KJV King James Version
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men, whom I know not whence they [be]?
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1 Samuel 25:11
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men, whom I know not whence they [be]?
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”
WEB World English Bible
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don’t know where they come from?”
ASV American Standard Version
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given it to men whom I have not known whence they are!’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 25
8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
9 And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.
10 And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who [is] David? and who [is] the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.
11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men, whom I know not whence they [be]?
12 So David’s young men turned their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings.
13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.
14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.
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וְלָקַחְתִּ֤יH3947 · la.qachto take: takeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]לַחְמִי֙H3899 · le.chemfoodוְאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֵימַ֔יH4325 · ma.yimwaterוְאֵת֙H853 · et[Obj.]טִבְחָתִ֔יH2878 · tiv.chahslaughteredאֲשֶׁ֥רH834 · a.sherwhichטָבַ֖חְתִּיH2873 · ta.vachto slaughterלְגֹֽזְזָ֑יH1494 · ga.zazto shearוְנָֽתַתִּי֙H5414 · na.tanto give: giveלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםH582 · e.noshhumanאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichלֹ֣אH3808 · lonotיָדַ֔עְתִּיH3045 · ya.dato knowאֵ֥יH335 · aywhere?מִזֶּ֖הH2088 · zehthisהֵֽמָּה׃H1992 · hem.mahthey(masc.)
Cross-references
Judges 8:6And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?Galatians 6:10As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.Ecclesiastes 11:1-2Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.1 Samuel 25:3Now the name of the man [was] Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and [she was] a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man [was] churlish and evil in his doings; and he [was] of the house of Caleb.Deuteronomy 8:17And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.2 Corinthians 6:9As unknown, and [yet] well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;John 9:29-30We know that God spake unto Moses: [as for] this [fellow], we know not from whence he is.1 Peter 4:9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.Psalm 73:7-8Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.1 Samuel 24:13As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.1 Samuel 25:14-15But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.Job 31:17Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
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