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I Samuel 16:Verse 6

KJV
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And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

1 Samuel 17:131 Samuel 17:131 Chronicles 2:131 Chronicles 2:131 Samuel 17:22
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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

American Standard Version
ASV

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.

American King James Version
AKJV

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

Now when they came, looking at Eliab, he said, Clearly the man of the Lord's selection is before him.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, that he seeth Eliab, and saith, `Surely, before Jehovah is His anointed.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely the Lord's anointed is before him."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely the Lord's anointed is before him."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

It happened, when they had come, that he looked at Eliab, and said, "Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him."

Darby Translation
Darby

And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

Webster Bible
Webster

And it came to pass when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed [is] before him.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And when they were come, hee looked on Eliab, and saide, Surely the Lordes Anointed is before him.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him?

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And it came to pass, when they entered, that he looked upon Eliab,—and said to himself, Surely, before Yahweh, is his Anointed.

Literal Translation
LITV

And it happened as they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely His anointed is before Jehovah.

Modern King James
MKJV

And it happened as they came in, he saw Eliab and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before the LORD.

Updated King James
UKJV

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

⌞When they came⌟, he saw Eliab and said, “Surely his anointed one is before Yahweh!”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And it came to pass, when they were come, that he beheld Eliab, and said: 'Surely HaShem'S anointed is before Him.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And when they had entered, he saw Eliab, and he said, “Could he be the Christ in the sight of the Lord?”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, “Surely here before the LORD is His anointed.”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And it came to pass, when they had come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’S anointed is before him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And whanne thei hadden entrid, he siy Eliab, and seide, Whether bifor the Lord is his crist?

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