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2 Samuel 1:13
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KJ21
And David said unto the young man who told him, “From whence art thou?” And he answered, “I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”
ASV
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
AMP
David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner (resident alien, sojourner), an Amalekite.”
AMPC
David said to the young man who told him, Where are you from? He answered, I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.
BRG
¶ And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
CSB
David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I’m the son of a resident alien,” he said. “I’m an Amalekite.”
CSBA
David enquired of the young man who had brought him the report, ‘Where are you from? ’ ‘I’m the son of a resident foreigner,’ he said. ‘I’m an Amalekite.’
CEB
“Where are you from?” David asked the young man who brought him the news. “I’m the son of an immigrant,” he answered. “An Amalekite.”
CJB
David said to the young man who had told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I’m the son of a [resident] foreigner, an ‘Amaleki.”
CEV
David asked the young man, “Where is your home?” The man replied, “My father is an Amalekite, but we live in Israel.”
DARBY
And David said to the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he said, I am the son of an Amalekite stranger.
DRA
And David said to the young man that told him: Whence art thou? He answered: I am the son of a stranger of Amalee.
ERV
Then David talked with the young soldier who had told him about Saul’s death. David asked, “Where are you from?” The young soldier answered, “I am the son of a foreigner. I am an Amalekite.”
EASY
David asked the young man who had brought the report to him, ‘Where are you from?’ The man replied, ‘I am an Amalekite, the son of a foreign man who lives in Israel.’
EHV
David asked the young man who had told him about Saul, “Where are you from?” He said, “I am an Amalekite, who lives here as an alien.”
ESV
And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.”
ESVUK
And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.”
EXB
David asked the young man who brought the report, “Where are you from?” The young man answered, “I am the son of a ·foreigner [resident alien], an Amalekite.”
GNV
¶ Afterward David said unto the young man that told it him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger an Amalekite.
GW
David asked the young man who had brought him the news, “Where are you from?” And the young man answered, “I’m an Amalekite, the son of a foreign resident.”
GNT
David asked the young man who had brought him the news, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I'm an Amalekite, but I live in your country.”
HCSB
David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I’m the son of a foreigner,” he said. “I’m an Amalekite.”
ICB
David asked the young man who brought the report, “Where are you from?” The young man answered, “I am the son of a foreigner. I am an Amalekite.”
ISV
Meanwhile, David asked the young man who had told him the story, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I’m an Amalekite, the son of a foreign man.”
JUB
And David said unto the young man that told him, From where art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
KJV
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
AKJV
And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
LSB
And David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.”
LEB
Then David said to the young man who was reporting to him, “Where are you from?” And he said, “I am the son of an alien man. I am an Amalekite.”
TLB
Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?” And he replied, “I am an Amalekite.”
MSG
Then David spoke to the young soldier who had brought the report: “Who are you, anyway?” “I’m from an immigrant family—an Amalekite.”
MEV
Then David asked the young man who was reporting to him, “Where are you from?” He responded, “I am the son of one who sought refuge, an Amalekite.”
NOG
David asked the young man who had brought him the news, “Where are you from?” And the young man answered, “I’m an Amalekite, the son of a foreign resident.”
NABRE
David said to the youth who had reported to him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.”
NASB
Then David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”
NASB1995
David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”
NCB
David then said to the young man who had brought him the report: “Where do you come from?” He answered: “I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.”
NCV
David asked the young man who brought the report, “Where are you from?” The young man answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.”
NET
David said to the young man who told this to him, “Where are you from?” He replied, “I am an Amalekite, the son of a resident foreigner.”
NIRV
David spoke to the young man who had brought him the report. He asked, “Where are you from?” “I’m the son of an outsider, an Amalekite,” he answered.
NIV
David said to the young man who brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,” he answered.
NIVUK
David said to the young man who brought him the report, ‘Where are you from?’ ‘I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite,’ he answered.
NKJV
Then David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of an alien, an Amalekite.”
NLV
David said to the young man, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of one from another land, an Amalekite.”
NLT
Then David said to the young man who had brought the news, “Where are you from?” And he replied, “I am a foreigner, an Amalekite, who lives in your land.”
NRSVA
David said to the young man who had reported to him, ‘Where do you come from?’ He answered, ‘I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.’
NRSVACE
David said to the young man who had reported to him, ‘Where do you come from?’ He answered, ‘I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.’
NRSVCE
David said to the young man who had reported to him, “Where do you come from?” He answered, “I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.”
NRSVUE
David said to the young man who had reported to him, “Where do you come from?” He answered, “I am the son of a resident alien, an Amalekite.”
OJB
And Dovid said unto the na’ar that told him, From where art thou? And he answered, I am ben ish ger, an Amaleki.
RGT
Afterward, David said to the young man who told it to him, “Where are you from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.”
RSV
And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amal′ekite.”
RSVCE
And David said to the young man who told him, “Where do you come from?” And he answered, “I am the son of a sojourner, an Amal′ekite.”
TLV
Then David said to the young man who informed him, “Where are you from?” “I am a son of an Amalekite outsider,” he replied.
VOICE
David (to the soldier): Where is your home? Soldier: I am the son of an alien living in Israel, an Amalekite. Therefore I am bound by some of the Israelite law.
WEB
David said to the young man who told him, “Where are you from?” He answered, “I am the son of a foreigner, an Amalekite.”
WYC
And David said to the young man, that told to him, Of whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a man comeling, of a man of Amalek. (And David said to the young man, who told him the news, Where art thou from? And he answered, I am the son of a newcomer, or of a foreigner, I am an Amalekite.)
YLT
And David saith unto the youth who is declaring [it] to him, `Whence [art] thou?' and he saith, `Son of a sojourner, an Amalekite, I [am].'
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