KJV King James Version
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son [is] this youth? And Abner said, [As] thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
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1 Samuel 17:55
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son [is] this youth? And Abner said, [As] thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”
WEB World English Bible
When Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”
ASV American Standard Version
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And when Saul seeth David going out to meet the Philistine, he hath said unto Abner, head of the host, ‘Whose son is this—the youth, Abner?’ and Abner saith, ‘Thy soul liveth, O king, I have not known.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 17
52 And the men of Israel and of Judah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistines fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Ekron.
53 And the children of Israel returned from chasing after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents.
54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem; but he put his armour in his tent.
55 And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son [is] this youth? And Abner said, [As] thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
56 And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the stripling [is].
57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
58 And Saul said to him, Whose son [art] thou, [thou] young man? And David answered, [I am] the son of thy servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.
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וְכִרְא֨וֹתH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeשָׁא֜וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דָּוִ֗דH1732 · da.vidDavidיֹצֵא֙H3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeלִקְרַ֣אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineאָמַ֗רH559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אַבְנֵר֙H74 · av.nerAbnerשַׂ֣רH8269 · sarrulerהַצָּבָ֔אH6635 · tsa.vaarmyבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childמִי־H4310 · miwho?זֶ֥הH2088 · zehthisהַנַּ֖עַרH5288 · na.aryouthאַבְנֵ֑רH74 · av.nerAbnerוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאַבְנֵ֔רH74 · av.nerAbnerחֵֽי־H2416 · chayaliveנַפְשְׁךָ֥H5315 · ne.pheshsoulהַמֶּ֖לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאִם־H518 · imifיָדָֽעְתִּי׃H3045 · ya.dato know
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