1Sa 16:2 | NET2full | STEP | Samuel replied , “ How can I go ? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the Lord said , “ Take a heifer with you and say , ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord .’

‏ 1 Samuel 16:2

2 Samuel replied, “How can I go? Saul will hear about it and kill me!” But the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you ^{▼▼tn Heb “in your hand.”} and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’