C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 25:27
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1 Samuel25:27
1Sa 25:27
It is only in the third line that she finally mentions the present, but in such a manner that she does not offer it directly to David, but describes it as a gift for the men in his train. “And now this blessing (בּרכה here and 1Sa 30:26, as in Gen 33:11 : cf. ἡ εὐλογία, 2Co 9:5-6), which thine handmaid hath brought, let it be given to the young men in my lord’s train” (lit. “at the feet of:” cf. Exo 11:8; Jdg 4:10, etc.).
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