1 SAM 23:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν Μασερὲμ ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐν τοῖς στενοῖς, καὶ ἐκάθετο ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἐν τῷ ὄρει Ζὶφ, ἐν τῇ γῇ τῇ αὐχμώδει· καὶ ἐζήτει αὐτὸν Σαοὺλ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας, καὶ οὐ παρέδωκεν αὐτὸν Κύριος εἰς τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ.
(Kai ekathisen en Maserem en taʸ eraʸmōi en tois stenois, kai ekatheto en taʸ eraʸmōi en tōi orei Zif, en taʸ gaʸ taʸ auⱪmōdei; kai ezaʸtei auton Saʼoul pasas tas haʸmeras, kai ou paredōken auton Kurios eis tas ⱪeiras autou. )

BrTr And he dwelt in Maserem in the wilderness, in the narrow passes; and dwelt in the wilderness in mount Ziph, in the dry country. And Saul sought him continually, but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.

ULT And David stayed in the wilderness, in the strongholds, and he stayed in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him all of the days, but God did not give him into his hand.

UST After this, David and his men stayed in hiding places in the desert and in the hills of the desolate area that people call Ziph. Saul kept trying to find out where David was, but God enabled David to hide where Saul could not find him.

BSB And David stayed in the wilderness strongholds and in the hill country of the Wilderness of Ziph. Day after day Saul searched for him, but God would not deliver [David] into his hand.

OEB So David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds and remained in the hill-country in the Wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him continually, but the Lord did not deliver him into his hand.

WEBBE David stayed in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. Saul sought him every day, but God didn’t deliver him into his hand.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET David stayed in the strongholds that were in the desert and in the hill country of the desert of Ziph. Saul looked for him all the time, but God did not deliver David into his hand.

LSV And David abides in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abides in the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeks him [for] all the days, and God has not given him into his hand.

FBV David set up camp in the wilderness strongholds, staying in the mountains of the Desert of Ziph. Saul searched for him continually, but God did not let David be captured.

T4T David and his men stayed in hiding places in the desert and in the hills of Ziph Desert. Every day Saul sent men to search for David, but Yahweh did not allow them to capture David.

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE And David kept in the waste land, in safe places, waiting in the hill-country in the waste land of Ziph. And Saul was searching for him every day, but God did not give him up into his hands.

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JPS And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

ASV And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill-country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

DRA But David abode in the desert in strong holds, and he remained in a mountain of the desert of Ziph, in a woody hill. And Saul sought him always: but the Lord delivered him not into his hands.

YLT And David abideth in the wilderness, in fortresses, and abideth in the hill-country, in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul seeketh him all the days, and God hath not given him into his hand.

Drby And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and abode in the mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but [fn]God did not give him into his hand.

23.14 Elohim

RV And David abode in the wilderness in the strong holds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
(And David abode in the wilderness in the strongholds, and remained in the hill country in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. )

SLT And David will dwell in the desert in fastnesses, and he will dwell in the mountain in the desert of Ziph. And Saul will seek him all the days, and God save him not into his hand.

Wbstr And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

KJB-1769 And David abode in the wilderness in strong holds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.
(And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. )

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Gnva And Dauid abode in the wildernesse in holdes, and remayned in a mountaine in the wildernes of Ziph. And Saul sought him euery day, but God deliuered him not into his hand.
(And David abode in the wilderness in holdes, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand. )

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ClVg Morabatur autem David in deserto in locis firmissimis, mansitque in monte solitudinis Ziph, in monte opaco: quærebat eum tamen Saul cunctis diebus, et non tradidit eum Deus in manus ejus.[fn]
(Morabatur however David in/into/on in_the_desert in/into/on places firmissimis, I_stayedtque in/into/on mountain loneliness Ziph, in/into/on mountain opaco: quærebat him nevertheless Saul to_all days, and not/no he_delivered him God in/into/on hands his. )

23.14 Ziph. RAB. Apud se latitantem David Sauli prodiderunt, et cum eo de morte ejus tractaverunt. Ziphæi autem florentes vel germinantes interpretantur, et significant eos Judæos, qui florem terreni regni appetentes, cum principibus suis de nece Christi tractaverunt, quomodo eum per discipulum suum perditum apprehenderent, et præsidi ad interficiendum traderent; et florentes sæculi Christum in membris, potestates scilicet hujus mundi produnt.

23.14 Ziph. RAB. Apud himself latitantem David Saul prodiderunt, and when/with by_him from/about death his tractaverunt. Ziphæi however blooming or germinantes interpretantur, and significant them Yudahos, who florem terreni of_the_kingdom appetentes, when/with princes/leaders to_his_own from/about nece of_Christ tractaverunt, how him through discipulum his_own perditum apprehenderent, and beforesidi to interficiendum traderent; and blooming of_the_world Christum in/into/on membris, powers namely of_this world produnt.

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-endofstory

וַ⁠יֵּ֨שֶׁב דָּוִ֤ד בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּר֙ בַּ⁠מְּצָד֔וֹת וַ⁠יֵּ֥שֶׁב בָּ⁠הָ֖ר בְּ⁠מִדְבַּר־זִ֑יף וַ⁠יְבַקְשֵׁ֤⁠הוּ שָׁאוּל֙ כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִ֔ים וְ⁠לֹֽא־נְתָנ֥⁠וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּ⁠יָדֽ⁠וֹ

and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived Dāvid in/on/at/with,wilderness in/on/at/with,strongholds and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived in/on/at/with,hill_country in/on/at/with,wilderness_of Zīf and,sought,him Shāʼūl/(Saul) all/each/any/every the=days and=not give,him ʼElohīm in=his/its=hand

Here the author is saying what happened at the end of this part of the story of David fleeing from Saul. Your language may have its own way of presenting information that brings one part of a story to a close.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִ֔ים

all/each/any/every the=days

The author is using the term days by association to mean “time.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all of the time] or [continually]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֹֽא־נְתָנ֥⁠וֹ אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּ⁠יָדֽ⁠וֹ

and=not give,him ʼElohīm in=his/its=hand

The author is using the term hand by association to mean power and control. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [but God did not allow him to capture him]

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