1 Samuel 10:4

Douay-Rheims Bible

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

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.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and they shall salute the, and geue the two loaues, which thou shalt take of their hande.

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.

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 And Samuel took a little vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said: Behold, the Lord hath anointed thee to be prince over his inheritance, and thou shalt deliver his people out of the hands of their enemies, that are round about them. And this shall be a sign unto thee, that God hath anointed thee to be prince. ² When thou shalt depart from me this day, thou shalt find two men by the sepulchre of Rachel in the borders of Benjamin to the south, and they shall say to thee: The asses are found which thou wentest to seek: and thy father, thinking no more of the asses, is concerned for you, and saith: What shall I do for my son? ³ And when thou shalt depart from thence, and go farther on, and shalt come to the oak of Thabor, there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine. ⁴ And they will salute thee, and will give thee two loaves, and thou shalt take them at their hand. ⁵ After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is: and when thou shalt be come there into the city, thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place, with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp before them, and they shall be prophesying. ⁶ And the Spirit of the Lord shall come upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be changed into another man. ⁷ When therefore these signs shall happen to thee, do whatsoever thy hand shall find, for the Lord is with thee. ⁸ And thou shalt go down before me to Galgal, (for I will come down to thee), that thou mayst offer an oblation, and sacrifice victims of peace: seven days shalt thou wait, till I come to thee, and I will shew thee what thou art to 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
They shall come in galleys from Italy, they shall overcome the Assyrians, and shall waste the Hebrews, and at the last they themselves also shall perish.

Isaiah 23:1
The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of the sea, for the house is destroyed, from whence they were wont to come: from the land of Cethim it is revealed to them.

Isaiah 23:12
And he said: Thou shalt glory no more, O virgin daughter of Sidon, who art oppressed: arise and sail over to Cethim, there also thou shalt have no rest.

Ezekiel 27:12
The Carthaginians thy merchants supplied thy fairs with a multitude of all kinds of riches, with silver, iron, tin, and lead,

Ezekiel 27:25
The ships of the sea, were thy chief in thy merchandise: and thou wast replenished, and glorified exceedingly in the heart of the sea.

Daniel 11:30
And the galleys and the Romans shall come upon him, and he shall be struck, and shall return, and shall have indignation against the covenant of the sanctuary, and he shall succeed: and he shall return, and shall devise against them that have forsaken the covenant of the sanctuary.

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.