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1 Samuel 25:4

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

KJV

Cum ergo audisset David in deserto quod tonderet Nabal gregem suum,

Vulgate

καὶ ἤκουσεν Δαυεὶδ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ὅτι κείρει Ναβὰλ ὁ Καρμήλιος τὸ ποίμνιον αὐτοῦ.

LXX

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.

ASV

וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֥ע דָּוִ֖ד בַּ/מִּדְבָּ֑ר כִּֽי גֹזֵ֥ז נָבָ֖ל אֶת צֹאנֽ/וֹ

Hebrew

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In this verse

People DavidNabal

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
גֹזְזִ֖ים
gzzym
verb · 15×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מִּדְבָּ֑ר
mdbr
noun · 270×
נָבָ֔ל
nbl
proper_noun · 22×
צֹ֣אן
ts'n
noun · 269×
שִׁמְעוּ
shm'v
verb · 1157×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 13:23 — And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.