27As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.


In Context

24 Saul said to Samuel, |I have sinned; for I have transgressed the commandment of Yahweh, and your words, because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice.

25 Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.|

26 Samuel said to Saul, |I will not return with you; for you have rejected the word of Yahweh, and Yahweh has rejected you from being king over Israel.|

27 As Samuel turned about to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.

28 Samuel said to him, |Yahweh has torn the kingdom of Israel from you this day, and has given it to a neighbor of yours who is better than you.

29 Also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent; for he is not a man, that he should repent.|

1 Samuel 15:27 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:27As Samuel turned to leave, Saul caught hold of the hem of his robe, and it tore.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And Samuel turned about to go away: but he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away,'saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to depart, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:27And Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe — and it is rent!

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:27And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold on the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.