World English Bible
"Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem."
— 1 Samuel 17:15, World English Bible
“But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth–lehem.”
“Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem. ”
“David was going back and forth from Saul in order to care for his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.”
“David went, and returned from Saul, to feed his father's flock at Bethlehem.”
“Now David went to and from Saul, looking after his father's sheep at Beth-lehem.”
“But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth–lehem.”
Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken [in years] among men.
The three eldest sons of Jesse had gone after Saul to the battle: and the names of his three sons who went to the battle were Eliab the firstborn, and next to him Abinadab, and the third Shammah.
David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul.
Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
The Philistine drew near morning and evening, and presented himself forty days.
Jesse said to David his son, "Now take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain, and these ten loaves, and carry [them] quickly to the camp to your brothers;
and bring these ten cheeses to the captain of their thousand, and see how your brothers are doing, and bring back news."