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1 Samuel 22:3

And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

KJV

Et profectus est David inde in Maspha, quæ est Moab : et dixit ad regem Moab : Maneat, oro, pater meus et mater mea vobiscum, donec sciam quid faciat mihi Deus.

Vulgate

Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν Δαυεὶδ ἐκεῖθεν εἰς Μασσηφὰ τῆς Μωάβ, καὶ εἶπεν πρὸς βασιλέα Μωάβ Γινέσθωσαν δὴ ὁ πατήρ μου καὶ ἡ μήτηρ μου παρὰ σοί, ἕως ὅτου γνῶ τί ποιήσει μοι ὁ θεός.

LXX

And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab: and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for me.

ASV

וַ/יֵּ֧לֶךְ דָּוִ֛ד מִ/שָּׁ֖ם מִצְפֵּ֣ה מוֹאָ֑ב וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל מֶ֣לֶךְ מוֹאָ֗ב יֵֽצֵא נָ֞א אָבִ֤/י וְ/אִמִּ/י֙ אִתְּ/כֶ֔ם עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֵדַ֔ע מַה יַּֽעֲשֶׂה לִּ֖/י אֱלֹהִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

19 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
ה
h
proper_noun · 10×
ה
h
adverb · 827×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
וֹ
v
noun · 220×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֵּ֥לֶךְ
ylk
verb · 1038×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 1071×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מוֹאָ֔ב
mv'b
proper_noun · 180×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 5:4 — But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
  • 2Sam 10:2 — Then said David, I will shew kindness unto Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father shewed kindness unto me. And David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David’s servant