1 Samuel 25:11

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 25:11

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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?”

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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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WEB

World English Bible

Shall I then take my bread, 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?”

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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?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 25

⁹ When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.

¹⁰ But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

¹¹ 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?”

¹² So David’s men turned around and went back, and they relayed to him all these words.

¹³ And David said to his men, “Strap on your swords!” So David and all his men strapped on their swords, and about four hundred men followed David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

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