1 Samuel 21:3
“Now therefore what is vnder thine hand? giue me fiue loaues of bread in mine hand, or what there is present.”
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1 Samuel 21:3 Context
1Then came Dauid to Nob, to Ahimelech the Priest, and Ahimelech was afraide at the meeting of Dauid, and said vnto him, Why art thou alone, and no man with thee? 2And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech the Priest, The king hath commanded me a businesse, and hath said vnto me, Let no man know any thing of the businesse whereabout I send thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such a place. 3Now therefore what is vnder thine hand? giue me fiue loaues of bread in mine hand, or what there is present. 4And the Priest answered Dauid, and said, There is no common bread vnder mine hand, but there is hallowed bread: if the young men haue kept themselues at least from women. 5And Dauid answered the Priest, and said vnto him, Of a trueth women haue beene kept from vs about these three dayes, since I came out, and the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessell.
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Now therefore what is under thine hand? give [me] five [loaves of] bread in mine hand, or what there is present.
- King James Version
"Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread, or whatever can be found."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.
- American Standard Version (1901)
So now, if you have here five cakes of bread, give them into my hand, or whatever you have.
- Basic English Bible
And now what is under thy hand? give me five loaves in my hand, or what may be found.
- Darby Bible
Now therefore what is under thy hand? give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or what there is present.
- Webster's Bible
Now therefore what is under your hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present."
- World English Bible
and now, what is there under thy hand? five loaves give into my hand, or that which is found.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
(21:4) Now therefore what is under thy hand? five loaves of bread? give them in my hand, or whatsoever there is present.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible