2 Samuel 16:2

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“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
World English Bible (WEB)
And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Ziba{H6717}, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba{H6717} said{H559}{(H8799)}, The asses{H2543} be for the king's{H4428} household{H1004} to ride on{H7392}{(H8800)}; and the bread{H3899} and summer fruit{H7019} for the young men{H5288} to eat{H398}{(H8800)}; and the wine{H3196}, that such as be faint{H3287} in the wilderness{H4057} may drink{H8354}{(H8800)}.
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
And the king saith unto Ziba, ‘What—these to thee?’ and Ziba saith, ‘The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.’
Young's Literal Translation

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