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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16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
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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: