Verse List for 1 SAM 27:5

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,David,Akish (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) One day, David asked Akish, “If I’ve found favour in your eyes, ask them to give me a place in one of the cities in the countryside so I can live there. There’s no need for us to bludge on you here in the royal city.”

OET-LV and_ Dāvid _he/it _said to ʼAkīsh if please I _have _found favour in_eyes _of_your let _people _give to_me a _place in_one _of the _cities _of the_field so_that _I _may _dwell there and_for_what servant _of_your will _he _dwell in_the _city _of (the)_royalty with_you.

ULT And David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, may they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and let me dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the city of the kingship with you?”

UST One day David said to Achish, “If you are pleased with us, give us a place to live in one of the small villages in the countryside. We do not have to live here in the royal city with you.”

BSB & MSB Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

OEB No OEB 1 SAM book available

WEBBE & WMBB David said to Achish, “If now I have found favour in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”

NET David said to Achish, “If I have found favor with you, let me be given a place in one of the country towns so that I can live there. Why should your servant settle in the royal city with you?”

LSV And David says to Achish, “Now if I have found grace in your eyes, they give a place to me in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, indeed, why does your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”

FBV David said to Achish, “Please do me a favor: assign me somewhere in one of the towns in the countryside so I can live there. I, your servant, don't really deserve to live in the royal city with you.”

T4T One day David said to Achish, “If you are pleased with us, give us a place in one of the small villages where we can stay. There is no need [RHQ] for us to stay in the city where you are the king.”

LEB Then David said to Achish, “Please, if I have found favor in your eyes, then let them give me a place in one of the _⌊country towns_⌋[fn] that I can live there. Why should your servant live in _⌊the royal city_⌋[fn] with you?”

BBE Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And David said unto Achish: 'If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there; for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

ASV And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

DRA And David said to Achis: If I have found favour in thy sight, let a place be given me in one of the cities of this country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

YLT And David saith unto Achish, 'If, I pray thee, I have found grace in thine eyes, they give to me a place in one of the cities of the field, and I dwell there, yea, why doth thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?'

Drby And David said to Achish, If now I have found favour in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some country-town, that I may abide there; for why should thy servant abide in the royal city with thee?

RV And David said unto Achish, If now I have found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
(And David said unto Achish, If now I have found grace in thine/your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy/your servant dwell in the royal city with thee/you?)

SLT And David will say to Achish, If now I found grace in thine eyes, will they give me a place in one city of the field, and I will dwell there: and why shall thy servant dwell in the city of the kingdom with thee?

Wbstr And David said to Achish, If I have now found grace in thy eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

KJB-1769 ¶ And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?
(¶ And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine/your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy/your servant dwell in the royal city with thee/you?)

KJB-1611 ¶ And Dauid said vnto Achish, If I haue now found grace in thine eyes, let them giue mee a place in some towne in the countrey, that I may dwel there: for why should thy seruant dwell in the royall citie with thee?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Dauid sayde vnto Achis: If I haue now founde grace in thyne eyes, let them geue me a place in some towne in ye countrey, that I may dwell there: For why should thy seruaunt dwell in the head citie of the kingdome with thee?
(And David said unto Achis: If I have now found grace in thine/your eyes, let them give me a place in some town in ye/you_all country, that I may dwell there: For why should thy/your servant dwell in the head city of the kingdom with thee/you?)

Gnva And Dauid saide vnto Achish, If I haue nowe founde peace in thine eyes, let them giue me a place in some other citie of the countrey, that I may dwell there: for why should thy seruant dwel in ye head citie of the kingdome with thee?
(And David said unto Achish, If I have now found peace in thine/your eyes, let them give me a place in some other city of the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy/your servant dwell in ye/you_all head city of the kingdom with thee/you?)

Cvdl And Dauid sayde vnto Achis: Yf I haue founde grace in thy sighte, then let there be geuen me a place in one of the cities of the londe, that I maye dwell therin. Wherfore shulde thy seruaunt dwell in the kynges cite with the?
(And David said unto Achis: If I have found grace in thy/your sight, then let there be given me a place in one of the cities of the land, that I may dwell therein. Wherefore should thy/your servant dwell in the kings cite with the?)

Wycl Forsothe Dauid seide to Achis, If Y haue founden grace in thin iyen, a place be youun to me in oon of the citees of this cuntrey, that Y dwelle there; for whi dwellith thi seruaunt in the citee of the kyng with thee?
(For_certain/Truly David said to Achis, If I have found grace in thin eyes, a place be given to me in one of the cities of this country, that I dwell there; for why dwelleth/dwells thy/your servant in the city of the king with thee/you?)

Luth Und David sprach zu Achis: Hab ich Gnade vor deinen Augen funden, so laß mir geben einen Raum in der Städte einer auf dem Lande, daß ich drinnen wohne; was soll dein Knecht in der königlichen Stadt bei dir wohnen?
(And David spoke to/for Achis: Have I grace before/in_front_of your(s) eyes funds, so let to_me give a space in the/of_the cities one/a on/in/to to_him land, that I inside live/reside; what/which should your(s) servant/farmhand in the/of_the royal city at/in you/to_you(sg) live/reside?)

ClVg Dixit autem David ad Achis: Si inveni gratiam in oculis tuis, detur mihi locus in una urbium regionis hujus, ut habitem ibi: cur enim manet servus tuus in civitate regis tecum?
(He/She_said however David to Achis: When/But_if I_found grace in/into/on eyes yours, be_given to_me place in/into/on together of_cities of_the_region of_this, as habitem there: cur because remains servant your(sg) in/into/on city king with_you?)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד אֶל־אָכִ֗ישׁ אִם־נָא֩ מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ יִתְּנוּ־לִ֣⁠י מָק֗וֹם בְּ⁠אַחַ֛ת עָרֵ֥י הַ⁠שָּׂדֶ֖ה וְ⁠אֵ֣שְׁבָה שָּׁ֑ם וְ⁠לָ֨⁠מָּה יֵשֵׁ֧ב עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֛ בְּ⁠עִ֥יר הַ⁠מַּמְלָכָ֖ה עִמָּֽ⁠ךְ׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Ἀγχοῦς, εἰ δὴ εὕρηκεν ὁ δοῦλός σου χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου, δότωσαν δή μοι τόπον ἐν μιᾷ τῶν πόλεων τῶν κατʼ ἀγρὸν, καὶ καθήσομαι ἐκεῖ· καὶ ἱνατί κάθηται ὁ δοῦλός σου ἐν πόλει βασιλευομένῃ μετὰ σοῦ;

BrTr And David said to Anchus, If now thy servant has found grace in thine eyes, let them give me, I pray thee, a place in one of the cities in the country, and I will dwell there: for why does thy servant dwell with thee in a [fn]royal city?

Verse List for 1 SAM 27:5

Verse List for 1 SAM 27:5