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1 Samuel 16:20

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

KJV

Tulit itaque Isai asinum plenum panibus, et lagenam vini, et hædum de capris unum, et misit per manum David filii sui Sauli.

Vulgate

καὶ ἔλαβεν Ἰεσσαὶ γόμορ ἄρτων καὶ ἀσκὸν οἴνου καὶ ἔριφον αἰγῶν ἕνα, καὶ ἐξαπέστειλεν ἐν χειρὶ Δαυεὶδ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ πρὸς Σαούλ.

LXX

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

ASV

וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח יִשַׁ֜י חֲמ֥וֹר לֶ֨חֶם֙ וְ/נֹ֣אד יַ֔יִן וּ/גְדִ֥י עִזִּ֖ים אֶחָ֑ד וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֛ח בְּ/יַד דָּוִ֥ד בְּנ֖/וֹ אֶל שָׁאֽוּל

Hebrew

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People JesseSaulDavid

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
גְּדִ֖י
gdy
noun · 16×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
חֲמ֔וֹר
chmvr
noun · 95×
יִשַׁ֔י
yshy
proper_noun · 42×
יָ֑יִן
yyn
noun · 139×
יִּקַּ֣ח
yqch
verb · 963×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נֹ֣אד
n'd
noun · 6×
עִזִּ֥ים
'zym
noun · 74×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 10:27 — But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
  • 1Sam 17:18 — And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
  • 1Sam 17:18 — And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their pledge.
  • 2Sam 16:1 — And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunche
  • Gen 27:9 — Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats; and I will make them savoury meat for thy father, such as he loveth:
  • Prov 18:16 — A man’s gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him before great men.