Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

1 Samuel 16:4

NETBible	Samuel did what the Lord told him.¹ When he arrived in Bethlehem,² the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They³ said, “Do you come in peace?”
NIV © biblegateway 1Sa 16:4	Samuel did what the LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, "Do you come in peace?"
NASB © biblegateway 1Sa 16:4	So Samuel did what the LORD said, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, "Do you come in peace?"
NLT © biblegateway 1Sa 16:4	So Samuel did as the LORD instructed him. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the leaders of the town became afraid. "What’s wrong?" they asked. "Do you come in peace?"
MSG © biblegateway 1Sa 16:4	Samuel did what GOD told him. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the town fathers greeted him, but apprehensively. "Is there something wrong?"
BBE © SABDAweb 1Sa 16:4	And Samuel did as the Lord said and came to Beth-lehem. And the responsible men of the town came out to him in fear and said, Do you come in peace?
NRSV © bibleoremus 1Sa 16:4	Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, "Do you come peaceably?"
NKJV © biblegateway 1Sa 16:4	So Samuel did what the LORD said, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, "Do you come peaceably?"
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KJV	And Samuel <08050> did <06213> (8799) that which the LORD <03068> spake <01696> (8765)_, and came <0935> (8799) to Bethlehem <01035>_. And the elders <02205> of the town <05892> trembled <02729> (8799) at his coming <07125> (8800)_, and said <0559> (8799)_, Comest <0935> (8800) thou peaceably <07965>_? {coming: Heb. meeting}
NASB © biblegateway 1Sa 16:4	So Samuel <08050> did <06213> what <0834> the LORD <03068> said <01696> , and came <0935> to Bethlehem <01035> . And the elders <02205> of the city <05892> came <02729> trembling <02729> to meet <07122> him and said <0559> , "Do you come <0935> in peace <07965> ?"
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S samouhl <4545> N-PRI panta <3956> A-APN a <3739> R-APN elalhsen <2980> V-AAI-3S autw <846> D-DSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM kai <2532> CONJ hlyen <2064> V-AAI-3S eiv <1519> PREP bhyleem <965> N-PRI kai <2532> CONJ exesthsan <1839> V-AAI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM presbuteroi <4245> N-NPM thv <3588> T-GSF polewv <4172> N-GSF th <3588> T-DSF apanthsei {N-DSF} autou <846> D-GSM kai <2532> CONJ eipan {V-AAI-3P} eirhnh <1515> N-NSF h <3588> T-NSF eisodov <1529> N-NSF sou <4771> P-GS o <3588> T-NSM blepwn <991> V-PAPNS
NET [draft] ITL	Samuel <08050> did <06213> what <0834> the Lord <03068> told <01696> him. When he arrived <0935> in Bethlehem <01035> , the elders <02205> of the city <05892> were afraid <02729> to meet <07122> him. They said <0559> , “Do you come <0935> in peace <07965> ?”
HEBREW	Kawb <0935> Mls <07965> rmayw <0559> wtarql <07122> ryeh <05892> ynqz <02205> wdrxyw <02729> Mxl <01035> tyb <0> abyw <0935> hwhy <03068> rbd <01696> rsa <0834> ta <0853> lawms <08050> veyw (16:4) <06213>

NETBible

Samuel did what the Lord told him.¹ When he arrived in Bethlehem,² the elders of the city were afraid to meet him. They³ said, “Do you come in peace?”

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “said.”

²map For location see Map5 B1; Map7 E2; Map8 E2; Map10 B4.

³tc In the MT the verb is singular (“he said”), but the translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss and ancient versions in reading the plural (“they said”).