Verse List for 1 SAM 27:1

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OET (OET-RV) But David thought to himself, “One of these days, I’m going to be caught off-guard by Sha’ul’s actions. There’s no future for me here, so I definitely need to slip away to the Philistines region. Then hopefully Sha’ul will give up looking for me again across all Yisrael, and I’ll slip be able to stay under his radar.”

OET-LV and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to his/its_heart now I _will _be _swept _away a _day one by_the _hand _of Shāʼūl there_is_not to_me good if/because really _(escape) I _will _escape to the _land _of the_Fəlishtiy and_he _will _desist from_me Shāʼūl to_seek_me again in_all the _territory _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_I _will _be _delivered from_hand _of_his.

ULT And David said to his heart, “Now I will be swept away one day by the hand of Saul. There is no good for me except escaping, I should escape to the land of the Philistines. And Saul will despair of me to seek me again in all of the border of Israel, and I will escape from his hand.”

UST But David thought, “Some day Saul will capture me and kill me if I stay here in Israel. So the best thing that I can do is certainly to flee to the region of Philistia. If I do that, Saul will stop searching for me here in Israel, and I will be safe from him.”

BSB & MSB David, however, said to himself, “One of these days now I will be swept away by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop searching for me all over Israel, and I will slip out of his hand.”

OEB No OEB 1 SAM book available

WEBBE & WMBB David said in his heart, “I will now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel. So I will escape out of his hand.”

NET David thought to himself, “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.”

LSV And David says to his heart, “Now I am consumed by the hand of Saul one day; there is nothing better for me than that I diligently escape to the land of the Philistines, and Saul has been despairing of me—of seeking me anymore in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.”

FBV But David said to himself, “One of these days Saul is going to get me. I think I'd better run away to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me all over Israel and he won't catch me.”

T4T But David thought, “Some day Saul will capture me if I stay around here. So the best thing that I can do is to escape and go to the Philistia area. If I do that, Saul will stop searching for me here in Israel, and I will be safe.”

LEB Then David _⌊thought to himself_⌋,[fn] “Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me but that I must certainly escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will desist from searching for me further in all of the territories of Israel, and so I will escape from his hand.”

BBE And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And David said in his heart: 'I shall now be swept away one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel; so shall I escape out of his hand.'

ASV And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

DRA And David said in his heart: I shall gone day or other fall into the hands of Saul: is it not better for me to flee, and to be saved in the land of the Philistines, that Saul may despair of me, and cease to seek me in all the coasts of Israel? I will flee then out of his hands.

YLT And David saith unto his heart, 'Now am I consumed one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing for me better than that I diligently escape unto the land of the Philistines, and Saul hath been despairing of me — of seeking me any more in all the border of Israel, and I have escaped out of his hand.'

Drby And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me to seek me any more within all the limits of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand.

RV And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
(And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me anymore in all the borders of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.)

SLT And David will say in his heart, Now shall I be added one day into the hand of Saul: nothing good to me but escaping, I will escape into the land of the rovers; and Saul despairing to seek me farther in all the bound of Israel: and I was saved out of his hand.

Wbstr And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me any more in any border of Israel; so shall I escape from his hand.

KJB-1769 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.[fn]
(And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me anymore in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And Dauid sayd in his heart, I shall now [fn]perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me, then that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shal despaire of me, to seeke me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.
(¶ And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me, then that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me anymore in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.)

Bshps And Dauid sayd in his heart, I shall perishe one day by the hand of Saul: therefore is there nothing better for me, then to flee and saue my self in the land of the Philistines, and Saul shall ceasse and seeke me no more in all the coastes of Israel, and so shall I escape out of his hand.
(And David said in his heart, I shall perish one day by the hand of Saul: therefore is there nothing better for me, then to flee and save myself in the land of the Philistines, and Saul shall cease and seek me no more in all the coasts of Israel, and so shall I escape out of his hand.)

Gnva And Dauid said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: is it not better for me that I saue my selfe in the lande of the Philistims, and that Saul may haue no hope of me to seeke me any more in all the coastes of Israel, and so escape out of his hand?
(And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: is it not better for me that I save myself in the land of the Philistines, and that Saul may have no hope of me to seek me anymore in all the coasts of Israel, and so escape out of his hand?)

Cvdl Dauid thoughte in his hert: One of these dayes shal I fall in to the handes of Saul: It is better that I get me my waye in to ye londe of ye Philistynes, that Saul maye leaue of from sekynge me in all the coastes of Israel, so shall I escape his handes.
(David thought in his heart: One of these days shall I fall in to the hands of Saul: It is better that I get me my way in to ye/you_all land of ye/you_all Philistines, that Saul may leave of from seeking me in all the coasts of Israel, so shall I escape his hands.)

Wycl And Dauid seide in his herte, Sumtyme Y schal falle in o dai in the hond of Saul; whether it is not betere, that Y fle, and be sauyd in the lond of Filisteis, that Saul dispeire, and cesse to seke me in alle the endis of Israel; therfor fle we hise hondis.
(And David said in his heart, Sumtyme I shall fall in o day in the hand of Saul; whether it is not betere, that I flee, and be saved in the land of Philistines, that Saul dispeire, and cesse to seek me in all the ends of Israel; therefore flee we his hands.)

Luth David aber gedachte in seinem Herzen: Ich werde der Tage einen Saul in die Hände fallen; es ist mir nichts besser, denn daß ich entrinne in der Philister Land, daß Saul von mir ablasse, mich fürder zu suchen in allen Grenzen Israels; so werde ich seinen Händen entrinnen.
(David but thought(v) in his heart(s): I become the/of_the days a Saul in the hands fall/drop; it is to_me nothing better, because/than that I escape(v) in the/of_the Philistines country, that Saul from to_me ablasse, me for to/for search_for in all/everyone boundaries Israel’s; so become I his hands escape(v).)

ClVg Et ait David in corde suo: Aliquando incidam una die in manus Saul: nonne melius est ut fugiam, et salver in terra Philisthinorum, ut desperet Saul, cessetque me quærere in cunctis finibus Israël? fugiam ergo manus ejus.
(And he_said David in/into/on heart his_own: Aliquando incidam together day in/into/on hands Saul: isn’t_it better it_is as fugiam, and salver in/into/on earth/land Philisthinorum, as despair Saul, ceaseque me to_seek/search_for in/into/on to_all borders Israel? fugiam therefore hands his/her.)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־לִבּ֔⁠וֹ עַתָּ֛ה אֶסָּפֶ֥ה יוֹם־אֶחָ֖ד בְּ⁠יַד־שָׁא֑וּל אֵֽין־לִ֨⁠י ט֜וֹב כִּ֣י הִמָּלֵ֥ט אִמָּלֵ֣ט ׀ אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וְ⁠נוֹאַ֨שׁ מִמֶּ֤⁠נִּי שָׁאוּל֙ לְ⁠בַקְשֵׁ֤⁠נִי עוֹד֙ בְּ⁠כָל־גְּב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְ⁠נִמְלַטְתִּ֖י מִ⁠יָּדֽ⁠וֹ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ αὐτοῦ, λέγων, νῦν προστεθήσομαι ἐν ἡμέρᾳ μιᾷ εἰς χεῖρας Σαούλ· καὶ οὐκ ἔστι μοι ἀγαθὸν ἐὰν μὴ σωθῶ εἰς γῆν ἀλλοφύλων, καὶ ἀνῇ ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ Σαοὺλ τοῦ ζητεῖν με εἰς πᾶν ὅριον Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ σωθήσομαι ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ.

BrTr And David said in his heart, Now shall I be one day delivered for death into the hands of Saul; and there is no good thing for me unless I should escape into the land of the Philistines, and Saul should cease from seeking me [fn]through every coast of Israel: so I shall escape out of his hand.

Verse List for 1 SAM 27:1

Verse List for 1 SAM 27:1