KJV King James Version
And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
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1 Samuel 27:10
And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
WEB World English Bible
Achish said, “Against whom have you made a raid today?” David said, “Against the South of Judah, against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.”
ASV American Standard Version
And Achish said, Against whom have ye made a raid to-day? And David said, Against the South of Judah, and against the South of the Jerahmeelites, and against the South of the Kenites.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Achish saith, ‘Whither have ye pushed to-day?’ and David saith, ‘Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelite, and unto the south of the Kenite.’
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 27
7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full year and four months.
8 And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshurites, and the Gezrites, and the Amalekites: for those [nations were] of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, even unto the land of Egypt.
9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish.
10 And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites.
11 And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring [tidings] to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so [will be] his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
12 And Achish believed David, saying, He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him; therefore he shall be my servant for ever.
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאָכִ֔ישׁH397 · a.khishAchishאַל־H413 · elto(wards)פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖םH6584 · pa.shatto stripהַיּ֑וֹםH3117 · yomdayוַיֹּ֣אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayדָּוִ֗דH1732 · da.vidDavidעַל־H5921 · aluponנֶ֤גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebיְהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוְעַל־H5921 · aluponנֶ֣גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebהַיַּרְחְמְאֵלִ֔יH3397 · ye.rach.me.e.liJerahmeeliteוְאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)נֶ֖גֶבH5045 · ne.gevNegebהַקֵּינִֽי׃H7017 · qe.niKenite
Cross-references
Judges 1:16And the children of the Kenite, Moses’ father in law, went up out of the city of palm trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which [lieth] in the south of Arad; and they went and dwelt among the people.1 Chronicles 2:9The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai.1 Chronicles 2:25And the sons of Jerahmeel the firstborn of Hezron were, Ram the firstborn, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, [and] Ahijah.Galatians 2:11-13But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, because he was to be blamed.Judges 4:11Now Heber the Kenite, [which was] of the children of Hobab the father in law of Moses, had severed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which [is] by Kedesh.1 Samuel 30:29And to [them] which [were] in Rachal, and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to [them] which [were] in the cities of the Kenites,1 Samuel 23:27But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.1 Samuel 15:6And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the Amalekites, lest I destroy you with them: for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel, when they came up out of Egypt. So the Kenites departed from among the Amalekites.Psalm 119:29Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously.Psalm 119:163I hate and abhor lying: [but] thy law do I love.Proverbs 29:25The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the LORD shall be safe.Joshua 2:4-6And the woman took the two men, and hid them, and said thus, There came men unto me, but I wist not whence they [were]:Genesis 27:24And he said, [Art] thou my very son Esau? And he said, I [am].Judges 5:24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.Genesis 27:19-20And Jacob said unto his father, I [am] Esau thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me: arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.2 Samuel 17:20And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where [is] Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find [them], they returned to Jerusalem.Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Numbers 24:21And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said, Strong is thy dwellingplace, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock.
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