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2 Samuel 17:8
New International Version
2 Samuel 17:8
New International Version
8 You know your father and his men; they are fighters, and as fierce as a wild bear robbed of her cubs.(A) Besides, your father is an experienced fighter;(B) he will not spend the night with the troops.
2 Samuel 17:8
King James Version
2 Samuel 17:8
King James Version
8 For, said Hushai, thou knowest thy father and his men, that they be mighty men, and they be chafed in their minds, as a bear robbed of her whelps in the field: and thy father is a man of war, and will not lodge with the people.
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2 Samuel 17:8
Lexham English Bible
2 Samuel 17:8
Lexham English Bible
8 Hushai continued, “You know your father and his men, that they are mighty warriors and they are enraged[a] as a bear robbed of her offspring in the field. Your father is a man of war, so he will not spend the night with the troops.
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- 2 Samuel 17:8 Literally “are bitter of soul”
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