1 Samuel 15:14
World English Bible (WEB)
Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
In context
12 Samuel rose early to meet Saul in the morning; and Samuel was told, saying, “Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set up a monument for himself, turned, passed on, and went down to Gilgal.”
13 Samuel came to Saul; and Saul said to him, “You are blessed by the LORD! I have performed the commandment of the LORD.”
14 Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”
15 Saul said, “They have brought them from the Amalekites; for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the cattle, to sacrifice to the LORD your God. We have utterly destroyed the rest.”
16 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Stay, and I will tell you what the LORD said to me last night.” He said to him, “Say on.”
1 Samuel 15:14 in every translation
- 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?”
- 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?
- 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?