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BSB § And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!”
§ “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied.
§ But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”

OEB Then Saul said, ‘Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder among them until daybreak, and let us not spare a single man.’ They said, ‘Do whatever you think best,’ but the priest said, ‘Let us first consut God.’

WEB Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines by night, and take plunder among them until the morning light. Let’s not leave a man of them.”
¶ They said, “Do whatever seems good to you.”
¶ Then the priest said, “Let’s draw near here to God.”

NET Saul said, “Let’s go down after the Philistines at night; we will rout them until the break of day. We won’t leave any of them alive!” They replied, “Do whatever seems best to you.” But the priest said, “Let’s approach God here.”

LSV And Saul says, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey on them until the morning light, and do not leave a man of them.” And they say, “Do all that is good in your eyes.” And the priest says, “Let us draw near to God here.”

FBV Saul said, “Let's go and chase down the Philistines during night and plunder them till dawn, leaving no survivors.”
¶ “Do what you think best,” they replied. But the priest said, “Let's ask God first.”

T4T Then Saul said to the Israeli soldiers, “Let’s pursue the Philistia soldiers tonight. We can attack them all night. We will not allow any of them to escape alive.”
¶ The Israeli soldiers answered, “We will do whatever you think is the best thing for us to do.”
¶ But the priest said, “We should ask Yahweh what he thinks we should do.”

LEB Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and let us plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave alive a man among them.” So they said, “Do all that is good in your eyes.” But the priest said, “Let us draw near to God here.”

BBE And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, attacking them till the morning, till there is not a man of them living. And they said, Do whatever seems right to you. Then the priest said, Let us come near to God.

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JPS And Saul said: 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them.' And they said: 'Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee.' Then said the priest: 'Let us draw near hither unto God.'

ASV And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and take spoil among them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

DRA And Saul said: Let us fall upon the Philistines by night, and destroy them till the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And the people said: Do all that seemeth good in thy eyes. And the priest said: Let us draw near hither unto God.

YLT And Saul saith, 'Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and we prey upon them till the light of the morning, and leave not a man of them.' And they say, 'All that is good in thine eyes do.' And the priest saith, 'Let us draw near hither unto God.'

DBY And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and plunder them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever is good in thy sight. Then said the priest, Let us come near hither to [fn]God.

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RV And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

WBS And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatever seemeth good to thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither to God.

KJB ¶ And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoil them until the morning light, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Do whatsoever seemeth good unto thee. Then said the priest, Let us draw near hither unto God.

BB And Saul sayde: Let vs go downe after the Philistines by night, and spoyle them, vntil it be day in the morning, and let vs not leaue one man of them. And they sayde: Do whatsoeuer thou thinkest best. Then sayde the priest: Let vs come hyther vnto God.
  (And Saul said: Let us go down after the Philistines by night, and spoyle them, until it be day in the morning, and let us not leave one man of them. And they said: Do whatsoever thou/you thinkest best. Then said the priest: Let us come hither unto God.)

GNV And Saul saide, Let vs goe downe after the Philistims by night, and spoyle them vntill the morning shine, and let vs not leaue a man of them. And they saide, Doe whatsoeuer thou thinkest best. Then saide the Priest, Let vs drawe neere hither vnto God.
  (And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistims by night, and spoyle them until the morning shine, and let us not leave a man of them. And they said, Doe whatsoever thou/you thinkest best. Then said the Priest, Let us drawe near hither unto God. )

CB And Saul sayde: Let vs go downe after the Philistynes, by nighte, and spoyle them tyll it be cleare mornynge, that we let none escape. They answered: Do what so euer pleaseth the. But the prest sayde: Let vs go nye here vnto God.
  (And Saul said: Let us go down after the Philistynes, by night, and spoyle them till it be cleare morning, that we let none escape. They answered: Do what so ever pleaseth them. But the priest said: Let us go nigh/near here unto God.)

WYC And Saul seide, Falle we on the Filisteis in the nyyt, and waste we hem til the morewtid schyne; and leeue we not of hem a man. And the puple seide, Do thou al thing that semeth good to thee in thin iyen. And the preest seide, Neiye we hidur to God.
  (And Saul said, Falle we on the Filisteis in the night, and waste we them til the morning schyne; and leave we not of them a man. And the people said, Do thou/you all thing that seemeth/seems good to thee in thin eyes. And the preest said, Neiye we hidur to God.)

LUT Und Saul sprach: Laßt uns hinabziehen den Philistern nach bei der Nacht und sie berauben, bis daß licht Morgen wird, daß wir niemand von ihnen überlassen. Sie antworteten: Tue alles, was dir gefällt. Aber der Priester sprach: Laßt uns hieher zu GOtt nahen!
  (And Saul spoke: Laßt uns hinabziehen the Philistern nach bei the night and they/she/them berauben, until that licht Morgen wird, that wir niemand from ihnen überlassen. They/She antworteten: Tue alles, was you gefällt. But the Priester spoke: Laßt uns hieher to God nahen!)

CLV Et dixit Saul: Irruamus super Philisthæos nocte, et vastemus eos usque dum illucescat mane, nec relinquamus ex eis virum. Dixitque populus: Omne quod bonum videtur in oculis tuis, fac. Et ait sacerdos: Accedamus huc ad Deum.
  (And he_said Saul: Irruamus super Philisthæos nocte, and vastemus them usque dum illucescat mane, but_not relinquamus ex eis virum. And_he_said populus: Omne that bonum videtur in oculis tuis, fac. And he_said sacerdos: Accedamus huc to God. )

BRN And Saul said, Let us go down after the Philistines this night, and let us plunder among them till the day break, and let us not leave a man among them. And they said, Do all that is good in thy sight: and the priest said, Let us draw nigh hither to God.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Σαούλ, καταβῶμεν ὀπίσω τῶν ἀλλοφύλων τὴν νύκτα, καὶ διαρπάσωμεν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἕως διαφαύσῃ ἡμέρα, καὶ μὴ ὑπολείπωμεν ἐν αὐτοῖς ἄνδρα· καὶ εἶπαν, πᾶν τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐνώπιόν σου ποίει· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἱερεὺς, προσελθωμεν ἐνταῦθα πρὸς τὸν Θεόν.
  (Kai eipe Saoul, katabōmen opisō tōn allofulōn taʸn nukta, kai diarpasōmen en autois heōs diafausaʸ haʸmera, kai maʸ hupoleipōmen en autois andra; kai eipan, pan to agathon enōpion sou poiei; kai eipen ho hiereus, proselthōmen entautha pros ton Theon. )