1 Samuel 25:4
¶ And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
¶ And Dauid heard in the wildernesse, that Nabal did sheare his sheepe.
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- 2 Samuel 13:23Rank 1 from verse 4
23¶ And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
23¶ And it came to passe after two full yeeres, that Absalom had sheepeshearers in Baal-Hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom inuited all the kings sonnes.
- Genesis 38:13Rank 2 from verse 4
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1 Samuel 25:4
Sense 1: Perceived by the ear. Sense 2: Received or learned by report. Sense 3: Listened to, regarded, or heeded. Sense 4: Favourably attended to.
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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wilderness
Uncultivated, desolate, sparsely inhabited, or uninhabited land; a desert, wild country, or solitary region.
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To cut or clip something from the surface with an instrument of two blades; to separate any thing from the surface by shears, scissors or a like instrument.
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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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3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
3Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife, Abigail: and shee was a woman of good vnderstanding, and of a beautifull countenance: but the man was churlish and euill in his doings, and hee was of the house of Caleb.
4¶ And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
4¶ And Dauid heard in the wildernesse, that Nabal did sheare his sheepe.
Selected passage5And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:
5And Dauid sent out ten yong men, and Dauid said vnto the young men, Get you vp to Carmel, and goe to Nabal, and †greete him in my name;