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1 Samuel 17:15-17
Modern English Version
1 Samuel 17:15-17
Modern English Version
15 but David would go back and forth from Saul to shepherd his father’s flock in Bethlehem.
16 The Philistine stepped forward morning and evening and took his stand daily for forty days.
17 Then Jesse said to David his son, “Take now for your brothers an ephah[a] of this parched grain and these ten loaves and run to the camp to your brothers.
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- 1 Samuel 17:17 Likely about 36 pounds, or 16 kilograms.
1 Samuel 17:15-17
New International Version
1 Samuel 17:15-17
New International Version
15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend(A) his father’s sheep(B) at Bethlehem.
16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning and evening and took his stand.
17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah[a](C) of roasted grain(D) and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16 kilograms
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