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1 Kings 20:391Kgs.20.39

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

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Hebrew original

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Lorsque le roi passa, il cria vers lui, et dit: Ton serviteur était au milieu du combat; et voici, un homme s'approche et m'amène un homme, en disant: Garde cet homme; s'il vient à manquer, ta vie répondra de sa vie, ou tu paieras un talent d'argent!

KJV

And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king: and he said, Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said, Keep this man: if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.

Patristic reading

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    Patrologia Latina Vol. 125 (Migne)

    ti virum dignum morte de manu tua, erit anima tua pro anima ejus, et populus tuus pro populo ejus (III Reg. XX, 30-42) . CAP. XXII.--- Cavendum principibus, ne sceleratorum amicitiis conjungantur. Sed et cavendum est principibus, ne etiam hujusmodi sceleratorum amicitiis c…

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