1 SAM 24:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) On the way, as they reached the sheep yards, Sha’ul went into a cave to relieve himself, but David and his men were hiding there further inside the cave.[ref]

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 Καὶ ἔλαβε μεθʼ ἑαυτοῦ τρεῖς χιλιάδας ἀνδρῶν ἐκλεκτοὺς ἐκ παντὸς Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ζητεῖν τὸν Δαυὶδ καὶ τοὺς ἄνδρας αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον Σαδδαιέμ.
(Kai elabe methʼ heautou treis ⱪiliadas andrōn eklektous ek pantos Israaʸl, kai eporeuthaʸ zaʸtein ton Dawid kai tous andras autou epi prosōpon Saddaiem. )

BrTr And he took with him three thousand men, chosen out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men in front of Saddæem.

ULT And he came to some pens of sheep on the way, and a cave was there. And Saul entered to cover his feet. Now David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.

UST As they searched, they came to a place where shepherds had built enclosures for their sheep in front of the entrances to caves. Saul went into one of the caves to use it as a toilet. He did not realize that David and his men were hiding farther inside that same cave.

BSB Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself.[fn] And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.

24:3 Literally cover his feet, a euphemism for relieving oneself

OEB He came to the sheepfolds by the way, and there was a cave. And Saul went in to relieve himself, while David and his men were staying in the recesses of the cave.

WEBBE He came to the sheep pens by the way, where there was a cave; and Saul went in to relieve himself. Now David and his men were staying in the innermost parts of the cave.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(1-4)When Saul came back after dealing with the Philistines, he was told, “David is now in the wilderness of En Gedi.” Saul took three companies—the best he could find in all Israel—and set out in search of David and his men in the region of Wild Goat Rocks. He came to some sheep pens along the road. There was a cave there and Saul went in to relieve himself. David and his men were huddled far back in the same cave. David’s men whispered to him, “Can you believe it? This is the day God was talking about when he said, ‘I’ll put your enemy in your hands. You can do whatever you want with him.’” Quiet as a cat, David crept up and cut off a piece of Saul’s royal robe.

NET He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself.
¶ Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.

LSV and he comes to folds of the flock, on the way, and there [is] a cave, and Saul goes in to cover his feet; and David and his men are abiding in the sides of the cave.

FBV As Saul passed the sheep pens on the way, there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. David and his men were hiding deep inside the cave.

T4T At a place where the road was alongside some sheep pens, Saul left the road and entered a cave to defecate [EUP]. He did not know that David and his men were hiding further inside that same cave!

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.

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JPS (24-4) And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were sitting in the innermost parts of the cave.

ASV And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

DRA Saul therefore took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went out to seek after David, and his men, even upon the most craggy rocks, which are accessible only to wild goats.

YLT and he cometh in unto folds of the flock, on the way, and there [is] a cave, and Saul goeth in to cover his feet; and David and his men in the sides of the cave are abiding.

Drby And he came to the sheepfolds by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet; and David and his men were abiding in the recesses of the cave.

RV And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet. Now David and his men were abiding in the innermost parts of the cave.

SLT And he will come to the sheepfolds upon the way, and there a cave; and Saul will come in to cover his feet: and David and his men dwelling in the sides of the cave.

Wbstr And he came to the sheep-cotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

KJB-1769 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.

KJB-1611 And hee came to the sheepe coates by the way, where was a caue, and Saul went in to couer his feete: and Dauid and his men remained in the sides of the caue.
(And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave, and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.)

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Gnva Then Saul tooke three thousande chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seeke Dauid and his men vpon the rocks among the wilde goates.
(Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks among the wild goats. )

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ClVg Assumens ergo Saul tria millia electorum virorum ex omni Israël, perrexit ad investigandum David et viros ejus, etiam super abruptissimas petras, quæ solis ibicibus perviæ sunt.
(Assumens therefore Saul tria thousands electorum of_men from all Israel, perrexit to investigandum David and men his, also over abruptissimas rocks, which of_the_sun ibicibus perviæ are. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

לְ⁠הָסֵ֣ךְ אֶת־רַגְלָ֑י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took Shāʼūl/(Saul) three_of thousand (a)_man chosen from=all Yisrael and=he/it_went to,look_for DOM Dāvid and,men_of,his on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of rocks_of the,wild_goats )

The author is speaking in a polite way about a private or uncomfortable matter. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [to relieve himself]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠דָוִד֙ וַ⁠אֲנָשָׁ֔י⁠ו בְּ⁠יַרְכְּתֵ֥י הַ⁠מְּעָרָ֖ה יֹשְׁבִֽים

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

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