Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Shall I then
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?
Holman Bible
Am I supposed to take my bread, my water, and my meat that I butchered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t know where they are from.”
International Standard Version
Should I take my food, my water, and my meat that I've slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men who came from who knows where?"
A Conservative Version
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men of whom I know not from where they are?
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?
Amplified
So should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they are from?”
Bible in Basic English
Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?
Darby Translation
And shall I take my bread, and my water, and my flesh which I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men whom I know not whence they are?
Julia Smith Translation
And took I my bread and my water, and my slaughter which I slaughtered for my shearers, and gave to men whom I knew not from whence they are?
King James 2000
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not from where they be?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Should I take my bread and my water and my meat which I have slaughtered for my shearers and give [it] to men whom I do not know where they [are] from?
Modern King James verseion
Shall I then take my bread and my water and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men about whom I know not where they come from?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Should I take my bread, my water and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men which I know not whence they be?"
NET Bible
Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don't even know where they came from!"
New Heart English Bible
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I do not know where they come from?"
The Emphasized Bible
Shall I, then, take my bread, and my wine, and my slain beasts, that I have slaughtered for my shearers, - and give unto men of whom I know not whence they are?
Webster
Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men, whom I know not whence they are?
World English Bible
Shall I then take my bread, and 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?"
Youngs Literal Translation
and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given it to men whom I have not known whence they are!'
Themes
Contempt » Exemplified » Nabal
Decision » Instances of » Abigail
Ingratitude » Exemplified » Nabal
Inhospitableness » Instances of » Nabal toward david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Selfishness » Exemplified » Nabal
Selfishness » Examples of » Nabal refuses food to david
Sheep » Time of shearing, a time of rejoicing
Sheep » Feasting at the time of shearing
Travelers » Of distinction » Frequently extorted provisions by the way
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 25:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
David And Abigail
10
And Nabal answered David's slaves and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many slaves nowadays that break from their masters.
11 Shall I then
Names
Cross References
Judges 8:6
And the principals of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thy hand that we should give bread unto thy army?
Deuteronomy 8:17
and thou say in thy heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.
1 Samuel 24:13
As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceeds from the wicked, but my hand shall not be upon thee.
1 Samuel 25:3
Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and of a beautiful countenance, but the man was hard and evil in his doings, and he was of the lineage of Caleb.
1 Samuel 25:14-15
And one of the servants told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our master, and he railed on them.
Job 31:17
or have eaten my morsel alone and the fatherless has not eaten thereof;
Psalm 73:7-8
Their eyes stand out with fatness; they easily obtain the desires of their heart.
Ecclesiastes 11:1-2
Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find it after many days.
John 9:29-30
We know that God spoke unto Moses; as for this fellow, we do not know where he is from.
2 Corinthians 6:9
as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, but, behold, we live; as chastened, but not killed;
Galatians 6:10
Therefore as long as we have the opportunity, let us do good unto everyone, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.
1 Peter 4:9
Lovingly be hospitable one to another without murmuring.