KJV King James Version
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
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1 Samuel 17:15
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
WEB World English Bible
Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
ASV American Standard Version
Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and David is going and returning from Saul, to feed the flock of his father at Beth-Lehem.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
12 Now David [was] the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehemjudah, whose name [was] Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men [for] an old man in the days of Saul.
13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went [and] followed Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons that went to the battle [were] Eliab the firstborn, and next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
14 And David [was] the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15 But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
16 And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
17 And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched [corn], and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren;
18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of [their] thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
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וְדָוִ֛דH1732 · da.vidDavidהֹלֵ֥ךְH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentוָשָׁ֖בH7725 · shuvto return: returnמֵעַ֣לH5921 · aluponשָׁא֑וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulלִרְע֛וֹתH7462 · bet-e.qed ha.ro.imHouse of Shepherdsאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]צֹ֥אןH6629 · tsonflockאָבִ֖יוH1 · avfatherבֵּֽית־H1035 · bet le.chemBethlehemלָֽחֶם׃H1035 · bet le.chemBethlehem
Cross-references
1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.1 Samuel 16:19-23Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep.
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