1 Samuel 10:3 “Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Thr…”

1 Samuel 10:3

Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

World English Bible

“Then you will go on forward from there, and you will come to the oak of Tabor. Three men will meet you there going up to God to Bethel: one carrying three young goats, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a container of wine.

American Standard Version

Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the oak of Tabor; and there shall meet thee there three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

Geneva Bible 1599

Then shalt thou go forth from thence and shalt come to the plaine of Tabor, and there shall meete thee three men going vp to God to Bethel: one carying three kiddes, and an other carying three loaues of bread, and another carying a bottle of wine:

Darby Translation

And thou shalt go on forward from thence, and shalt come to the oak of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God, to Bethel, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three cakes of bread, and another carrying a flask of wine.

Young's Literal Translation

'And thou hast passed on thence, and beyond, and hast come in unto the oak of Tabor, and found thee there have three men going up unto God to Beth-El, one bearing three kids, and one bearing three cakes of bread, and one bearing a bottle of wine,

Bible in Basic English

Then you are to go on from there, and when you come to the oak-tree of Tabor, you will see three men going up to God to Beth-el, one having with him three young goats and another three cakes of bread and another a skin full of wine:

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Cross references

“Tabor”

Joshua 19:12 Joshua 19:22 Judges 4:6 Judges 4:12 Judges 8:18 Psalm 89:12

Joshua 19:12 · BSB

From Sarid it turned eastward along the border of Chisloth-tabor and went on to Daberath and up to Japhia.

Joshua 19:22 · BSB

The border reached Tabor, Shahazumah, and Beth-shemesh, and ended at the Jordan. There were sixteen cities, along with their villages.

Judges 4:6 · BSB

She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, “Surely the LORD, the God of Israel, is commanding you: ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, taking with you ten thousand men of Naphtali and Zebulun.

Judges 4:12 · BSB

When Sisera was told that Barak son of Abinoam had gone up Mount Tabor,

Judges 8:18 · BSB

Next, Gideon asked Zebah and Zalmunna, “What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?” “Men like you,” they answered, “each one resembling the son of a king.”

Psalm 89:12 · BSB

North and south You created; Tabor and Hermon shout for joy at Your name.

“Beth-el”

Genesis 28:22 Genesis 35:1 Genesis 35:3 Genesis 28:19 Genesis 35:6 Genesis 35:7

Genesis 28:22 · BSB

And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”

Genesis 35:1 · BSB

Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”

Genesis 35:3 · BSB

Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”

Genesis 28:19 · BSB

and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.

Genesis 35:6 · BSB

So Jacob and everyone with him arrived in Luz (that is, Bethel) in the land of Canaan.

Genesis 35:7 · BSB

There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.

“three kids”

Leviticus 1:10 Leviticus 3:6 Leviticus 3:12 Leviticus 7:13 Leviticus 23:13 Numbers 15:5–12

Leviticus 1:10 · BSB

If, however, one’s offering is a burnt offering from the flock—from the sheep or goats—he is to present an unblemished male.

Leviticus 3:6 · BSB

If, however, one’s peace offering to the LORD is from the flock, he must present a male or female without blemish.

Leviticus 3:12 · BSB

If one’s offering is a goat, he is to present it before the LORD.

Leviticus 7:13 · BSB

Along with his peace offering of thanksgiving he is to present an offering with cakes of leavened bread.

Leviticus 23:13 · BSB

along with its grain offering of two-tenths of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil—a food offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma—and its drink offering of a quarter hin of wine.

Numbers 15:5–12 · BSB

With the burnt offering or sacrifice of each lamb, you are to prepare a quarter hin of wine as a drink offering.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2When you leave me today, you will find two men at Rachel’s tomb in Zelzah on the border of Benjamin. They will say to you, ‘The donkeys you seek have been found, and now your father has stopped worrying about the donkeys and started worrying about you, asking, “What should I do about my son?”’

4They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.

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