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1 Samuel 17:27

25 Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

26 David asked the men who were standing with him, “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”

28 Now when David’s oldest brother Eliab heard him speaking to the men, his anger burned against David. “Why have you come down here?” he asked. “And with whom did you leave those few sheep in the wilderness? I know your pride and wickedness of heart—you have come down to see the battle!”

29 “What have I done now?” said David. “Was it not just a question?”

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BSB
The people told him about the offer, saying, “That is what will be done for the man who kills him.”
KJV
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
WEB
The people answered him in this way, saying, “So shall it be done to the man who kills him.”
ASV
And the people answered him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him.
DARBY
And the people told him after this manner, saying, So shall it be done to the man that smites him.
BLB
And the people answered him in this manner, saying, “So shall it be done for the man who kills him.”
ÅB
Og folket gjentok for ham de samme ord[^1] og sa: Det og det skal den mann få som feller ham.
OTB
Og folket svarte ham på samme måte og sa: "Dette er hva som vil bli gjort for den mannen som dreper ham."
B1930
Og folket gjentok for ham de samme ord og sa: Det og det skal den mann få som feller ham. / < 1SA 17, 25.>

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  • 1 Samuel 17:25

    Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see this man who keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

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