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# let my young men find favor in your eyes

Here the eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: "may you be pleased with my young men" or "may you consider my young men favorably" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# to your servants

David was expressing respect toward Nabal by calling his men Nabal's servants.

# your son David

David spoke as if he were Nabal's son to show that he respected Nabal, who was an older man.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# let my young men find favor in your eyes`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Here the eyes represent seeing, and seeing represents thoughts or judgment. Alternate translation: "may you be pleased with my young men" or "may you consider my young men favorably" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# to your servants`

			`David was expressing respect toward Nabal by calling his men Nabal's servants.`

			`# your son David`

			`David spoke as if he were Nabal's son to show that he respected Nabal, who was an older man.`