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1 Samuel 25:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
1 Samuel 25:20-22
Evangelical Heritage Version
20 As she rode on her donkey and came down to the secluded trail[a] on the mountain, she saw that David and his men were coming down toward her, and she met them.
21 Now David had said, “It was all for nothing that I have protected everything that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missing from everything that belonged to him. But he has repaid me evil for good. 22 May God punish the enemies of David[b] severely and double it, if by the morning light I leave alive so much as one person who urinates against a wall.”[c]
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- 1 Samuel 25:20 The precise meaning of the term translated secluded trail is uncertain.
- 1 Samuel 25:22 The main Hebrew text reads enemies of David. The Greek Old Testament reads David. The Hebrew reading may be a euphemism to prevent David from cursing himself.
- 1 Samuel 25:22 It appears that David uses a crude term. He does not use a standard term for man or male. The term may also have the connotation that his enemies are dogs.
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