1SA 23:22 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Please go back and double-check and find out who’s seen him there. Learn more and look at the place yourselves, because I’ve been told that he’s very crafty.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Πορεύθητε δὴ καὶ ἑτοιμάσατε ἔτι, καὶ γνῶτε τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ οὗ ἔσται ὁ ποὺς αὐτοῦ ἐν τάχει ἐκεῖ οὗ εἴπατε, μή ποτε πανουργεύσηται.
(Poreuthaʸte daʸ kai hetoimasate eti, kai gnōte ton topon autou hou estai ho pous autou en taⱪei ekei hou eipate, maʸ pote panourgeusaʸtai. )

BrTr Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.

ULT Please go, confirm again, and know and see his place, where his foot is. Who has seen him there? For one has said to me, ‘Being craftly, he is crafty.’

UST But people tell me that David is very clever, so it will be difficult to capture him. So I want you to go back and be sure that he is where you say. Have people look and find out exactly where he is staying. Do not just rely on what someone else says. Make sure that one of you has actually seen him there.

BSB Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

OEB Go, I pray, make yet more sure, and know and see the place where his haunt is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is very cunning.

WEBBE Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for I have been told that he is very cunning.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Go and make further arrangements. Determine precisely where he is and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.

LSV now go prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who has seen him there? For [one] has said to me, He is very cunning.

FBV “Please go and make absolutely sure you know exactly where he is—where he stays and who has seen him there—because people tell me that he's very devious.

T4T Go back and find out more about him. Find out exactly where he is staying, and find out who has seen him there. People tell me that he is very clever, so we need to be clever also to be able to capture him.

LEB Go, please, make certain again! Find out and see _⌊exactly where he is_⌋[fn] and who has seen him there! For they have said to me, ‘He is very cunning.’

23:22 Literally “his place where his foot is”

BBE Go now, and take more steps, and see where he is living: for they say that he is expert in deceit.

Moff No Moff 1SA book available

JPS Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.

ASV Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.

DRA Go therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.

YLT go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for [one] hath said unto me, He is very subtile.

Drby Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

RV Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.
(Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath/has seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. )

Wbstr Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told to me that he dealeth very subtilly.

KJB-1769 Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.[fn]
(Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath/has seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly. )

23.22 haunt…: Heb. foot shall be

KJB-1611 [fn]Goe, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seene him there: for it is told mee that he dealeth very subtilly.
(Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath/has seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.)

23:22 Heb. foote shalbe.

Bshps Go I pray you and prepare yet better, knowe and see where his foote hath ben, & who hath seene him there: for it is tolde me that he is very subtyll.
(Go I pray you and prepare yet better, know and see where his foot hath/has ben, and who hath/has seen him there: for it is told me that he is very subtyll.)

Gnva Goe, I pray you, and prepare ye yet better: know and see his place where he haunteth, and who hath seene him there: for it is sayd to me, He is subtile, and craftie.
(Go, I pray you, and prepare ye/you_all yet better: know and see his place where he haunteth, and who hath/has seen him there: for it is said to me, He is subtile, and craftie. )

Cvdl Go youre waye now therfore, and be sure, that ye maye knowe and se in what place his fete haue bene, and who hath sene him there: for it is tolde me, that he is full of sotiltye.
(Go your(pl) way now therefore, and be sure, that ye/you_all may know and see in what place his feet have bene, and who hath/has seen him there: for it is told me, that he is full of sotiltye.)

Wycl Therfor, Y preie, go ye, and make redi more diligentli, and do ye more curiousli ether intentifli, and biholde ye swiftly, where his foot is, ethir who siy hym there, where ye seiden; for he thenkith on me, that felli Y aspie hym.
(Therefore, I preie, go ye/you_all, and make ready more diligentli, and do ye/you_all more curiousli either intentifli, and behold ye/you_all swiftly, where his foot is, either who saw him there, where ye/you_all said; for he thenkith on me, that felli I aspie him.)

Luth So gehet nun hin und werdet es noch gewisser, daß ihr wisset und sehet, an welchem Ort seine Füße gewesen sind, und wer ihn daselbst gesehen habe; denn mir ist gesagt, daß er listig ist.
(So goes now there and become it still gewisser, that you/their/her know and see, at/to which_one place his feet been are, and who him/it there seen have; because to_me is said, that he listig is.)

ClVg Abite ergo, oro, et diligentius præparate, et curiosius agite, et considerate locum ubi sit pes ejus, vel quis viderit eum ibi: recogitat enim de me, quod callide insidier ei.
(Abite therefore, oro, and diligentius præparate, and curiosius agite, and considerate place where let_it_be pes his, or who/any viderit him ibi: recogitat because from/about me, that callide insidier to_him. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לְכוּ־נָ֞א הָכִ֣ינוּ ע֗וֹד וּ⁠דְע֤וּ וּ⁠רְאוּ֙ אֶת־מְקוֹמ⁠וֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה רַגְל֔⁠וֹ מִ֥י רָאָ֖⁠הוּ שָׁ֑ם כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔⁠י עָר֥וֹם יַעְרִ֖ם הֽוּא

go now make_~_sure again/more and,find_out and,see DOM place_of,his which/who you(ms)_will_be foot_of,he who? seen,him there that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said to=me to_be_crafty he_is_crafty he/it

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since one has said to me, ‘Being craftly, he is crafty,’ please go, confirm again, and know and see his place, where his foot is. Who has seen him there?]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / events

וּ⁠דְע֤וּ וּ⁠רְאוּ֙ אֶת־מְקוֹמ⁠וֹ֙

and,find_out and,see DOM place_of,his

Saul is describing one event before describing another event that would precede it. In your translation, you may wish to relate these events in the order in which they would happen. Alternate translation: [and look in order to know his place]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה רַגְל֔⁠וֹ

which/who you(ms)_will_be foot_of,he

Saul is using one part of David, his foot, to mean all of him in the act of being somewhere, as if he were standing there on his feet. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [where he is]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֥י רָאָ֖⁠הוּ שָׁ֑ם

who? seen,him there

Saul is using the question form to emphasize how important it is to have a reliable firsthand report of David’s location. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement. Alternate translation: [Be sure that someone reliable has seen him there]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔⁠י עָר֥וֹם יַעְרִ֖ם הֽוּא

that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said to=me to_be_crafty he_is_crafty he/it

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [For one has said to me that being craftly, he is crafty]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔⁠י

he/it_had_said to=me

Saul is not using the pronoun one to refer to a specific person. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I have been told]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

עָר֥וֹם יַעְרִ֖ם הֽוּא

to_be_crafty he_is_crafty he/it

Saul is repeating forms of the verb “be crafty” in order to intensify the expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [He is very crafty]

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