1 Samuel 14:34
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.
33 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.”
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.
36 And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”
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 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.
- KJV
- And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
- WEB
- Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against the LORD in eating meat with the blood.’” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
- ASV
- And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
- DARBY
- And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say to them, Bring near to me every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slaughter them here, and eat; and sin not against Jehovah in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slaughtered [them] there.
- BLB
- And Saul said, “Be you scattered among the people, and say to them, ‘Bring to me here every man’s ox, and every man’s sheep, and slaughter [them] in this [place], and eat, and do not sin against YHWH by eating with the blood.’” And all the people brought everyone his ox in his hand that night, and slaughtered [it] there.
- ÅB
- Så sa Saul: Gå omkring blant folket og si til dem at hver av dem skal komme hit til meg med sin okse og sitt lam og slakte dem her og så spise, for at de ikke skal synde mot Herren og spise kjøttet med blodet i. Da førte hver mann av folket med egen hånd sin okse fram om natten og slaktet dem der.
- OTB
- Så sa Saul: «Spred dere blant folket og si til dem: ‘Hver mann bringe sin okse eller sitt lam, og slakt det her og spis, og synd ikke mot Herren ved å spise med blodet.’» Så hele folket brakte sine okser den natten og slaktet dem der.
- B1930
- Så sa Saul: Gå omkring blandt folket og si til dem at hver av dem skal komme hit til mig med sin okse og sitt lam og slakte dem her og så ete, forat de ikke skal synde mot Herren og ete kjøttet med blodet i. Da førte hver mann av folket med egen hånd sin okse frem om natten og slaktet dem der.