English Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:11
11Shall 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?"
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?”
- 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?”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to a band of outlaws who come from who knows where?”
Context of 1 Samuel 25:11
9When David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal in the name of David, and then they waited. 10And Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who are breaking away from their masters. 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?" 12So David's young men turned away and came back and told him all this. 13And David said to his men, "Every man strap on his sword!" And every man of them strapped on his sword. David also strapped on his sword. And about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred remained with the baggage.
Read all of 1 Samuel 251 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 25:3Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite.
- 1 Samuel 24:13As the proverb of the ancients says, 'Out of the wicked comes wickedness.' But my hand shall not be against you.
- Deuteronomy 8:17Beware lest you say in your heart, 'My power and the might of my hand have gotten me this wealth.'
- Judges 8:6And the officials of Succoth said, "Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?"
- Job 31:17or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
- Psalms 73:7Their eyes swell out through fatness; their hearts overflow with follies.
- 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
- Ecclesiastes 11:1Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.
- Galatians 6:10So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
- 1 Samuel 25:14But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed at them.
- John 9:29We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where he comes from."
- 2 Corinthians 6:9as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed;
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
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