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1 Samuel 25:27

Generosity

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.

And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house; because my lord fighteth the battles of the LORD, and evil hath not been found in thee all thy days.

29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of life with the LORD thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out, as out of the middle of a sling.

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BSB
Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
KJV
And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
WEB
Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.
ASV
And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
DARBY
And now this blessing which thy bondmaid has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men that follow my lord.
BLB
And this blessing that your maidservant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow at the feet of my lord.
ÅB
Og denne gave som din tjenestekvinne har hatt med til min herre, la nå den bli gitt til de menn som er i min herres følge!
OTB
Og nå, la denne gaven som din tjener har brakt til min herre bli gitt til de unge mennene som er med min herre.
B1930
Og denne gave som din tjenestekvinne har hatt med til min herre, la nu den bli gitt til de menn som er i min herres følge!

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 30:26

    And when David came to Ziklag, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Judah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you of the spoil of the enemies of the LORD;

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  • Genesis 33:11

    Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee; because God hath dealt graciously with me, and because I have enough. And he urged him, and he took it.

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  • 2 Kings 5:15

    And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him: and he said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel: now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:2

    And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

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  • 2 Corinthians 9:5

    Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:42

    And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

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  • Judges 4:10

    And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh; and he went up with ten thousand men at his feet: and Deborah went up with him.

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