1 Samuel 15 · Verse 27

1 Samuel 15:27

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

1 Samuel 15:27 in other translations

BSBAs Samuel turned to go, Saul grabbed the hem of his robe, and it tore.
WEBAs Samuel turned around to go away, Saul grabbed the skirt of his robe, and it tore.
ASVAnd as Samuel turned about to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his robe, and it rent.
YLTAnd Samuel turneth round to go, and he layeth hold on the skirt of his upper robe--and it is rent!
DARBYAnd as Samuel turned to go away, Saul laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.
BBEAnd when Samuel was turning round to go away, Saul took the skirt of his robe in his hand, and the cloth came away.
WebsterAnd as Samuel turned about to depart, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent.

What does 1 Samuel 15:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 15:27-28
27-28. he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle--the moil, upper tunic, official robe. In an agony of mental excitement, he took hold of the prophet's dress to detain him; the rending of the mantle [1Sa 15:27] was adroitly pointed to as a significant and mystical representation of his severance from the throne.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 15:24-31

There were several signs of hypocrisy in Saul's repentance. 1. He besought Samuel only, and seemed most anxious to stand right in his opinion, and to gain his favour. 2. He excuses his fault, even when confessing it; that is never the way of a true penitent. 3. All his care was to save his credit, and preserve his interest in the people. Men are fickle and alter their minds, feeble and cannot effect their purposes…

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1 Samuel 15:27 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.Soand he turned roundH5437
שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050
לָלֶ֑כֶתla.Le.khetto goH1980
וַיַּחֲזֵ֥קvai.ya.cha.Zekand he took holdH2388
בִּכְנַף\־bikh.naf-on [the] skirt ofH3671
מְעִיל֖וֹme.'i.Lorobe hisH4598
וַיִּקָּרַֽע\׃vai.yi.ka.Ra'and it toreH7167

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 15:27

  • 1 Kings 11:30-31

    And Ahijah caught the new garment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces: And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces: for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend the kingdom out of the hand of Solomon, and will give ten tribes to thee:

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 15:26

    And Samuel said unto Saul, I will not return with thee: for thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel.

  • 1 Samuel 15:27

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

  • 1 Samuel 15:28

    And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hath given it to a neighbour of thine, that is better than thou.

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1 Samuel 15:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y volviéndose Samuel para irse, él echó mano de la orla de su capa, y desgarróse.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Samuel se tourna pour s’en aller, et Saül saisit le pan de sa robe, qui se déchira.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und als Samuel sich wandte zu gehen, da ergriff er den Zipfel seines Oberkleides, und derselbe riß ab.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et conversus est Samuel ut abiret: ille autem apprehendit summitatem pallii ejus, quæ et scissa est.