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Berean Standard Bible

“But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?””

1 Samuel 15:14

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Saul was told to devote the Amalekites to destruction, but he spared their king and the best livestock. Samuel arrives and Saul greets him as though he had obeyed.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

But Samuel replied, “Then what is this bleating of sheep and lowing of cattle that I hear?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Samuel said, “Then what does this bleating of the sheep in my ears, and the lowing of the cattle which I hear mean?”

King James Version (KJV)

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of the sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Samuel said, What then is this sound of the crying of sheep and the noise of oxen which comes to my ears?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Samuel entonces dijo: ¿Pues qué balido de ganados y bramido de bueyes es este que yo oigo con mis oídos?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Entonces, ¿qué son esos balidos de ovejas y mugidos de bueyes que oigo? —preguntó Samuel.

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