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He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

1 Samuel 22:19 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી1 શમુએલ ૨૨:૧૯
વળી તેણે તલવારની ધારથી, યાજકોના નગર નોબના પુરુષો, સ્ત્રીઓ, નાનાંમોટાં બાળકો બળદો, ગધેડાં તથા ઘેટાં પર હુમલો કર્યો. તેણે તેઓમાંના સર્વને તલવારની ધારથી મારી નાખ્યાં.
हिन्दी1 शमूएल २२:१९
और याजकों के नगर नोब को उसने स्त्रियों-पुरुषों, और बाल-बच्चों, और दूधपीतों, और बैलों, गदहों, और भेड़-बकरियों समेत तलवार से मारा।

In context

17The king said to the guard who stood about him, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because their hand also is with David, and because they knew that he fled and didn’t disclose it to me.” But the servants of the king wouldn’t put out their hand to fall on the priests of the LORD.

18The king said to Doeg, “Turn and attack the priests!” Doeg the Edomite turned, and he attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five people who wore a linen ephod.

19He struck Nob, the city of the priests, with the edge of the sword—both men and women, children and nursing babies, and cattle, donkeys, and sheep, with the edge of the sword.

20One of the sons of Ahimelech the son of Ahitub, named Abiathar, escaped and fled after David.

21Abiathar told David that Saul had slain the LORD’s priests.

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