Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,

New American Standard Bible

Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink.

King James Version

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

Holman Bible

They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.

International Standard Version

They found an Egyptian man in the field, and they took him to David. They gave him food to eat and provided water for him.

A Conservative Version

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread. And he ate, and they gave him water to drink.

American Standard Version

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink.

Amplified

They found an Egyptian [who had collapsed] in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they gave him water to drink,

Bible in Basic English

And in the fields they saw an Egyptian whom they took to David, and they gave him bread, and he had a meal, and they gave him water for drink;

Julia Smith Translation

And they will find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and they will take him to David, and they will give to him bread, and he will eat; and they will give him water to drink;

King James 2000

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then they found an Egyptian man in the open country and brought him to David, and they gave him food and he ate; they also gave him water.

Modern King James verseion

And they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David and gave him bread, and he ate. And they made him drink water.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David and gave him bread to eat and water to drink,

NET Bible

Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink.

New Heart English Bible

They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.

The Emphasized Bible

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and took him unto David, - and gave him food, and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink;

Webster

And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they made him drink water;

World English Bible

They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.

Youngs Literal Translation

and they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him unto David, and give to him bread, and he eateth, and they cause him to drink water,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
מצא 
Matsa' 
Usage: 455

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

in the field
שׂדי שׂדה 
Sadeh 
Usage: 333

and brought
לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

him to David
דּויד דּוד 
David 
Usage: 1074

and gave
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

and he did eat
אכל 
'akal 
Usage: 809

שׁקה 
Shaqah 
Usage: 60

References

American

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Context Readings

David Recovers His Loved Ones

10 And David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to go over the torrent Besor. 11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink, 12 and gave him a piece of fig-cake and two raisin-cakes, and he ate, and his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, for three days and three nights.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;

Deuteronomy 23:7

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother. Thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a sojourner in his land.

Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:

Matthew 25:35

for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

Luke 10:36-37

Which now of these three seems to thee to have been neighbour of him who fell into the hands of the robbers?

Romans 12:20-21

If therefore thine enemy should hunger, feed him; if he should thirst, give him drink; for, so doing, thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head.

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