1 Samuel 14:33
31 That day, after the Israelites had struck down the Philistines from Michmash to Aijalon, the people were very faint.
32 So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.
Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
34 Then he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.
35 Then Saul built an altar to the LORD; it was the first time he had built an altar to the LORD.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Then someone reported to Saul: “Look, the troops are sinning against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.” “You have broken faith,” said Saul. “Roll a large stone over here at once.”
- KJV
- Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against the LORD, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have transgressed: roll a great stone unto me this day.
- WEB
- Then they told Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against the LORD, in that they eat meat with the blood.” He said, “You have dealt treacherously. Roll a large stone to me today!”
- ASV
- Then they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, ye have dealt treacherously: roll a great stone unto me this day.
- DARBY
- And they told Saul, saying, Behold, the people sin against Jehovah, in that they eat with the blood. And he said, Ye have acted perversely: roll me now a great stone.
- BLB
- And they declared to Saul, saying, “Behold, the people are sinning against YHWH by eating with the blood.” And he said, “You⁺ have dealt treacherously. Roll to me this day a large stone.”
- ÅB
- Så kom det noen og fortalte Saul det og sa: Folket synder mot Herren og spiser kjøtt med blodet i. Han sa: Dere har båret dere troløst[^1] at; velt nå en stor stein hit til meg!
- OTB
- Da ble det fortalt Saul og sagt: «Se, folket synder mot Herren ved å spise kjøtt med blodet.» Og han sa: «Dere har handlet svikefullt; rull en stor stein hit til meg.»
- B1930
- Så kom det nogen og fortalte Saul det og sa: Folket synder mot Herren og eter kjøtt med blodet i. Han sa: I har båret eder troløst at; velt nu en stor sten hit til mig! / < mot Herren.>