1 Samuel 21:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Have I need of mad men, that ye have brought this fellow to play the mad man in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?”

1 Samuel 21:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 21:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 21:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Do I lack madmen, that you have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? Should this fellow come into my house?””

1 Samuel 21:15 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Do I lack madmen, that ye have brought this fellow to play the madman in my presence? shall this fellow come into my house?”

1 Samuel 21:15 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 21:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A lack of madmen <FI>have<Fi> I, that ye have brought in this one to act as a madman by me! doth this one come in unto my house?'”

1 Samuel 21:15 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 21:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“have I lack of madmen, that ye have brought this one to rave in my presence? shall this [man] come into my house?”

1 Samuel 21:15 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 21:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Haue I neede of mad men, that ye haue brought this fellowe to play the mad man in my presence? shall he come into mine house? ”

1 Samuel 21:15 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 21:15 in Context — 1 Samuel 21

13 E mudou sua fala diante deles, e fingiu-se de louco entre suas mãos, e riscava nas entradas das portas, deixando escorrer sua saliva por sua barba.

14 E disse Aquis a seus servos: Eis que estais vendo um homem demente; por que o trouxestes a mim?

15 Faltam a mim loucos, para que trouxésseis este que fizesse de louco diante de mim? havia de vir este à minha casa?

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What Does 1 Samuel 21:15 Mean?

1 Samuel 21:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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