1 Samuel 17:15
But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.
But Dauid went, and returned from Saul, to feed his fathers sheepe at Bethlehem.
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- 1 Samuel 16:11Rank 1 from verse 15
11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
11And Samuel saide vnto Iesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the yongest, and behold, he keepeth the sheepe. And Samuel said vnto Iesse, *Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit †downe, till hee come hither.
- 1 Samuel 16:19–23Rank 2 from verse 15
19¶ Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
20And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
19¶ Wherefore Saul sent messengers vnto Iesse, and said, Send me Dauid thy sonne, which is with the sheepe.
20And Iesse tooke an asse laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by Dauid his sonne vnto Saul.
21And Dauid came to Saul, and stood before him: and hee loued him greatly, and hee became his armour bearer.
22And Saul sent to Iesse, saying, Let Dauid, I pray thee, stand before me: for hee hath found fauour in my sight.
23And it came to passe, when the euill spirit from God was vpon Saul, that Dauid tooke an harpe, and played with his hand: So Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the euill spirit departed from him.
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1 Samuel 17:15
Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of return, meaning to go, come, send, or give back; to restore, answer, or turn again.
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Sense 1: To give or take food; to nourish, tend, or graze. Sense 2: Food for animals.
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Sense 1: Flock animals kept for wool, food, and sacrifice. Sense 2: Figuratively, people pictured as a flock or as needing a shepherd.
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14And David was the youngest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
14And Dauid was the yongest: and the three eldest followed Saul.
15But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.
15But Dauid went, and returned from Saul, to feed his fathers sheepe at Bethlehem.
Selected passage16And the Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
16And the Philistine drewe neere, morning and euening, and presented himselfe forty dayes.