1 Samuel 17:34-35

King James Version

³⁴And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

³⁵And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him.

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1 Samuel 17:34-35

New International Version

³⁴But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion^(A) or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, ³⁵I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized^(B) it by its hair, struck it and killed it.

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1 Samuel 17:34-35

English Standard Version

³⁴But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, ³⁵I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him.

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1 Samuel 17:34-35

New King James Version

³⁴But David said to Saul, “Your servant used to keep his father’s sheep, and when a ^(A)lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock, ³⁵I went out after it and struck it, and delivered the lamb from its mouth; and when it arose against me, I caught it by its beard, and struck and killed it.

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1 Samuel 17:34-35

New American Standard Bible

³⁴But David said to Saul, “Your servant was tending his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a sheep from the flock, ³⁵I went out after it and ^[a]attacked it, and ^(A)rescued the sheep from its mouth; and when it rose up against me, I grabbed it by its mane and struck it and killed it.

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