1 SAM 23:25 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) when Sha’ul and his men came to search for them. When David was told, he went further south to a rocky hill therein that wilderness, but Sha’ul also heard that and followed them.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἐπορεύθη Σαοὺλ καὶ οἱ ἄνδρες αὐτοῦ ζητεῖν αὐτόν· καὶ ἀπήγγειλαν τῷ Δαυὶδ, καὶ κατέβη εἰς τὴν πέτραν τὴν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ Μαών· καὶ ἤκουσε Σαοὺλ, καὶ κατεδίωξεν ὀπίσω Δαυὶδ εἰς τὴν ἔρημον Μαών.
(Kai eporeuthaʸ Saʼoul kai hoi andres autou zaʸtein auton; kai apaʸngeilan tōi Dawid, kai katebaʸ eis taʸn petran taʸn en taʸ eraʸmōi Maōn; kai aʸkouse Saʼoul, kai katediōxen opisō Dawid eis taʸn eraʸmon Maōn. )

BrTr And Saul and his men went to seek him: and they brought word to David, and he went down to the rock that was in the wilderness of Maon: and Saul heard, and followed after David to the wilderness of Maon.

ULT And Saul and his men went to seek. And they declared to David, and he went down to a crag and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard, and he pursued after David from the wilderness of Maon.

UST Saul and his soldiers went to search for David, but someone told David that they were coming. So he and his men went farther south to stay on a rocky hill in the area of Maon. Saul found out about that, and he and his men chased David and his men farther into that desolate area.

BSB and Saul and his men went to seek [him]. When David was told about it, he went down to the rock and stayed in the Wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard of this, he pursued David there

OEB When Saul and his men went to seek him, David found out and he went down to the rock which is in the Wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard, he pursued after David in the Wilderness of Maon.

WEBBE Saul and his men went to seek him. When David was told, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard that, he pursued David in the wilderness of Maon.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Saul and his men went to look for him. But David was informed and went down to the rock and stayed in the desert of Maon. When Saul heard about it, he pursued David in the desert of Maon.

LSV And Saul and his men go to seek, and they declare [it] to David, and he goes down the rock, and abides in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul hears, and pursues after David [to] the wilderness of Maon.

FBV Saul and his men started hunting for him. When David found out, he went down to the rock, and stayed in the Desert of Maon. When Saul heard this, he chased after David in the Desert of Maon.

T4T Saul and his soldiers went to search for David, but David heard about that. So he and his men went further south to a rocky hill/peak in the Maon Desert. When Saul heard about that, he and his men followed David and his men to the Maon Desert.

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE And Saul and his men went in search of him. And David had word of it, so he came down to the rock in the waste land of Maon. And Saul, hearing of this, went after David into the waste land of Maon.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David; wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

ASV And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

DRA Then Saul and his men went to seek him: and it was told David, and forthwith he went down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon: and when Saul had heard of it he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

YLT And Saul and his men go to seek, and they declare to David, and he goeth down the rock, and abideth in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul heareth, and pursueth after David [to] the wilderness of Maon.

Drby And Saul and his men went to seek [him]. And they told David; and he came down from the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And Saul heard [that], and he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

RV And Saul and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down to the rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

SLT And Saul will go, and his men, to seek: and they will announce to David, and he will go down to the rock and dwell in the desert of the refuge. And Saul will hear and he will pursue after David in the desert of Maon.

Wbstr Saul also and his men went to seek him . And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that , he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.

KJB-1769 Saul also and his men went to seek him. And they told David: wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wilderness of Maon.[fn]

23.25 into…: or, from the rock

KJB-1611 Saul also and his men went to seeke him, and they told Dauid: wherefore he came downe into a rocke, and abode in the wildernesse of Maon: and when Saul heard that, he pursued after Dauid in the wildernes of Maon.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva Saul also and his men went to seeke him, and they told Dauid: wherefore he came downe vnto a rocke, and abode in the wildernesse of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he folowed after Dauid in the wildernes of Maon.
(Saul also and his men went to seek him, and they told David: wherefore he came down unto a rock, and abode in the wilderness of Maon. And when Saul heard that, he followed after David in the wilderness of Maon. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Ivit ergo Saul et socii ejus ad quærendum eum. Et nuntiatum est David: statimque descendit ad petram, et versabatur in deserto Maon: quod cum audisset Saul, persecutus est David in deserto Maon.
(Ivit therefore Saul and socii his to quærendum him. And nuntiatum it_is David: immediatelyque came_down to a_rock, and versabatur in/into/on in_the_desert Maon: that when/with listensset Saul, persecutus it_is David in/into/on in_the_desert Maon. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יֵּ֨לֶךְ שָׁא֣וּל וַ⁠אֲנָשָׁי⁠ו֮ לְ⁠בַקֵּשׁ֒

and=he/it_went Shāʼūl/(Saul) and,men_of,his to,seek

You could indicate explicitly in your translation whom Saul and his men went to seek if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And Saul and his men went to seek David]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יַּגִּ֣דוּ לְ⁠דָוִ֔ד

and,told to,David

The author is not using the pronoun they to refer to specific people. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And David was told]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִדְבַּ֥ר מָעֽוֹן

wilderness_of Māˊōn

The author is describing the location of one place relative to another in the way that is characteristic of his culture. He is describing the direction from which Saul was coming as he pursued David. The implication is that Saul chased David farther into this wilderness. In your translation, express this in the way your culture describes the relative location of places. Alternate translation: [farther into the wilderness of Maon]

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