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1 Samuel 25:11

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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]?

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}, whom I know {H3045} not whence they be?

Am I supposed to take my bread, my water and my meat that I slaughtered for my shearers and give it to men coming from who knows where?"

Why should I take my bread and water and the meat I have slaughtered for my shearers, and give them to these men whose origin I do not know?”

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?

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Cross-References

  • Judges 8:6 (5 votes)

    And the princes of Succoth said, [Are] the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army?

  • Galatians 6:10 (3 votes)

    As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all [men], especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

  • 1 Peter 4:9 (2 votes)

    Use hospitality one to another without grudging.

  • Psalms 73:7 (2 votes)

    Their eyes stand out with fatness: they have more than heart could wish.

  • Psalms 73:8 (2 votes)

    They are corrupt, and speak wickedly [concerning] oppression: they speak loftily.

  • 1 Samuel 24:13 (2 votes)

    As saith the proverb of the ancients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.

  • 1 Samuel 25:14 (2 votes)

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