1 Samuel 25:11

1 Samuel 25:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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?
• New International Version (NIV)Why should I take my bread and water, and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men coming from who knows where?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Shall I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers and give it to men who come from I do not know where?"
• New King James Version (NKJV)Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”

Context of 1 Samuel 25:11

9David's men went to Carmel. They gave David's message to Nabal. They waited for Nabal to reply. 10Nabal answered David's young men, ‘Who is this David? Do I know this son of Jesse? Many servants run away from their masters these days. I have food and drink for the men who are cutting the wool from my sheep. I have cooked meat for them to eat. But I will not give anything to you. You might have come from anywhere!’ 12David's young men left Nabal. They returned to David and they told him everything that Nabal had said. 13David said to his men, ‘Tie your swords onto your belts.’ So they all did that. David put his sword on his belt too. About 400 men went with David. About 200 men stayed at their camp.

1 Samuel 25:11 word by word

וְלָקַחְתִּ֤י אֶת־לַחְמִי֙ וְאֶת־מֵימַ֔י וְאֵת֙ טִבְחָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר טָבַ֖חְתִּי לְגֹֽזְזָ֑י וְנָֽתַתִּי֙ לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר֙ לֹ֣א יָדַ֔עְתִּי אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה הֵֽמָּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Shall I then takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• my breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and my waterמַיmayim · waterH4325
• and my fleshטִבְחָהţibchâh · slaughteredH2878
• that I have killedטָבַחţâbach · to slaughterH2873
• for my shearersגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494
• and giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• unto menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• whom I knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:11

• 1 Samuel 24:13You know the proverb, “Evil people do evil things.” But I will never try to hurt you.
• Deuteronomy 8:17You must never say to yourself, ‘I have got all these valuable things because I am strong and clever!’
• Judges 8:6The city leaders of Succoth said, ‘You have not yet caught Zebah and Zalmunna. We will not give you any food until you have done that.’
• Job 31:17I have never kept all my food for myself. I have always shared it with children who have no family.
• Psalms 73:7Their greedy eyes lead them into sin. Their minds think of evil things to do.
• 1 Peter 4:9Always be happy to have other believers as visitors in your homes.
• Ecclesiastes 11:1Freely give your things to other people. If you do that, one day you will receive your things back again.
• Galatians 6:10Because of all that, we must help everyone when we have the chance. Certainly we must do good things to help our friends who believe in Christ, as we do.
• 1 Samuel 25:14One of Nabal's servants spoke to Nabal's wife, Abigail. He said to her, ‘David sent some of his men from the desert to say “hello” to our master. But our master insulted them.
• John 9:29We know that God spoke to Moses. But who is this man? We do not even know where he comes from.’
• 2 Corinthians 6:9Some people do not want to know us. Other people accept us as God's servants. It seems like we are dying, but look! We are still alive! People punish us, but they do not kill us.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:11

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11The mention of water indicates a country where water was scarce (compare Joshua 15:19). Or “bread and water” may be equivalent to “meat and drink.”Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-11Verses 2-11 We should not have heard of Nabal, if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, "A fool;" so it signifies. Riches make men look great in the eye of the world; but to one that takes right views, Nabal looked very mean. He had no honour or honesty; he was churlish, cross, and ill-humoured; evil in his doings, hard and oppressive; a man that cared not what fraud and violence he used in getting and saving. What little…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1210-12. Nabal answered David's servants, ... Who is David? &c.--Nabal's answer seems to indicate that the country was at the time in a loose and disorderly state. David's own good conduct, however, as well as the important services rendered by him and his men, were readily attested by Nabal's servants. The preparations of David to chastise his insolent language and ungrateful requital are exactly what would be done in the present day by Arab chiefs, who…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings