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1 Samuel 25:21

David
Anger

19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.

20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.

Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.

23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

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BSB
Now David had just finished saying, “In vain I have protected all that belonged to this man in the wilderness. Nothing that belongs to him has gone missing, yet he has paid me back evil for good.
KJV
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
WEB
Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him. He has returned me evil for good.
ASV
Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good.
DARBY
Now David had said, Surely, in vain have I kept all that this [man] had in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that was his; and he has requited me evil for good.
BLB
And David had said, “Surely in vain I have kept all that was unto this one in the wilderness, and not anything was missed of all that [was] unto him. And he has repaid me evil for good.
ÅB
Men David hadde sagt: Til ingen nytte har jeg vernet om alt det denne mann hadde i ørkenen, så det ikke er kommet bort noe av alt det som tilhørte ham; men han har gjengjeldt meg godt med ondt.
OTB
Nå hadde David sagt, "Det var sannelig forgjeves at jeg beskyttet alt denne mannen har i ørkenen, slik at ingenting ble savnet av alt som tilhørte ham; og han har gjengjeldt meg ondt for godt.
B1930
Men David hadde sagt: Til ingen nytte har jeg vernet om alt det denne mann hadde i ørkenen, så det ikke er kommet bort noget av alt det som tilhørte ham; men han har gjengjeldt mig godt med ondt.

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