1 Samuel 30:13
11 And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
12 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins: and when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him: for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
14 We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
15 And David said to him, Canst thou bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring thee down to this company.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then David asked him, “To whom do you belong, and where are you from?” “I am an Egyptian,” he replied, “the slave of an Amalekite. My master abandoned me three days ago when I fell ill.
- KJV
- And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days agone I fell sick.
- WEB
- David asked him, “To whom do you belong? Where are you from?” He said, “I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I got sick.
- ASV
- And David said unto him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
- DARBY
- And David said to him, To whom belongest thou? and whence art thou? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant of an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.
- BLB
- And David said to him, “To whom [are] you, and where [are] you from?” And he said, “An Egyptian, a young man, I [am] servant of an Amalekite. And my master left me behind because I fell sick three days ago.
- ÅB
- Og David spurte ham: Hvem hører du til, og hvor er du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er en egyptisk gutt, tjener hos en amalekittisk mann; men min herre gikk fra meg her fordi jeg ble syk for tre dager siden.
- OTB
- David spurte ham, "Hvem tilhører du, og hvor er du fra?" Han svarte, "Jeg er en ung egypter, en tjener for en amalekitt, og min herre etterlot meg da jeg ble syk for tre dager siden.
- B1930
- Og David spurte ham: Hvem hører du til, og hvor er du fra? Han svarte: Jeg er en egyptisk gutt, tjener hos en amalekittisk mann; men min herre gikk fra mig her fordi jeg blev syk for tre dager siden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
James 2:13
For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
Read in contextProverbs 12:10
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.
Read in contextJob 31:13–15
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
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