1 Samuel 25:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men from who knows where?"

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Shall I take my bread, my water, and the meat I have prepared for my shearers, and give it to men whom I do not know from where they are?

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be?

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Shall I then take{H3947} my bread,{H3899} and my water,{H4325} and my flesh{H2878} that I have killed{H2873} for my shearers,{H1494} and give{H5414} it unto men{H582} of whom I know{H3045} not whence they are?

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Shall I then take{H3947}{(H8804)} my bread{H3899}, and my water{H4325}, and my flesh{H2878} that I have killed{H2873}{(H8804)} for my shearers{H1494}{(H8802)}, and give{H5414}{(H8804)} it unto men{H582}, whom I know{H3045}{(H8804)} not whence they be?

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Shulde I take my bred, water and flesh, that I haue slayne for my clyppers, & geue it vnto me whom I knowe not whence they are?

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I haue killed for my sherers, and giue it vnto men, whom I know not whence they be?

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Shal I then take my bread, my water, and my fleshe that I haue killed for my shearers, and geue it vnto men whom I wot not whence they be?

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give [it] unto men, whom I know not whence they [be]?

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don't know where they come from?

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and I have taken my bread, and my water, and my flesh, which I slaughtered for my shearers, and have given `it' to men whom I have not known whence they `are'!'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are?

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Am I to take my bread and my wine and the meat I have got ready for my wool-cutters and give it to men coming from I have no idea where?

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don't know where they come from?"

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Should I take my bread and my water and my meat that I have slaughtered for my shearers and give them to these men? I don’t even know where they came from!”

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 8:6 : 6 But the leaders of Succoth replied, 'Are Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?'
  • 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 May the LORD judge between you and me, and may the LORD avenge me against you, but my hand will not be against you.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail. She was intelligent and beautiful, but Nabal, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
  • 1 Sam 25:14-15 : 14 One of Nabal’s young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to bless our master, but he screamed insults at them. 15 These men were very good to us. They didn’t harm us, nor did we lose anything during all the time we were with them in the fields.
  • Job 31:17 : 17 if I have eaten my morsel alone, without sharing with the fatherless—
  • Ps 73:7-8 : 7 Their eyes bulge from fatness; their imaginations overflow with malice. 8 They scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance, they threaten oppression.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Send your bread upon the waters, for in many days you will find it again. 2 Give a portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what disaster may come upon the earth.
  • John 9:29-30 : 29 'We know that God spoke to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.' 30 The man answered, 'This is remarkable! You do not know where He is from, yet He opened my eyes!'
  • 2 Cor 6:9 : 9 as unknown, yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined, but not put to death;
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, especially to those who belong to the household of faith.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Be hospitable to one another without grumbling.
  • Deut 8:17 : 17 You may say in your heart, 'My power and the strength of my hand have produced this wealth for me.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 1 Sam 25:4-10
    7 verses
    85%

    4 While in the wilderness, David heard that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

    5 David sent ten young men and instructed them, "Go to Carmel, find Nabal, and greet him on my behalf.

    6 Say this to him: ‘Peace to you! Peace to your household, and peace to all that you have!’

    7 I have heard that you are shearing your sheep. While your shepherds were with us, we did not harm them, nor was anything of theirs missing during their time in Carmel.

    8 Ask your servants, and they will confirm this. Therefore, may my men find favor in your eyes, because we have come on a festive day. Please give whatever you can spare to your servants and to your son, David.’"

    9 When David’s young men arrived, they delivered this message to Nabal in David’s name and waited.

    10 But Nabal answered David’s servants, "Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Nowadays many servants are breaking away from their masters.

  • 1 Sam 25:25-27
    3 verses
    78%

    25 Please, my lord, pay no attention to this worthless man Nabal. He is exactly what his name suggests—his name means ‘fool,’ and folly goes with him. But I, your servant, did not see the men my lord sent.

    26 Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those intent on harming my lord be as foolish as Nabal.

    27 Now let this gift that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

  • 1 Sam 25:12-15
    4 verses
    77%

    12 David’s men turned and went back. When they arrived, they reported every word.

    13 David said to his men, "Each of you, strap on your sword!" So they did, and David also strapped on his sword. About four hundred men went with David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

    14 One of Nabal’s young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, "David sent messengers from the wilderness to bless our master, but he screamed insults at them.

    15 These men were very good to us. They didn’t harm us, nor did we lose anything during all the time we were with them in the fields.

  • 1 Sam 25:31-40
    10 verses
    76%

    31 my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord has brought my lord success, remember your servant.

    32 David said to Abigail, 'Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.

    33 Blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, who have kept me this day from bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.

    34 Otherwise, as surely as the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, who has prevented me from harming you, if you had not hurried to come to meet me, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by morning.

    35 Then David accepted from her hand what she had brought to him and said, 'Go home in peace. See, I have listened to your words and granted your request.'

    36 When Abigail went to Nabal, he was in the house holding a banquet like that of a king. He was in high spirits and very drunk, so she told him nothing at all until daybreak.

    37 Then in the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him all these things, and his heart failed him, and he became like a stone.

    38 About ten days later, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

    39 When David heard that Nabal had died, he said, 'Blessed be the Lord, who has upheld my cause against Nabal for insulting me, and has kept me, his servant, from wrongdoing. The Lord has brought Nabal’s wickedness upon his own head.' Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.

    40 David’s servants went to Abigail at Carmel and said to her, 'David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.'

  • 1 Sam 25:17-21
    5 verses
    75%

    17 Now consider and see what you should do, for disaster is certain for our master and his entire household. He is such a worthless man that no one can speak to him.

    18 Then Abigail quickly gathered two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred pressed fig cakes, and she loaded them on donkeys.

    19 She said to her servants, "Go ahead of me; I will follow you." But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

    20 As she was riding her donkey down into a ravine, David and his men were descending toward her, and she met them.

    21 David had just been saying, "It’s been for nothing that I guarded everything belonging to this man in the wilderness. Nothing was missing, yet he has repaid me evil for good.

  • 1 Sam 25:2
    73%

    2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was very wealthy and owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    72%

    23 But David said, "You must not act this way, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has protected us and delivered the raiding party that came against us into our hands.

  • 1 Sam 23:11-12
    2 verses
    71%

    11 Will the leaders of Keilah hand me over to him? Will Saul come down as your servant has heard? LORD, God of Israel, please tell your servant." And the LORD answered, "He will come down."

    12 Then David said, 'Will the leaders of Keilah hand me and my men over to Saul?' The LORD replied, 'They will hand you over.'

  • Ps 50:13
    71%

    13 Do I eat the flesh of bulls or drink the blood of goats?

  • 1 Sam 21:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 David went to Nob to Ahimelech the priest. Ahimelech trembled when he met David and said to him, 'Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?'

    3 David answered Ahimelech the priest, 'The king has given me an assignment and said to me, "Let no one know anything about the mission I am sending you on and what I have instructed you." I have also told my young men to meet me at a certain place.

  • 1 Sam 22:15
    71%

    15 Was this the first time I inquired of God for him? Of course not! Far be it from me! Let not the king accuse me or any of my father's family, for your servant knows nothing about this whole affair—whether great or small.'

  • Judg 19:19
    71%

    19 We have straw and feed for our donkeys, as well as bread and wine for me, your servant, for the woman with me, and for the young man who is with your servants. We lack nothing."

  • Gen 14:24
    70%

    24 'I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. Let them take their portion.'

  • 2 Sam 12:4
    70%

    4 Now, a traveler came to the rich man, but he was unwilling to take from his own flock or herd to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for his guest.

  • 1 Chr 21:23
    70%

    23 Ornan replied to David, "Take it! Let my lord the king do whatever pleases him. Look, I will give the oxen for burnt offerings, the threshing sledges for wood, and the wheat for the grain offering—I give it all."

  • Num 11:13
    70%

    13 Where can I get meat for all these people? They keep crying to me, saying, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    70%

    15 David asked him, "Can you lead me to this raiding party?" He answered, "Swear to me by God that you will neither kill me nor hand me over to my master, and I will lead you to them."

  • 2 Sam 3:35
    70%

    35 Then the people came to urge David to eat something while it was still day. But David took an oath, saying, 'May God deal with me, be it ever so severely, if I taste bread or anything else before the sun sets.'

  • 1 Sam 26:18
    70%

    18 And he added, "Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done, and what wrong is in my hand?

  • Gen 30:31
    70%

    31 Laban asked, 'What shall I give you?' Jacob replied, 'You shall give me nothing. If you do this one thing for me, I will continue to tend and watch over your flock.'

  • 2 Chr 2:15
    69%

    15 We will cut timber from Lebanon, as much as you need. We will float it in rafts by sea to Joppa, and you can then take it up to Jerusalem.

  • Job 22:7
    69%

    7 You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

  • Judg 19:21
    69%

    21 He brought him into his house and provided fodder for the donkeys. They washed their feet, ate, and drank.

  • 1 Sam 18:18
    69%

    18 But David said to Saul, 'Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?'