1 Samuel 27:11

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And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.
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In other translations

And David saved neither man nor woman alive, to bring tidings to Gath, saying, Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David, and so will be his manner all the while he dwelleth in the country of the Philistines.David did not leave a man or woman alive to be brought to Gath, for he said, “Otherwise they will report us, saying, ‘This is what David did.’” And this was David’s custom the whole time he lived in Philistine territory.

Hebrew words

וְאִישׁve'ishand a manH376וְאִשָּׁהve'ishahand a womanH802לֹא־lo'-notH3808יְחַיֶּהyechaiyehhe let liveH2421דָוִדdavidDavidH1732לְהָבִיאlehavi'to bringH935גַתgatGathH1661לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559פֶּן־pen-lestH6435יַגִּדוּyagiduthey should tellH5046עָלֵינוּ'aleinuon usH5921לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559כֹּה־koh-thusH3541עָשָׂה'asahhe has doneH6213דָוִדdavidDavidH1732וְכֹהvekhohand [is] thusH3541מִשְׁפָּטוֹmishpatopractice hisH4941כָּל־kol-allH3605הַיָּמִיםhaiyamimthe daysH3117אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834יָשַׁבyashavhe has dweltH3427בִּשְׂדֵהbisdehin [the] region ofH7704פְלִשְׁתִּים׃felishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: David

Places: Gath

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