1 Samuel 16:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
So Saul said to his attendants, "Find someone who plays well and bring him to me."

New Living Translation
“All right,” Saul said. “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here.”

English Standard Version
So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me.”

Berean Study Bible
And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”

New American Standard Bible
So Saul said to his servants, “Now select for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”

NASB 1995
So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me now a man who can play well and bring him to me."

NASB 1977
So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”

Amplified Bible
So Saul told his servants, “Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”

Christian Standard Bible
Then Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Saul commanded his servants, "Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me."

Contemporary English Version
"All right," Saul answered. "Find me someone who is good at playing the harp and bring him here."

Good News Translation
Saul ordered them, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Saul told his officials, "Please find me a man who can play well and bring him to me."

International Standard Version
Saul told his servants, "Find a man for me who can play well and bring him to me."

NET Bible
So Saul said to his servants, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

New King James Version
So Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”

King James 2000 Bible
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

New Heart English Bible
Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

World English Bible
Saul said to his servants, "Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

American King James Version
And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

American Standard Version
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

A Faithful Version
And Saul said to his servants, "Now look for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.".

Darby Bible Translation
And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

English Revised Version
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Saul then saide vnto his seruantes, Prouide me a man, I pray you, that can play well, & bring him to me.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Saul sayd vnto his seruauntes: Prouide me a man then that can play well, and bring him to me.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Then sayde Saul vnto his seruautes: Prouyde me a ma, that can playe well vpon the instrumente, & brynge him vnto me.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And Saul says to his servants, “Now provide for me a man playing well—then you have brought [him] to me.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well -- then ye have brought him in unto me.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Saul will say to his servants, See, now, a man to me being good to play, and bring to me.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And Saul said to his servants, “Then provide for me someone who can play well, and bring him to me.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And Shaul said to his Servants: “Look for a man for me who plays well and bring him to me”

Lamsa Bible
And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And Saul said unto his servants: 'Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him to me.
















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