1 Samuel 25
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1 Samuel 25:4-9

4that DavidH1732 heardH8085 in the wildernessH4057 that NabalH5037 was shearingH1494 his sheepH6629. 5So DavidH1732 sentH7971 tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288; and DavidH1732 saidH559 to the youngH5288 menH5288, “GoH5927 upH5927 to CarmelH3760 and 1visitH935H413 NabalH5037, and greetH7592H7965 him in my nameH8034; 6and thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 you shall sayH559: ‘2Have a long lifeH2416, 3peaceH7965 to you, and peaceH7965 to your houseH1004, and peaceH7965 to allH3605 that you have! 7NowH6258 then, I have heardH8085 4that you have shearersH1494. NowH6258, your shepherdsH7462 have beenH1961 with us; we have not harmedH3637 them, 5norH3808 has anythingH3972 of theirs goneH6485 missingH6485 allH3605 the daysH3117 they were in CarmelH3760. 8AskH7592 your youngH5288 menH5288 and they will tellH5046 you. Therefore let my youngH5288 menH5288 findH4672 favorH2580 in your eyesH5869, for we have comeH935 on 6a 7festiveH2896 dayH3117. PleaseH4994 giveH5414 whateverH834 you findH4672 at handH3027 to your servantsH5650 and to your sonH1121 DavidH1732.’”

9When David’sH1732 youngH5288 menH5288 cameH935, they spokeH1696 to NabalH5037 in accordance with allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 in David’sH1732 nameH8034; then they waitedH5117.

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 25:5 Lit come to ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 25:6 Lit To life ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 25:6 1 Chr 12:18; Ps 122:7; Luke 10:5 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 25:7 2 Sam 13:23, 24 ↩
  5. 5. 1 Samuel 25:7 1 Sam 25:15, 21 ↩
  6. 6. 1 Samuel 25:8 Neh 8:10-12; Esth 9:19, 22 ↩
  7. 7. 1 Samuel 25:8 Lit good ↩

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