1 Samuel 17:34
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But Davidדָּוִד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Saul,שָׁא֔וּל
(sha·'ul,)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
"Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֛
(av·de·cha)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
was tendingרֹעֶ֨ה
(ro·'eh)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
his father'sלְאָבִ֖יו
(le·'a·viv)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
sheep.בַּצֹּ֑אן
(ba·tzon;)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
When a lionהָֽאֲרִי֙
(ha·'a·ri)
738: a lionfrom arah
or a bearהַדֹּ֔וב
(had·do·vv,)
1677: a bearfrom dabab
cameוּבָ֤א
(u·va)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
and tookוְנָשָׂ֥א
(ve·na·sa)
5375: to lift, carry, takea prim. root
a lambשֶׂ֖ה
(seh)
7716: one of a flock, a sheep (or goat)of uncertain derivation
from the flock,מֵהָעֵֽדֶר׃
(me·ha·'e·der.)
5739: a flock, herdfrom adar


















KJV Lexicon
And David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
Thy servant
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
kept
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
his father's
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
and there came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
a lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
and a bear
dob  (dobe)
the bear (as slow) -- bear.
and took
nasa'  (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
a lamb
seh  (seh)
a member of a flock, i.e. a sheep or goat -- (lesser, small) cattle, ewe, goat, lamb, sheep.
zeh  (zeh)
a sheep -- lamb.
out of the flock
`eder  (ay'-der)
an arrangement, i.e. muster (of animals) -- drove, flock, herd.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But David said to Saul, "Your servant was tending his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

King James Bible
And 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:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David answered Saul: "Your servant has been tending his father's sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

International Standard Version
David told Saul, "Your servant has been a shepherd for his father. When a lion or bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

NET Bible
David replied to Saul, "Your servant has been a shepherd for his father's flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
David replied to Saul, "I am a shepherd for my father's sheep. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock,

King James 2000 Bible
And David said unto Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:
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