1st Samuel Chapter 17 verse 29 Holy Bible
And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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And David said, What have I done now? was it not only a word?
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And David said, What have I now done? Was it not laid upon me?
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And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?
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And David saith, `What have I done now? is it not a word?'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(29) Is there not a cause?--David answers his jealous and over-bearing elder brother with all gentleness and forbearance, but he does not cease to make his inquiries of the soldiers respecting the giant, nor does he refrain from loudly expressing his astonishment at such a public insult to the God of Israel being allowed to continue for so many days. The Hebrew here would be more literally rendered, "Is it not a word," or "It was only a word," thus deprecating his elder brother's anger. "What have I done? It was but a mere word. I was only speaking with holy anger about this impious challenge of the Philistine; nothing more." The ancient versions thus understand this clause.If we render as the Authorised Version, then the sense is quite clear. "You seem bitterly displeased with my zeal in this matter, but surely, is there not a good cause for my passionate emotion here--such an insult to our God?"Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Whatמֶ֥ה (meh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whathave I doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 6213: To do, makenow?”עָ֑תָּה (‘āt·tāh)AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayDavid.דָּוִ֔ד (dā·wiḏ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse“Was it notהֽוּא׃ (hū)Pronoun - third person masculine singularStrong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, arejust a question?”דָּבָ֥ר (dā·ḇār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeJump to PreviousCause David Laid Question Speak Word
