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1 Samuel 25:16-18
Modern English Version
1 Samuel 25:16-18
Modern English Version
16 They were a wall to us both by night and day, all the days we were with them keeping the flocks. 17 Now therefore know and consider what you will do, for evil is determined against our master and against all his household. He is such a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”
18 Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves, two bottles of wine, five prepared sheep, five measures[a] of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and she loaded them on donkeys.
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- 1 Samuel 25:18 Likely about 60 pounds, or 27 kilograms.
1 Samuel 25:16-18
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:16-18
English Standard Version
16 They were (A)a wall to us both by night and by day, all the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know this and consider what you should do, (B)for harm is determined against our master and against all his house, and he is such (C)a worthless man that one cannot speak to him.”
18 Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two skins of wine and five sheep already prepared and five seahs[a] of parched grain and a hundred clusters of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on donkeys.
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- 1 Samuel 25:18 A seah was about 7.7 quarts or 7.3 liters
1 Samuel 25:16-18
New International Version
1 Samuel 25:16-18
New International Version
16 Night and day they were a wall(A) around us the whole time we were herding our sheep near them. 17 Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked(B) man that no one can talk to him.”
18 Abigail acted quickly. She took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five dressed sheep, five seahs[a] of roasted grain,(C) a hundred cakes of raisins(D) and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.(E)
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- 1 Samuel 25:18 That is, probably about 60 pounds or about 27 kilograms
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