1 Samuel 10:4

Myles Coverdale Bible

and they shall salute the, and geue the two loaues, which thou shalt take of their hande.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
They will ask how you are and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from them.

Hebrew Names Version
and they will Greet you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive of their hand.

King James Version
And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.

Lexham English Bible
They will ask how you are doing and will give you two loaves, which you will take from their hand.

English Standard Version
And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

New Century Version
They will greet you and offer you two loaves of bread, which you must accept.

New English Translation
They will ask you how you're doing and will give you two loaves of bread. You will accept them.

Amplified Bible
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.

New American Standard Bible
And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And they will aske thee if all be well, and will giue thee the two loaues of bread, which thou shalt receiue of their handes.

Legacy Standard Bible
and they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread. And you will take them from their hand.

Contemporary English Version
After they greet you, they'll give you two loaves of bread.

Complete Jewish Bible
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you are to accept from them.

Darby Translation
And they will ask after thy welfare, and give thee two loaves, which thou shalt receive of their hands.

Easy-to-Read Version
These three men will say hello to you. They will offer you two bread offerings reserved for priests, and you will accept that bread.

George Lamsa Translation
And they will salute you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands.

Good News Translation
They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.

Literal Translation
And they will ask you of your welfare and give to you two loaves of bread, and you will take them from their hand.

American Standard Version
and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread, which thou shalt receive of their hand.

Bible in Basic English
They will say, Peace be with you, and will give you two cakes of bread, which you are to take from them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they wil salute thee and geue thee two loues of bread, which thou shalt receaue of their handes.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they will salute thee, and give thee two cakes of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hand.

King James Version (1611)
And they will salute thee, and giue thee two loaues of bread, which thou shalt receiue of their hands.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they shall ask thee how thou doest, and shall give thee two presents of bread, and thou shall receive them of their hand.

English Revised Version
and they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hand.

Berean Standard Bible
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne thei han gret thee, thei schulen yyue to thee twei loues, and thou schalt take of `the hond of hem.

Young's Literal Translation
and they have asked of thee of welfare, and given to thee two loaves, and thou hast received from their hand.

Update Bible Version
and they will salute you, and give you two wave offerings of bread, which you shall receive of their hand.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they will salute thee, and give thee two [loaves] of bread; which thou shalt receive from their hands.

World English Bible
and they will Greet you, and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive of their hand.

New King James Version
And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall receive from their hands.

New Living Translation
They will greet you and offer you two of the loaves, which you are to accept.

New Life Bible
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will take from their hand.

New Revised Standard
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
then will they ask thee, of thy welfare, - and give thee two cakes of bread, which thou shalt receive at their hand.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand.

Revised Standard Version
And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
and they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hand.

Contextual Overview

¹ Then toke Samuel a glasse of oyle, and poured it vpo his heade, and kissed him, and sayde: Seist thou that the LORDE hath anoynted the, to be the prince ouer his enheritauce? ² Whan thou goest now fro me, thou shalt fynde two men besyde Rachels graue in the coast of BenIamin at Zelzah, which shal saie vnto the: The asses are founde, whom thou wentest to seke: and beholde, thy father hath put the asses out of his mynde, and taketh thoughte for the, and sayeth: What shall I do for my sonne? ³ And whan thou goest on forth from thence, thou shalt come to the Oke of Thabor, there shall thre men fynde the, which go vp vnto God towarde Bethel: one beareth thre kiddes, another thre loaues of bred the thyrde a bottel with wyne: ⁴ and they shall salute the, and geue the two loaues, which thou shalt take of their hande. ⁵ After that shalt thou come to the hyll of God, where the Philistynes watch is: and wha thou comest there in to the cite, there shall mete the a company of prophetes commynge downe from the hye place, and before them a Psaltery, and tabret, a pype and a harpe, and they them selues prophecienge. ⁶ And the sprete of the LORDE shall come vpon the, and thou shalt prophecye with them, and shalt be chaunged in to another man. ⁷ Whan these tokens now come vnto the, then do what so euer commeth vnder thyne hande: for God is with the. ⁸ Thou shalt go downe before me vnto Gilgall: Beholde, thither wyl I come downe vnto the, that thou mayest offre burntofferynges and deedofferynges. Seuen dayes shalt thou tarye till I come to the, and shewe the what thou shuldest do.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

salute thee: Heb. ask thee of peace, Judges 18:15

Reciprocal: Jeremiah 15:5 - how thou doest Acts 21:7 - and saluted

Cross-References

Numbers 24:24
And shippes out of Citim shall subdue Assur and Eber. He himself also shal perishe vtterly.

Isaiah 23:1
An heuy burthen vpon Tirus. Mourne ye shippes of Tharsis, for she is throwne downe to the grounde, and conquered of them, that are come from Cithim.

Isaiah 23:12
and sayde: From hence forth shalt thou make no more myrth (o thou doughter Sidon) for thou shalt be put downe of the Cethes. Stonde vp therfore, and go where the enemie wil carie the, where thou shalt also haue no rest.

Ezekiel 27:12
Tharsis occupide with the in all maner of wares, in syluer, yron, tynne and lead, and made thy market greate.

Ezekiel 27:25
The shippes of Tharsis were the chefe off thy occupienge. Thus thou art full, and in greate worshipe, euen in the myddest off the see.

Daniel 11:30
And why, the shippes of Cythim shal come vpon him, that he maye be smytten & turne agayne: yt he maye take indignacion agaynst the couenaunt of holynes, to medle agaynst it. Yee he shal turne him, & drawe soch vnto him, as leaue the holy couenaunt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they will salute thee,.... Not as king, of which they knew nothing, but in a common way; and though a stranger and unknown to them, yet finding their hearts disposed and affected towards him, would inquire of his welfare, and wish him all happiness, peace, and prosperity:

and give thee two [loaves] of bread; which was pretty much that they should give him two out of three, and leave but one for themselves, and especially if they were going to sacrifice; but perhaps they knew they could buy more bread at Bethel, and so were disposed to give two of their loaves to Saul, one for himself and another for his servant; though Kimchi thinks that these are not the same before called loaves; and indeed the word "loaves" is not in the text, but cakes of bread, which were lesser than loaves, and which they carried for their own use, besides three loaves of bread:

which thou shall receive of their hands; being sent out by Samuel early that morning without eating any food, and having travelled some miles, might become weary and faint, and which the three men might discern, and so had compassion on them, and relieved them; and Saul was not to refuse the offer of them, but take them at their hands, though he was anointed to be king; and this was to teach him humility, and to be kind to the poor and needy, and relieve them when he was in more elevated circumstances. All these actions also were contingent, and when they came to pass, as they did, must be still more confirming than the former sign.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 10:4. And they will salute thee — ושאלו לך לשלום veshaalu lecha leshalom, "And they will inquire of thee concerning peace," i.e., welfare. In the East, if this salutation be given, then the person or persons giving it may be reckoned friends; if the others return it, then there is friendship on both sides. Salaam alicum, Peace to you! is the mode of compellation: Alicum essalaam, To you be peace! is the return. If you give the former and receive not the latter, you may expect hostility. The meaning of the prophet is, When you come to the plain of Tabor, ye shall meet three men; you need not be afraid of them, for they are friends; and they will show this friendship, not only by bidding you good speed, but by giving you two loaves of bread, a provision which you will need for the remaining part of your journey.