally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not keep feeling sad about what he has done. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king of Israel.”

BSB  § Now the LORD said to Samuel, “How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself.”


OEBThe Lord said to Samuel, ‘How long will you grieve over Saul, when I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen for myself a king among his sons.’

WEBBEThe LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself amongst his sons.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETThe Lord said to Samuel, “How long do you intend to mourn for Saul? I have rejected him as king over Israel. Fill your horn with olive oil and go! I am sending you to Jesse in Bethlehem, for I have selected a king for myself from among his sons.”

LSVAnd YHWH says to Samuel, “Until when are you mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go, I send you to Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons a king for Myself.”

FBVThe Lord asked Samuel, “How long are you going to continue to mourn over Saul because I have rejected him as king of Israel? Fill your flask[fn] with olive oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have chosen a king for myself from among his sons.”


16:1 “Flask”: literally, “horn.”

T4TFinally, Yahweh said to Samuel, “I have decided that I will not allow Saul to continue to be the king. So you should not [RHQ] keep feeling sad about what he has done. Put some olive oil in a small container and go to Bethlehem to anoint someone with the oil, and appoint him to be king. I am sending you there to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be the king of Israel.”

LEBThen Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long[fn] will you mourn about Saul? I have rejected him from being king over Israel! Fill up your horn with oil and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have chosen a king for myself among his sons.”


16:1 Literally “Until when”

BBEAnd the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you go on sorrowing for Saul, seeing that I have put him from his place as king over Israel? Take oil in your vessel and go; I will send you to Jesse, the Beth-lehemite: for I have got a king for myself among his sons.

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPSAnd the LORD said unto Samuel: 'How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided Me a king among his sons.'

ASVAnd Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

DRAAnd the Lord said to Samuel. How It long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and come, that I may send thee to Isai the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

YLTAnd Jehovah saith unto Samuel, 'Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king.

DrbyAnd Jehovah said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

RVAnd the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

WbstrAnd the LORD said to Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.

KJB-1769And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
   (And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt/will thou/you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine/your horn with oil, and go, I will send thee/you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. )

KJB-1611¶ And the LORD said vnto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourne for Saul, seeing I haue reiected him from reigning ouer Israel? Fill thine horne with oile, and goe, I will send thee to Iesse the Bethlehemite: for I haue prouided mee a King among his sonnes.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

BshpsThe Lorde sayd vnto Samuel: Howe long wilt thou mourne for Saul, seing I haue cast him away from raigning ouer Israel? Fill thyne horne with oyntment, and come, that I may send thee to Isai the Bethlemite: for I haue prouided me a king among his sonnes.
   (The Lord said unto Samuel: How long wilt/will thou/you mourn for Saul, seeing I have cast him away from raigning over Israel? Fill thine/your horn with ointment, and come, that I may send thee/you to Isai the Bethlemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.)

GnvaThe Lord then saide vnto Samuel, Howe long wilt thou mourne for Saul, seeing I haue cast him away from reigning ouer Israel? fill thine horne with oyle and come, I will sende thee to Ishai the Bethlehemite: for I haue prouided mee a King among his sonnes.
   (The Lord then said unto Samuel, How long wilt/will thou/you mourn for Saul, seeing I have cast him away from reigning over Israel? fill thine/your horn with oil and come, I will send thee/you to Ishai the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a King among his sons. )

CvdlAnd ye LORDE sayde vnto Samuel: How longe mournest thou for Saul, whom I haue refused, that he shulde not be kynge ouer Israel? Fyll thine horne with oyle, go thy waye, I wyll sende the to Isai the Bethleemite: for amonge his sonnes haue I prouyded me a kynge.
   (And ye/you_all LORD said unto Samuel: How long mournest thou/you for Saul, whom I have refused, that he should not be king over Israel? Fyll thine/your horn with oil, go thy/your way, I will send the to Isai the Bethleemite: for among his sons have I provided me a king.)

WyclAnd the Lord seide to Samuel, Hou long biweilist thou Saul, sithen Y castide hym awey, that he regne not on Israel; fille thin horn with oile, and come, that Y sende thee to Ysay of Bethleem; for among hise sones Y haue purueide a king to me.
   (And the Lord said to Samuel, How long biweilist thou/you Saul, since I castide him away, that he reign not on Israel; fill thin horn with oil, and come, that I send thee/you to Ysay of Bethleem; for among his sons I have provided a king to me.)

LuthUnd der HErr sprach zu Samuel: Wie lange trägst du Leid um Saul, den ich verworfen habe, daß er nicht König sei über Israel? Fülle dein Horn mit Öl und gehe hin, ich will dich senden zu dem Bethlehemiter Isai; denn unter seinen Söhnen habe ich mir einen König ersehen.
   (And the/of_the LORD spoke to Samuel: How long bear/carry you sorrow around/by/for Saul, the I verworfen have, that he not king be above Israel? Fülle your Horn with Öl and go there, I will you/yourself send to to_him Bethlehemiter Isai; because under his sonsn have I to_me a king ersehen.)

ClVgDixitque Dominus ad Samuelem: Usquequo tu luges Saul, cum ego projecerim eum ne regnet super Israël? Imple cornu tuum oleo, et veni, ut mittam te ad Isai Bethlehemitem: providi enim in filiis ejus mihi regem.
   (And_he_said Master to Samuelem: Usquequo you luges Saul, when/with I proyecerim him not regnet over Israel? Imple cornu your oleo, and veni, as mittam you(sg) to Isai Bethlehemitem: providi because in childrens his to_me regem. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

16:1 mourned long enough: See study note on 15:35.
• Bethlehem was about five miles south of Jerusalem. It was later known as the City of David (Luke 2:11) and the birthplace of Jesus.
• Jesse was the grandson of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth 4:22).
• I have selected: This Hebrew verb implies that God had seen one of [Jesse’s] sons and based his choice on what he saw. God, the eternal king, knows better than the people of Israel how to choose a good king to serve the nation, and he provided a replacement for Saul who would lead Israel well.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Shəmūʼēl until when(q) you(ms) mourn to/towards Shāʼūl and,I rejected,him from,king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael fill horn,your oil and,go send,you to/towards Yishay/(Jesse) house_of הַלַּחְמִי that/for/because/then/when chosen in/on/at/with,sons,his to=me king )

This rhetorical question is a rebuke from God and can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “Stop mourning that I rejected Saul from being king over Israel.”

(Occurrence 0) Fill your horn with oil

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said YHWH to/towards Shəmūʼēl until when(q) you(ms) mourn to/towards Shāʼūl and,I rejected,him from,king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Yisrael fill horn,your oil and,go send,you to/towards Yishay/(Jesse) house_of הַלַּחְמִי that/for/because/then/when chosen in/on/at/with,sons,his to=me king )

The term “horn” was sometimes used to refer to a “flask” that was shaped like a horn and was used for holding water or oil. A flask of oil was used for anointing a king.

BI 1Sa 16:1 ©