1Sa 25:8 | NETfull | STEP | Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come at the time of a holiday. Please provide us – your servants and your son David

1 Samuel 25:8

8 Ask your own servants; they can tell you! May my servants find favor in your sight, for we have come ^{▼▼ The translation follows many medieval Hebrew mss in reading בָּאנוּ (ba’nu, “we have come”) rather than the MT’s בָּנוּ (banu, “we have built”).} at the time of a holiday. Please provide us – your servants ^{▼▼ This refers to the ten servants sent by David.} and your son David – with whatever you can spare.” ^{▼▼ Heb “whatever your hand will find.”}