Translations
Modern
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
Traditional
And they will salute thee, and give thee two loaves of bread; which thou shalt receive of their hands.
Literal
…and they will greet you and give to you two loaves of bread, and you shall receive from their hands.
Latin
Cumque te salutaverint, dabunt tibi duos panes, et accipies de manu eorum.
Original
Hebrew
English
They will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you will accept from their hands.
Notes
These three "signs" were meant to convince a hesitant Saul (1 Samuel 9:21) that he was truly chosen to be king.
Saul became powerful through three main events:
Samuel secretly anointed him (1 Samuel 9:1–10:16).
He was chosen by casting lots (1 Samuel 10:17–27).
He defeated the Ammonites (1 Samuel 11:1–15).
See also study note on 1 Samuel 13:1–16:13.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Topics
Bread was Formed Into: Loaves Salutations were Given by all Passers-By Symbols and Similitudes: Men Meeting Saul