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1 Samuel

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But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But David perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jesse Noun H1732 דָּוִד֙ da·vid
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Saul, "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr. Noun H7586 שָׁא֔וּל sha·'ul,
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"Your servant slave, servant Noun H5650 עַבְדְּךָ֛ av·de·cha
was tending to pasture, tend, graze Verb H7462 רֹעֶ֨ה ro·'eh
his father's father Noun H1 לְאָבִ֖יו le·'a·viv
sheep. small cattle, sheep and goats, flock Noun H6629 בַּצֹּ֑אן ba·tzon;
When a lion a lion Noun H738 הָֽאֲרִי֙ ha·'a·ri
or a bear a bear Noun H1677 הַדֹּ֔וב had·do·vv,
came to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 וּבָ֤א u·va
and took to lift, carry, take Verb H5375 וְנָשָׂ֥א ve·na·sa
a lamb one of a flock, a sheep (or goat) Noun H7716 שֶׂ֖ה seh
from the flock, a flock, herd Noun H5739 מֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃ me·ha·'e·der.

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David

David [N] [B] [H] [S] beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother's name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of  2 Samuel 17:25 . As to his personal appearance, we only know that he was red-haired, with beautiful eyes and a fair face ( 1 Samuel 16:12 ;  17:42 ).  His early... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

Saul

Saul [N] [H] [S] asked for.  A king of Edom ( Genesis 36:37  Genesis 36:38 ); called Shaul in  1 Chronicles 1:48.    The son of Kish (probably his only son, and a child of prayer, "asked for"), of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of the Jewish nation. The singular providential circumstances connected with his election as king are recorded in  1 ... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,
King James Bible But And David said to unto Saul, "Your Thy servant was tending kept his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb from out of the flock,flock:
Hebrew Greek English But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,