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Berean Standard Bible

“Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.”

1 Samuel 25:2

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In the region of Maon, a man named Nabal lives with great wealth: three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. David and his men have protected his shepherds in the wilderness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. He was a very wealthy man with a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.

World English Bible (WEB)

There was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

King James Version (KJV)

And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel; he was a great man and had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats: and he was cutting the wool of his sheep in Carmel.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y en Maón había un hombre que tenía su hacienda en el Carmelo, el cual era muy rico, que tenía tres mil ovejas y mil cabras. Y aconteció hallarse esquilando sus ovejas en el Carmelo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un hombre rico de Maón criaba ovejas allí, junto al pueblo del Carmelo. Tenía tres mil ovejas y mil cabras, y se hallaba en su rancho para esquilar las ovejas.

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