KJV King James Version
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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1 Samuel 16:5
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
“In peace,” he replied. “I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
WEB World English Bible
He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto Jehovah: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and he saith, ‘Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in with me to the sacrifice;’ and he sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, and calleth them to the sacrifice.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 16
2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear [it], he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me [him] whom I name unto thee.
4 And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?
5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed [is] before him.
7 But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀H559 · a.marto sayשָׁל֗וֹםH7965 · sha.lompeaceלִזְבֹּ֤חַH2076 · za.vachto sacrificeלַֽיהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDבָּ֔אתִיH935 · boto come (in): comeהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateוּבָאתֶ֥םH935 · boto come (in): comeאִתִּ֖יH854 · etwithבַּזָּ֑בַחH2077 · ze.vachsacrificeוַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁH6942 · qa.dashto consecrate: consecateאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשַׁי֙H3448 · yi.shayJesseוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בָּנָ֔יוH1121 · benson: childוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toלָהֶ֖םH9038 · hemthemלַזָּֽבַח׃H2077 · ze.vachsacrifice
Cross-references
Joshua 3:5And Joshua said unto the people, Sanctify yourselves: for to morrow the LORD will do wonders among you.Leviticus 20:7-8Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I [am] the LORD your God.Exodus 19:10And the LORD said unto Moses, Go unto the people, and sanctify them to day and to morrow, and let them wash their clothes,Joshua 7:13Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [There is] an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.Exodus 19:14-15And Moses went down from the mount unto the people, and sanctified the people; and they washed their clothes.1 Corinthians 11:28But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of [that] bread, and drink of [that] cup.Job 1:5And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings [according] to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.Numbers 11:8[And] the people went about, and gathered [it], and ground [it] in mills, or beat [it] in a mortar, and baked [it] in pans, and made cakes of it: and the taste of it was as the taste of fresh oil.Psalm 26:2-6Examine me, O LORD, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.Joel 2:16Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth of his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.2 Chronicles 30:17-20For [there were] many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one [that was] not clean, to sanctify [them] unto the LORD.
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