Verse List for 1 SAM 24:4

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OET (OET-RV) David’s men whispered to him, “Wow, today what Yahweh told you is coming true when he said, ‘Listen, I’m about to give victory over your enemy, and you will do to him whatever you think is right.’ ” Then David sneaked up and quietly cut a piece off the edge of Sha’ul’s robe.

OET-LV [fn] and_he _came to the _folds _of the _sheep on the_way and_there a _cave and_ Shāʼūl _he _went to_cover DOM feet _of_his and_Dāvid and_men _of_his in_the _innermost _parts _of the _cave were_sitting.

ULT And the men of David said to him, “Behold, today, is what Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you will do to him just as is good in your eyes.’ ” And David arose and cut off the edge of the robe that, was to Saul, in secrecy.

UST David’s men saw Saul and whispered to him, “Yahweh told you that he would put your enemy in a position where you could do anything you wanted to him. Look! He has done that right now!” So David crept quietly toward the entrance of the cave, and he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.

BSB & MSB So David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do with him as you wish.’ ”
§  Then David crept up and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

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CSB so they said to him, “Look, this is the day the LORD told you about: ‘I will hand your enemy over to you so you can do to him whatever you desire.’ ” Then David got up and secretly cut off the corner of Saul’s robe.

NLT “Now’s your opportunity!” David’s men whispered to him. “Today the Lord is telling you, ‘I will certainly put your enemy into your power, to do with as you wish.’ ” So David crept forward and cut off a piece of the hem of Saul’s robe.

NIV The men said, “This is the day the Lord spoke of when he said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hands for you to deal with as you wish.’ ” Then David crept up unnoticed and cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

CEV They whispered to David, "The LORD told you he was going to let you defeat your enemies and do whatever you want with them. This must be the day the LORD was talking about." David sneaked over and cut off a small piece of Saul's robe, but Saul didn't notice a thing.

ESV And the men of David said to him, “Here is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold, I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’ ” Then David arose and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

NASB The men of David said to him, “Behold, athis is the day of which the Lord said to you, ‘Behold; bI am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.’ ” Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly.

LSB Then the men of David said to him, “Behold, this is the day of which Yahweh said to you, ‘Behold, I am about to give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good in your eyes.’” Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul’s robe secretly.

1ST David’s men said to him, ‘Here, it’s the day that Yahweh said to you, “Here, I’m giving your enemy into your hand and you can do to him as seems good in your eyes.” ’ David got up and cut off the corner of Sha’ul’s coat quietly,

WEBBE & WMBB David’s men said to him, “Behold, the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it shall seem good to you.’ ” Then David arose and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe secretly.

MSG ^(1-4)When Saul came back after dealing with the Philistines, he was told, “David is now in the wilderness of En Gedi.” Saul took three companies—the best he could find in all Israel—and set out in search of David and his men in the region of Wild Goat Rocks. He came to some sheep pens along the road. There was a cave there and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were huddled far back in the same cave. David’s men whispered to him, “Can you believe it? This is the day God was talking about when he said, ‘I’ll put your enemy in your hands. You can do whatever you want with him.’” Quiet as a cat, David crept up and cut off a piece of Saul’s royal robe.

NET David’s men said to him, “This is the day about which the Lord said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hand, and you can do to him whatever seems appropriate to you.’ ” So David got up and quietly cut off an edge of Saul’s robe.

LSV And the men of David say to him, “Behold, the day of which YHWH said to you, Behold, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you have done to him as it is good in your eyes”; and David rises and cuts off the skirt of the upper robe which [is] on Saul with stealth.

FBV David's men said to him, “Today's the day the Lord promised you when he told you, ‘Listen, I'm going to hand over your enemy to you, so you can do to him whatever you want.’ ” Then David crept up quietly and cut a piece from the edge of Saul's robe.

T4T David’s men saw Saul and whispered to David, “Today is the day that Yahweh spoke about when he said, ‘I will enable you to defeat your enemy.’ You can do to him whatever you want to!” So David crept toward the entrance of the cave and with his knife he cut off a piece of Saul’s robe.

LEB And David’s men said to him, “Look, today is the day about which Yahweh said to you, ‘See, I am giving your enemy[fn] into your hand, and you can do to him _⌊whatever seems good to you_⌋.’ ”[fn] So David got up and secretly cut the hem of Saul’s robe.

NRSV The men of David said to him, “Here is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘I will give your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as it seems good to you.’” Then David went and stealthily cut off a corner of Saul’s cloak.

NKJV Then the men of David said to him, “This is the day of which the LORD said to you, ‘Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you.’ ” And David arose and secretly cut off a corner of Saul’s robe.

NAB David’s servants said to him, “This is the day about which the LORD said to you: I will deliver your enemy into your hand; do with him as you see fit.” So David moved up and stealthily cut off an end of Saul’s robe.

BBE And David's men said to him, Now is the time when the Lord says to you, I will give up your hater into your hands to do with him whatever seems good to you. Then David, getting up, took the skirt of Saul's robe in his hand, cutting off the end of it without his knowledge.

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JPS (24-5) And the men of David said unto him: 'Behold the day in which the LORD hath said unto thee: Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee.' Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.

ASV And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.

DRA And he came to the sheepcotes, which were in his way. And there was a cave, into which Saul went, to ease nature: now David and his men lay hid in the inner part of the cave.

YLT And the men of David say unto him, 'Lo, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Lo, I am giving thine enemy into thy hand, and thou hast done to him as it is good in thine eyes;' and David riseth and cutteth off the skirt of the upper robe which [is] on Saul — gently.

Drby And David's men said to him, Behold the day of which Jehovah said to thee, Behold, I will give thine enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. And David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe secretly.

RV And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.
(And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said unto thee/you, Behold, I will deliver thine/your enemy into thine/your hand, and thou/you shalt/shall do to him as it shall seem good unto thee/you. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily/secretly.)

SLT And David’s men will say to him, Behold the day of which Jehovah spake to thee, Behold, I give thine enemy into thy hand, and do to him as it will be good in thine eyes. And David will rise and cut off the wing of the upper garment which is to Saul, secretly.

Wbstr And the men of David said to him, Behold the day of which the LORD said to thee, Behold, I will deliver thy enemy into thy hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good to thee. Then David arose, and privately cut off the skirt of Saul's robe.

KJB-1769 And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily.[fn]
(And the men of David said unto him, Behold the day of which the LORD said unto thee/you, Behold, I will deliver thine/your enemy into thine/your hand, that thou/you mayest/may do to him as it shall seem good unto thee/you. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul’s robe privily/secretly.)

KJB-1611 And the men of Dauid sayd vnto him, Beholde the day of which the LORD sayd vnto thee, Behold, I wil deliuer thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest doe to him as it shall seeme good vnto thee. Then Dauid arose, and cut off the skirt of [fn]Sauls robe priuily.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps And the men of Dauid sayd vnto him: See, the day is come, of which the Lord sayde vnto thee, Behold I will deliuer thyne enemie into thyne hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seeme good in thy sight. Then Dauid arose, and cut of the lappe of Sauls garment priuily.
(And the men of David said unto him: See, the day is come, of which the Lord said unto thee/you, Behold I will deliver thine/your enemy into thine/your hand, and thou/you shalt/shall do to him as it shall seem good in thy/your sight. Then David arose, and cut of the lappe of Sauls garment privily/secretly.)

Gnva And hee came to the sheepecoates by the way where there was a caue, and Saul went in to do his easement: and Dauid and his men sate in the inward parts of the caue.
(And he came to the sheepecoates by the way where there was a cave, and Saul went in to do his easement: and David and his men sat in the inward parts of the cave.)

Cvdl Then sayde Dauids men vnto him: Lo, this is the daye, wherof the LORDE thy God hath sayde vnto the: Beholde, I wyll delyuer thyne enemye in to thy hande, that thou mayest do wt him what it pleaseth the. And Dauid stode vp, & cut of the typpe of Sauls garment quyetly.
(Then said David’s men unto him: Lo, this is the day, whereof the LORD thy/your God hath/has said unto them: Behold, I will deliver thine/your enemy in to thy/your hand, that thou/you mayest/may do with him what it pleaseth/pleases them. And David stood up, and cut of the typpe of Sauls garment quyetly.)

Wycl And he cam to the fooldis of scheep, that offriden hem silf to the wei goere. And there was a denne, in to which denne Saul entride, that he schulde purge the wombe; forsothe Dauid and hise men weren hid in the ynnere part of the denne.
(And he came to the fooldis of sheep, that offered himself to the wei goere. And there was a den, in to which den Saul entered, that he should purge the womb; for_certain/truly David and his men were hid in the inner part of the den.)

Luth Und da er kam zu den Schafhürden am Wege, war daselbst eine Höhle, und Saul ging hinein, seine Füße zu decken. David aber und seine Männer saßen hinten in der Höhle.
(And there he came to/for the sheepfold in/at/on_the ways, what/which there a/one cave, and Saul went into/inside, his feet to/for cover(v). David but and his men sat rear in the/of_the cave.)

ClVg Et venit ad caulas ovium, quæ se offerebant vianti: eratque ibi spelunca, quam ingressus est Saul ut purgaret ventrem: porro David et viri ejus in interiore parte speluncæ latebant.[fn]
(And he_came to barns sheep, which himself they_offered way/roadnti: and_it_was there cave, how entering it_is Saul as to_cleant belly: besides/further David and men his/her in/into/on interiore in_part/partly speluncæ latebant.)

UHB 5 וַ⁠יֹּאמְרוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י דָוִ֜ד אֵלָ֗י⁠ו הִנֵּ֨ה הַ⁠יּ֜וֹם אֲֽשֶׁר־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֣ה אֵלֶ֗י⁠ךָ הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֜י נֹתֵ֤ן אֶת־אֹֽיִבְךָ֙ [fn] בְּ⁠יָדֶ֔⁠ךָ וְ⁠עָשִׂ֣יתָ לּ֔⁠וֹ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֖ר יִטַ֣ב בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֑י⁠ךָ וַ⁠יָּ֣קָם דָּוִ֗ד וַ⁠יִּכְרֹ֛ת אֶת־כְּנַֽף־הַ⁠מְּעִ֥יל אֲשֶׁר־לְ⁠שָׁא֖וּל בַּ⁠לָּֽט׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἦλθεν εἰς τὰς ἀγέλας τῶν ποιμνίων τὰς ἐπὶ τῆς ὁδοῦ, καὶ ἦν ἐκεῖ σπήλαιον· καὶ Σαοὺλ εἰσῆλθε παρασκευάσασθαι, καὶ Δαυὶδ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ ἐσώτερον τοῦ σπηλαίου ἐκάθηντο.

BrTr And he came to the flocks of sheep that were by the way, and there was a cave there; and Saul went in to make preparation, and David and his men were sitting in the inner part of the cave.

Verse List for 1 SAM 24:4

Verse List for 1 SAM 24:4