Verse 8
1 Samuel 27:8
Darby Translation
8
And David and his men went up and made a raid upon the Geshurites, and the Gerzites, and the Amalekites: for those were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shur, and as far as the land of Egypt.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֤עַל דָּוִד֙ וַֽ/אֲנָשָׁ֔י/ו וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֛וּ אֶל הַ/גְּשׁוּרִ֥י ו/ה/גרזי וְ/הַ/גִּזְרִ֖י וְ/הָ/עֲמָלֵקִ֑י כִּ֣י הֵ֜נָּה יֹשְׁב֤וֹת הָ/אָ֨רֶץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר מֵֽ/עוֹלָ֔ם בּוֹאֲ/ךָ֥ שׁ֖וּרָ/ה וְ/עַד אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם
English Translation
And David went up, and his men, and they raided the Geshurites, and the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for they were inhabitants of the land which had been there from ancient times, coming in as far as the land of Egypt.
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