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1 Samuel 17:34

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

KJV

Dixitque David ad Saul : Pascebat servus tuus patris sui gregem, et veniebat leo vel ursus, et tollebat arietem de medio gregis :

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Δαυεὶδ πρὸς Σαούλ Ποιμαίνων ἦν ὁ δοῦλός σου τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ποιμνίῳ· καὶ ὅταν ἤρχετο ὁ λέων καὶ ἡ ἄρκος καὶ ἐλάμβανεν πρόβατον ἐκ τῆς ἀγέλης,

LXX

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל רֹעֶ֨ה הָיָ֧ה עַבְדְּ/ךָ֛ לְ/אָבִ֖י/ו בַּ/צֹּ֑אן וּ/בָ֤א הָֽ/אֲרִי֙ וְ/אֶת הַ/דּ֔וֹב וְ/נָשָׂ֥א שֶׂ֖ה מֵ/הָ/עֵֽדֶר

Hebrew

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In this verse

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In the original Hebrew

16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַרְיֵה֙
'ryh
noun · 81×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
דֻּבִּים֙
dbym
noun · 12×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 39×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יִּשְׂא֥וּ
ysh'v
verb · 652×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
רֹעִ֔ים
r'ym
verb · 164×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×
שֶׂ֖ה
shh
noun · 45×

Typology

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Amos 3:12 — Thus saith the LORD; As the shepherd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the corner of a bed, and
  • Gen 31:39 — That which was torn of beasts I brought not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night.
  • John 10:11 — I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
  • Judg 14:6 — And the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he rent him as he would have rent a kid, and he had nothing in his hand: but he told not his father or his mother what he had done.
  • Luke 2:8 — And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
  • Ps 143:5 — I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.
  • Rom 5:4 — And patience, experience; and experience, hope: