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,
Themes
Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Consults the ephod for david
Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Interlinear
Matsa'
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 30:11
Verse Info
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.
Phrases
Names
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.