Verse 11
1 Samuel 27:11
King James Version
11
And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring
tidings
to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so
will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/אִ֨ישׁ וְ/אִשָּׁ֜ה לֹֽא יְחַיֶּ֣ה דָוִ֗ד לְ/הָבִ֥יא גַת֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר פֶּן יַגִּ֥דוּ עָלֵ֖י/נוּ לֵ/אמֹ֑ר כֹּֽה עָשָׂ֤ה דָוִד֙ וְ/כֹ֣ה מִשְׁפָּט֔/וֹ כָּל הַ֨/יָּמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָשַׁ֖ב בִּ/שְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּֽים
English Translation
And neither man nor woman will David spare to bring Gath, lest they tell concerning us, saying, “Thus did David and thus is his judgment all the days that he dwelt in the land of the Philistines.”
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And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring
tidings
to Gath, saying, Lest they should tel...
12
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