1 Samuel 17:31 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 17:31

Now David’s words were overheard and reported to Saul, who called for him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul; and he sent for him.

KJV

And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed them before Saul: and he sent for him.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיְּשָּֽׁמְעוּ֙	vai.ye.sha.me.'U	and they were heard	H8085 →
הַדְּבָרִ֔ים	ha.de.va.Rim	the words	H1697 →
אֲשֶׁ֖ר	'a.Sher	which	H834 →
דִּבֶּ֣ר	di.Ber	he spoke	H1696 →
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
וַיַּגִּ֥דוּ	vai.ya.Gi.du	and people told	H5046 →
לִפְנֵֽי־	lif.nei-	<to> before	H6440 →
שָׁא֖וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וַיִּקָּחֵֽהוּ׃	vai.yi.ka.Che.hu	and he sent for him	H3947 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H5046vaiyagiduand people told370×

The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will be stationed in the presence of kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
leads to
- 1 Kings 11:28
  Now Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor. So when Solomon noticed that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the house of Joseph.
- Matthew 25:21
  His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’
- Proverbs 12:24
  The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Ecclesiastes 9:10
  Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Proverbs 10:4
  Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

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