1 Samuel 25:11

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?

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  • 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?"

  • 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?

  • 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 And the princes of Succoth said, Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand, that we should give bread to your army?
  • 1 Sam 24:13 : 13 As says the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness comes from the wicked: but my hand shall not be upon you.
  • 1 Sam 25:3 : 3 Now the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigail; and she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his deeds; he was from the house of Caleb.
  • 1 Sam 25:14-15 : 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed on them. 15 But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, nor did we miss anything, as long as we were associating with them, when we were in the fields.
  • Job 31:17 : 17 Or have eaten my portion alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it;
  • Ps 73:7-8 : 7 Their eyes bulge with abundance; they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly of oppression; they speak loftily.
  • Eccl 11:1-2 : 1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. 2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.
  • John 9:29-30 : 29 We know that God spoke to Moses: as for this fellow, we do not know where he is from. 30 The man answered and said to them, Well, here is a marvelous thing, that you do not know where he is from, yet he has opened my eyes.
  • 2 Cor 6:9 : 9 As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;
  • Gal 6:10 : 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
  • 1 Pet 4:9 : 9 Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
  • Deut 8:17 : 17 And you say in your heart, My power and the might of my hand has gotten me this wealth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

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

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

    5 And David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name;

    6 And thus shall you say to him who lives in prosperity, Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace to all that you have.

    7 And now I have heard that you have shearers; now your shepherds that were with us, we did not harm them, nor was there anything missing from them, all the while they were in Carmel.

    8 Ask your young men, and they will tell you. Therefore, let the young men find favor in your eyes, for we come on a good day. Please give whatever you can to your servants and to your son David.

    9 And when David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all these words in the name of David, and then they stopped.

    10 And Nabal answered David's servants and said, Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse? There are many servants these days who break away from their masters.

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

    25 Please do not let my lord regard this worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

    26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.

    27 And now this blessing, which your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

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

    12 So David's young men turned away, and went back, and came and told him all these words.

    13 And David said to his men, Each of you gird on his sword. And each one girded on his sword, and David also girded on his sword; and about four hundred men went up after David, while two hundred stayed with the supplies.

    14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to greet our master, and he railed on them.

    15 But the men were very good to us, and we were not harmed, nor did we miss anything, as long as we were associating with them, when we were in the fields.

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

    31 that this will be no grief to you, nor a cause of remorse of heart to my lord, either that you have shed blood without cause or that my lord has avenged himself. But when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.

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

    33 And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.

    34 For indeed, as the LORD God of Israel lives, who has kept me back from harming you, unless you had hurried and come to meet me, surely by morning light no males would have been left to Nabal.

    35 So David received from her hand what she had brought him, and said to her, Go up in peace to your house; see, I have listened to your voice and respected your person.

    36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk; therefore she told him nothing, little or much, until morning light.

    37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became like a stone.

    38 And it came about ten days later that the LORD struck Nabal, and he died.

    39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil; for the LORD has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her to him as a wife.

    40 And when the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David sent us to you, to take you to him as a wife.

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

    17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do, for harm is determined against our master and against all his household, for he is such a scoundrel that one cannot speak to him.

    18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, two skins of wine, five sheep already prepared, five measures of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and loaded them on donkeys.

    19 And she said to her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal.

    20 And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the hill, behold, David and his men were coming down toward her, and she met them.

    21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing of all that belonged to him, and he has repaid me evil for good.

  • 1 Sam 25:2
    73%

    2 And there was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very wealthy, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

  • 1 Sam 30:23
    72%

    23 Then said David, You shall not do so, my brethren, with what the LORD has given us, who has preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

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

    11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? O LORD God of Israel, I beg you, tell your servant. And the LORD said, He will come down.

    12 Then David said, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul? And the LORD said, They will deliver you up.

  • Ps 50:13
    71%

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

  • 1 Sam 21:2-3
    2 verses
    71%

    2 And David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a matter, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

    3 Now therefore, what do you have on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever there is present.

  • 1 Sam 22:15
    71%

    15 Did I then begin to enquire of God for him? Far be it from me: let not the king impute anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father: for your servant knew nothing of all this, little or much.

  • Judg 19:19
    71%

    19 Yet there is both straw and feed for our donkeys, and there is bread and wine also for me, for your maidservant, and for the young man who is with your servants. There is no lack of anything."

  • Gen 14:24
    70%

    24 except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."

  • 2 Sam 12:4
    70%

    4 And a traveler came to the rich man, and he refused to take from his own flock and herd to prepare a meal for the wanderer who had come to him; instead, he took the poor man's lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.

  • 1 Chr 21:23
    70%

    23 And Ornan said to David, Take it for yourself, and let my lord the king do what is good in his eyes: see, I give the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the grain offering; I give it all.

  • Num 11:13
    70%

    13 Where should I have meat to give to all this people? for they weep to me, saying, Give us meat, that we may eat.

  • 1 Sam 30:15
    70%

    15 And David said to him, Can you bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this company.

  • 2 Sam 3:35
    70%

    35 And when all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was yet day, David swore, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else until the sun is down.

  • 1 Sam 26:18
    70%

    18 And he said, "Why does my lord pursue after his servant? What have I done? Or what evil is in my hand?

  • Gen 30:31
    70%

    31 He said, "What shall I give you?" And Jacob said, "You shall not give me anything; if you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flock."

  • 2 Chr 2:15
    69%

    15 Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord has spoken of, let him send to his servants:

  • 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 So he brought him into his house and fed the donkeys, and they washed their feet, and ate and drank.

  • 1 Sam 18:18
    69%

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