1 Samuel 17:55
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
KJV
Eo autem tempore quo viderat Saul David egredientem contra Philisthæum, ait ad Abner principem militiæ : De qua stirpe descendit hic adolescens, Abner ? Dixitque Abner : Vivit anima tua, rex, si novi.
Vulgate
And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son is this youth? And Abner said, As thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.
ASV
וְ/כִ/רְא֨וֹת שָׁא֜וּל אֶת דָּוִ֗ד יֹצֵא֙ לִ/קְרַ֣את הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אָמַ֗ר אֶל אַבְנֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַ/צָּבָ֔א בֶּן מִי זֶ֥ה הַ/נַּ֖עַר אַבְנֵ֑ר וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְנֵ֔ר חֵֽי נַפְשְׁ/ךָ֥ הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ אִם יָדָֽעְתִּי
Hebrew
Now at the time that Saul saw David going out against the Philistines, he said to Abner, the captain of the army: Of what family is this young man descended, Abner? And Abner said: As thy soul liveth, O king, I know not.
Douay-Rheims
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21 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
- 1Sam 1:26 — And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD.
- 1Sam 16:21 — And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
- 1Sam 26:5 — And David arose, and came to the place where Saul had pitched: and David beheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host: and Saul lay in the trench, and the people
- Gen 42:15 — Hereby ye shall be proved: By the life of Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.