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David's young men

"David's army"

Who is David? And who is the son of Jesse?

These rhetorical questions show that Nabal considers David an unknown or unimportant person. Also, since David was fleeing Saul, Nabal thinks David might be a slave fleeing from his master. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion,rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet)

my bread

any kind of food (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)

men who come from I do not know where

AT: "men whom I do not know"