1 Samuel 15:14
King James Version (KJV)
And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
In context
12 And when Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and, behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal.
13 And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
15 And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
16 Then Samuel said unto Saul, Stay, and I will tell thee what the LORD hath said to me this night. And he said unto him, Say on.
1 Samuel 15:14 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
- WEB World English Bible
- Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Samuel saith, 'And what [is] the noise of this flock in mine ears — and the noise of the herd which I am hearing?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Samuel said, What [means] then this bleating of sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of oxen which I hear?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?