if I ate my morsel of bread myself, without letting an orphan eat of it
1 Samuel 25:11 - Tree of Life Version So should I take my bread, my water and my meat that I have cooked for my shearers, and give it to men whom I don’t know where they come from?” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men, whom I know not whence they be? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Shall I then take my bread and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men when I do not know where they belong? American Standard Version (1901) Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it unto men of whom I know not whence they are? Common English Bible Why should I take my bread, my water, and the meat I’ve butchered for my shearers and give it to people who came here from who knows where?” Catholic Public Domain Version Therefore, shall I take my bread, and my water, and the meat of the cattle that I have slain for my shearers, and give it to men, when I do not know where they are from?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and the flesh of my cattle, which I have killed for my shearers, and give to men whom I know not whence they are? |
if I ate my morsel of bread myself, without letting an orphan eat of it
as unknown and yet well-known; as dying, yet behold, we live; as disciplined yet not put to death;
Therefore, whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good toward all—especially those who belong to the household of faith.
You may say in your heart, ‘My power and the might of my hand has made me this wealth.’
When he came to the men of Succoth, he said, “Behold Zebah and Zalmunna—about whom you mocked me saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hand? Why should we give bread to your exhausted men?’”
But the officials of Succoth said, “Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna now in your hand? So why we should give bread to your army?”
From there he went up to Penuel and spoke to them similarly, but the men of Penuel answered him just as the men of Succoth had answered.
As the old proverb goes, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’—but my hand will never be on you.
So David’s young men turned around and went back. When they came and reported to him all these words,
The man’s name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
Now I hear that you have shearers. When your shepherds were with us, we did them no harm and nothing of theirs was missing all the time they were in Carmel.