1 Samuel 17:43

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⁴³The Philistine ridiculed David. “Am I a dog that you come after me with a stick?” And he cursed him by his gods.

And the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

He said to David, “Am I a dog, that you come at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

He said to David, “Am I a dog that you come against me with sticks?” Then he cursed David by his gods.

“Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods.

So the Philistine said to David, “Am I a dog, that you are coming to me with sticks?” Then the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

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