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1 Samuel 25:10

But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.

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ASV

And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days that break away every man from his master.

KJV

And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.

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18 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anand he answeredH6030 →
נָבָ֜לna.ValNabalH5037 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
עַבְדֵ֤י'av.Dei[the] servants ofH5650 →
דָוִד֙da.VidDavidH1732 →
וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
מִ֥יmiwho?H4310 →
דָוִ֖דda.Vid[is] DavidH1732 →
וּמִ֣יu.Miand who?H4310 →
בֶן־ven-[is] [the] son ofH1121 →
יִשָׁ֑יyi.ShaiJesseH3448 →
הַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmthis dayH3117 →
רַבּ֣וּra.Buthey are manyH7231 →
עֲבָדִ֔ים'a.va.DimservantsH5650 →
הַמִּתְפָּ֣רְצִ֔יםha.mit.Pa.re.Tzimwho break awayH6555 →
אִ֖ישׁ'isheach oneH376 →
מִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.Neifrom beforeH6440 →
אֲדֹנָֽיו׃'a.do.Navmaster<s> hisH113 →

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Judges 9:28Then Gaal son of Ebed said, “Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that we should serve him? Is he not the son of Jerubbaal, and is not Zebul his officer? You are to serve the men of Hamor, the father of Shechem. Why should we serve Abimelech?Psalms 64:6They devise injustice and say, “We have perfected a secret plan.” For the inner man and the heart are mysterious.Judges 12:4Jephthah then gathered all the men of Gilead and fought against Ephraim. And the men of Gilead struck them down because the Ephraimites had said, “You Gileadites are fugitives in Ephraim, living in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”Psalms 119:22Remove my scorn and contempt, for I have kept Your testimonies.1 Samuel 22:2And all who were distressed or indebted or discontented rallied around him, and he became their leader. About four hundred men were with him.1 Samuel 22:7–8Then Saul said to his servants, “Listen, men of Benjamin! Is the son of Jesse giving all of you fields and vineyards and making you commanders of thousands or hundreds?Psalms 123:3–4Have mercy on us, O LORD, have mercy, for we have endured much contempt.1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,Psalms 73:7–8From their prosperity proceeds iniquity; the imaginations of their hearts run wild.2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”1 Samuel 20:30Then Saul’s anger burned against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse and rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the disgrace of the mother who bore you?Exodus 5:2But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go.”Ecclesiastes 7:10Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?” For it is unwise of you to ask about this.Isaiah 32:5No longer will a fool be called noble, nor a scoundrel be respected.Isaiah 32:7The weapons of the scoundrel are destructive; he hatches plots to destroy the poor with lies, even when the plea of the needy is just.Psalms 35:11Hostile witnesses come forward; they make charges I know nothing about.1 Samuel 20:27But on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”Proverbs 18:23The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

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