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1 Samuel 26:4

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come in very deed.

KJV

misit exploratores, et didicit quod illuc venisset certissime.

Vulgate

καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Δαυεὶδ κατασκόπους, καὶ ἔγνω ὅτι ἥκει Σαοὺλ ἕτοιμος ἐκ Κεειλά.

LXX

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that Saul was come of a certainty.

ASV

וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֥ח דָּוִ֖ד מְרַגְּלִ֑ים וַ/יֵּ֕דַע כִּֽי בָ֥א שָׁא֖וּל אֶל נָכֽוֹן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דָּוִ֔ד
dvd
proper_noun · 1067×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
נָכ֣וֹן
nkvn
verb · 217×
רַגֵּ֣ל
rgl
verb · 25×
שָׁא֔וּל
sh'vl
proper_noun · 404×

Historic Christian voices

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

Cross-references

  • Matt 10:16 — Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.