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2 Samuel 17:29
Good News Translation
2 Samuel 17:29
Good News Translation
28-29 They brought bowls, clay pots, and bedding, and also food for David and his men: wheat, barley, meal, roasted grain, beans, peas,[a] honey, cheese, cream, and some sheep. They knew that David and his men would get hungry, thirsty, and tired in the wilderness.
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- 2 Samuel 17:28 Some ancient translations peas; Hebrew peas and roasted grain.
2 Samuel 17:29
New King James Version
2 Samuel 17:29
New King James Version
29 honey and curds, sheep and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him to eat. For they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty (A)in the wilderness.”
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2 Samuel 17:29
King James Version
2 Samuel 17:29
King James Version
29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
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2 Samuel 17:29
New International Version
2 Samuel 17:29
New International Version
29 honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from cows’ milk for David and his people to eat.(A) For they said, “The people have become exhausted and hungry and thirsty in the wilderness.(B)”
2 Samuel 17:29
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 17:29
English Standard Version
29 honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry and (A)weary and thirsty (B)in the wilderness.”
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