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1 Samuel 16:5

Jesse

3 Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate.”

4 So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”

“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.

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

7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart.”

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BSB
“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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
ASV
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.
DARBY
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah. Hallow yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he hallowed Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
BLB
And he said, “In peace to sacrifice to YHWH I have come. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
ÅB
Han svarte: Ja, jeg kommer med fred; jeg er kommet for å ofre til Herren; hellige dere og kom med meg til ofringen! Og han lot Isai og hans sønner hellige seg og innbød dem til ofringen.
OTB
Han sa: «Ja, med fred; jeg er kommet for å ofre til Herren. Helliggjør dere og kom med meg til offeret.» Så helliggjorde han Isai og hans sønner og inviterte dem til offeret.
B1930
Han svarte: Ja, jeg kommer med fred; jeg er kommet for å ofre til Herren; hellige eder og kom med mig til ofringen! Og han lot Isai og hans sønner hellige sig og innbød dem til ofringen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Exodus 19:10

    Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. They must wash their clothes

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  • Leviticus 20:7–8

    Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

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  • Joshua 3:5

    Then Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.”

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  • Joshua 7:13

    Get up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.

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  • Exodus 19:14–15

    When Moses came down from the mountain to the people, he consecrated them, and they washed their clothes.

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  • 1 Corinthians 11:28

    Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.

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  • Numbers 11:8

    The people walked around and gathered it, ground it on a handmill or crushed it in a mortar, then boiled it in a cooking pot or shaped it into cakes. It tasted like pastry baked with fine oil.

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  • Job 1:5

    And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

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