Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
They found an Egyptian man in the field, and they took him to David. They gave him food to eat and provided water for him.
New American Standard Bible
Now they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they provided him water to drink.
King James Version
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
Holman Bible
They found an Egyptian in the open country and brought him to David. They gave him some bread to eat and water to drink.
A Conservative Version
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread. And he ate, and they gave him water to drink.
American Standard Version
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they gave him water to drink.
Amplified
They found an Egyptian [who had collapsed] in the field and brought him to David, and gave him bread and he ate, and they gave him water to drink,
Bible in Basic English
And in the fields they saw an Egyptian whom they took to David, and they gave him bread, and he had a meal, and they gave him water for drink;
Darby Translation
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink,
Julia Smith Translation
And they will find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and they will take him to David, and they will give to him bread, and he will eat; and they will give him water to drink;
King James 2000
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he did eat; and they made him drink water;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Then they found an Egyptian man in the open country and brought him to David, and they gave him food and he ate; they also gave him water.
Modern King James verseion
And they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David and gave him bread, and he ate. And they made him drink water.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David and gave him bread to eat and water to drink,
NET Bible
Then they found an Egyptian in the field and brought him to David. They gave him bread to eat and water to drink.
New Heart English Bible
They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
The Emphasized Bible
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and took him unto David, - and gave him food, and he did eat, and they gave him water to drink;
Webster
And they found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they made him drink water;
World English Bible
They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they find a man, an Egyptian, in the field, and take him unto David, and give to him bread, and he eateth, and they cause him to drink water,
Themes
Abiathar » High priest. Called ahimelech in » Consults the ephod for david
Abigail » Nabal's wife » Taken captive and rescued by david
Amalekites » Defeated by david
Interlinear
Matsa'
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 30:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Recovers His Loved Ones
10 David and 400 men continued the pursuit, while the 200 men who were too exhausted to cross over the Wadi Besor remained there. 11 They found an Egyptian man in the field, and they took him to David. They gave him food to eat and provided water for him. 12 They gave him part of a fig cake and two bunches of raisins. After he had eaten, he revived, since he had neither eaten food nor had he drunk water for three days and three nights.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
"If there should be a poor man among your relatives in one of the cities of the land that the LORD your God is about to give you, don't be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your poor relative.
Deuteronomy 23:7
Don't detest Edomites, since they are related to you. Don't detest Egyptians, either, because you were strangers in their land.
Proverbs 25:21
If your enemy hungers, give him food to eat; and if he thirsts, give him water to drink.
Matthew 25:35
because I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you welcomed me.
Luke 10:36-37
"Of these three men, who do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the bandits?"
Romans 12:20-21
But "if your enemy is hungry, feed him. For if he is thirsty, give him a drink. If you do this, you will pile burning coals on his head."