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1 Samuel 17:15

but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.

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ASV

Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.

KJV

But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth–lehem.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְדָוִ֛דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
הֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekh[was] goingH1980 →
וָשָׁ֖בva.Shavand [was] returningH7725 →
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom withH5921 →
שָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
לִרְע֛וֹתlir.'otto shepherdH7462 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
צֹ֥אןtzon[the] flock ofH6629 →
אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather hisH1 →
בֵּֽית־beit-Beth-H1035 →
לָֽחֶם׃La.chem-lehemH1035 →

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1 Samuel 18:2And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.1 Samuel 16:11And Samuel asked him, “Are these all the sons you have?” “There is still the youngest,” Jesse replied, “but he is tending the sheep.” “Send for him,” Samuel replied. “For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives.”1 Samuel 16:19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”Psalms 131:1My heart is not proud, O LORD, my eyes are not haughty. I do not aspire to great things or matters too lofty for me.1 Samuel 16:19–23So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”1 Chronicles 17:7Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.Genesis 46:32The men are shepherds; they raise livestock, and they have brought their flocks and herds and all that they own.’Genesis 34:5Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.

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