1 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל א

1 Samuel 17:55

וְכִרְא֨וֹת שָׁא֜וּל אֶת־דָּוִ֗ד יֹצֵא֙ לִקְרַ֣את הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔י אָמַ֗ר אֶל־אַבְנֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א בֶּן־מִי־זֶ֥ה הַנַּ֖עַר אַבְנֵ֑ר וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְנֵ֔ר חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֥ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אִם־יָדָֽעְתִּי׃
vkirʾvot shaʾvl ʾet-david yoṣeʾ liqraʾt haplishtiy ʾamar ʾel-ʾabner shar haṣabaʾ ben-miy-zeh hanaʿar ʾabner vayoʾmer ʾabner ḥey-napshka hamelek ʾim-yadaʿtiy
King James Version (KJV)

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, Abner, whose son {is} this youth? And Abner said, {As} thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell.

Modern English

When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”

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