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1 Samuel 17:29

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

KJV

Et dixit David : Quid feci ? numquid non verbum est ?

Vulgate

And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד מֶ֥ה עָשִׂ֖יתִי עָ֑תָּה הֲ/ל֖וֹא דָּבָ֥ר הֽוּא

Hebrew

And David said: What have I done? is there not cause to speak?

Douay-Rheims

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In this verse

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Pet 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
  • Gen 31:26 — And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away unawares to me, and carried away my daughters, as captives taken with the sword?