Verse 3
1 Samuel 29:3
Literal Standard Version
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And the heads of the Philistines say, “What are these Hebrews?” And Achish says to the heads of the Philistines, “Is this not David, servant of Saul king of Israel, who has been with me these days or these years, and I have not found anything in him wrong from the day of his falling away until this day?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים מָ֖ה הָ/עִבְרִ֣ים הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר אָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל שָׂרֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים הֲ/לֽוֹא זֶ֨ה דָוִ֜ד עֶ֣בֶד שָׁא֣וּל מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה אִתִּ/י֙ זֶ֤ה יָמִים֙ אוֹ זֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים וְ/לֹֽא מָצָ֤אתִי ב/וֹ֙ מְא֔וּמָה מִ/יּ֥וֹם נָפְל֖/וֹ עַד הַ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/זֶּֽה
English Translation
And the leaders of the Philistines said, "What are these Hebrews?" And Achish said to the leaders of the Philistines, "Is this not David, the servant of Saul, king of Israel, who has been with me for days or even years, and I have found nothing in him from the day he fell until this day?"
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