Parallel Verses

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,

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;

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,

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.

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
And they found
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 But David and four hundred men followed: But two hundred abode, behind being too weary to go over the river Besor. 11 Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David and gave him bread to eat and water to drink, 12 and gave him a few figs and two clusters of raisins. And when he had eaten his spirits came again to him: for he had eaten no bread nor drunk no water in three days and three nights.


Cross References

Deuteronomy 15:7-11

When one of thy brethren among you is waxed poor in any of thy cities within thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, see that thou harden not thine heart nor shut to thine hand from thy poor brother:

Deuteronomy 23:7

Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother: neither shalt thou abhor an Egyptian, because thou wast a stranger in his land.

Proverbs 25:21

If thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink;

Matthew 25:35

For I was a hungered, and ye gave me meat. I thirsted, and ye gave me drink. I was harborless, and ye lodged me. I was naked and ye clothed me.

Luke 10:36-37

Which now of these three, thinkest thou was neighbor unto him that fell into the thieves hands?"

Romans 12:20-21

Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him: if he thirst, give him drink. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

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