World English Bible
"But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't go over the brook Besor."
— 1 Samuel 30:10, World English Bible
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor. ”
“David and four hundred men continued the pursuit, but two hundred men who were too exhausted to cross the Wadi Besor stayed there.”
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred stayed, who, being weary, could not go over the torrent Besor.”
“And David, with four hundred men, went on: but two hundred of them were overcome with weariness, and not able to go across the stream.”
“But David pursued, he and four hundred men: for two hundred abode behind, which were so faint that they could not go over the brook Besor.”
David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, "Please bring me here the ephod." Abiathar brought the ephod to David.
David inquired of Yahweh, saying, "If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them?" He answered him, "Pursue; for you shall surely overtake them, and shall without fail recover all."
So David went, he and the six hundred men who were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed.
But David pursued, he and four hundred men; for two hundred stayed behind, who were so faint that they couldn't go over the brook Besor.
They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
They gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins. when he had eaten, his spirit came again to him; for he had eaten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights.
David asked him, "To whom do you belong? Where are you from?" He said, "I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite; and my master left me, because three days ago I fell sick.