Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”
2 Samuel 16:2 - Y'all Version Bible The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become faint in the wilderness. American Standard Version (1901) And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. Common English Bible “What is all this for?” the king asked Ziba. “The donkeys are for the royal family to ride,” Ziba explained. “The bread and summer fruit are for the young people to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the wilderness.” Catholic Public Domain Version And the king said to Ziba, "What do you intend to do with these things?" And Ziba responded: "The donkeys are for the household of the king, so that they may sit. And the loaves and dried figs are for your servants to eat. But the wine is for anyone to drink who may be faint in the desert." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the king said to Siba: What mean these things? And Siba answered: The asses are for the king's household to sit on: and the loaves and the figs for thy servants to eat: and the wine to drink if any man be faint in the desert. |
Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs, which you have set by themselves, mean?”
Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
After this, Absalom prepared a chariot and horses for himself, and fifty men to run before him.
All the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.
honey, butter, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry, weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.”
He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame.
“When the children of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Won’t you show us what you mean by these?’
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth Jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
“Y’all who ride on white donkeys, who sit on rich carpets, who walk by the way—consider!
Then one of the people answered, and said, “Your father commanded-commanded the people with an oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats food today.’” So the people were faint.
Now this present which your servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.