Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And it cometh
to pass when Saul hath
turned
back
from after
the Philistines, that they
declare
to
him, saying, `Lo
, David `
is '
in the wilderness of En-gedi
. '
And it came
to pass ,
when Saul was
returned
from following
the Philistines, that it
was
told
him, saying, Behold
, David is in the wilderness of Engedi
.
And
Saul taketh
three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and goeth
to seek David and his men ,
on
the
front
of
the rocks of the wild goats ,
Then
Saul took
three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went
to seek David and his men upon
the rocks of the wild goats .
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
.
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.
And the men of David say
unto him, `Lo,
the day of which Jehovah
said unto thee, Lo
, I am
giving
thine enemy into thy
hand, and
thou hast
done
to him as it is
good in
thine
eyes;'
and
David riseth
and cutteth
off the skirt of the
upper
robe which
`is'
on
Saul
--
gently
.
And the men of David said
unto him, Behold
the day of which the
LORD
said unto thee, Behold
, I will
deliver
thine enemy into thine
hand, that
thou mayest
do
to him as it shall
seem
good unto
thee.
Then
David arose,
and cut
off the skirt of Saul's
robe privily
.
And it cometh
to pass afterwards
that the
heart of
David
smiteth
him, because that
he hath
cut off the
skirt which
`is'
on
Saul,
And it came
to pass afterward,
that David's
heart smote
him, because he had
cut off Saul's
skirt .
and he saith
to
his men, `Far
be
it
from
me,
by
Jehovah;
I do
not
do this thing to
my lord
--
to
the anointed of
Jehovah
--
to put
forth my
hand against him, for
the anointed of Jehovah
he
`is'
. '
And he said
unto
his men, The
LORD
forbid
that
I should
do this thing unto
my master,
the LORD's
anointed ,
to stretch
forth mine
hand against him, seeing
he
is
the anointed of the
LORD
.
And
David subdueth
his men
by
words, and hath
not
permitted
them to rise against Saul ;
and
Saul hath
risen
from
the cave, and goeth
on the
way ;
So
David stayed
his servants
with
these
words, and suffered
them not
to rise against Saul .
But
Saul rose
up
out
of
the cave, and went
on his
way .
and
David riseth
afterwards
, and goeth
out from
the cave, and calleth
after Saul, saying, `
My lord ,
O
king !'
And Saul looketh
attentively
behind him, and
David boweth
--
face to the earth --
and doth
obeisance
.
David also
arose
afterward
, and went
out of
the cave, and cried
after Saul, saying, My lord the
king .
And when
Saul looked
behind him, David stooped
with
his
face to the earth ,
and bowed
himself
.
And David saith
to Saul, `Why
dost
thou hear
the
words of
man
, saying, Lo
, David is
seeking
thine
evil
?
And David said
to Saul, Wherefore
hearest
thou men's
words, saying, Behold
, David seeketh
thy
hurt
?
Lo
, this day have
thine eyes seen how that Jehovah
hath
given
thee to -
day into my
hand in the cave ;
and `one'
said
to
slay
thee ,
and
`
mine eye '
hath
pity
on
thee ,
and I say
, I do
not put forth my
hand against my lord ,
for the
anointed
of
Jehovah
he `
is '
.
Behold
, this day thine eyes have
seen how that the
LORD
had
delivered
thee to day into mine
hand in the cave :
and some
bade
me
kill
thee :
but
mine eye spared
thee ;
and I said
, I will
not put forth mine
hand against my lord ;
for he is the
LORD's
anointed
.
`And
, my father, see, yea see the skirt of thine
upper
robe in my hand ;
for by
cutting
off the skirt of thy upper
robe, and I
have
not
slain
thee, know and see that there is not
in
my
hand
evil and
transgression, and I have not sinned against thee ,
and
thou art
hunting
my soul to take it !
Moreover
, my father, see, yea ,
see the skirt of thy
robe in my hand :
for in
that
I
cut
off the skirt of thy robe, and killed
thee not
, know thou
and see that there is neither
evil nor
transgression in
mine
hand
, and I have not sinned against thee ;
yet
thou huntest
my soul to take it .
`Jehovah
doth
judge between me and thee, and Jehovah
hath
avenged
me of thee ,
and
my
hand is
not on
thee ;
The
LORD
judge between me and thee, and the
LORD
avenge
me of thee :
but
mine
hand shall
not be
upon
thee .
as saith the simile
of the ancients, From the wicked goeth
out
wickedness,
and
my
hand is
not on
thee.
As saith the proverb
of the ancients, Wickedness
proceedeth
from the wicked :
but
mine
hand shall
not be
upon
thee.
`
After whom hath
the king of Israel come out? after whom art
thou pursuing
? --
after a dead dog !
after one
flea !
After whom is
the king of Israel come out? after whom dost
thou pursue
? after a dead dog ,
after a
flea .
And
Jehovah
hath
been
for
judge, and hath
judged
between me and thee, yea
, he
seeth
and pleadeth
my cause, and doth
deliver me out of thy
hand. '
The
LORD
therefore
be
judge, and judge
between me and thee, and
see
, and plead
my cause, and deliver me out of thine
hand.
And it cometh
to pass, when David completeth
to
speak
these words unto Saul, that Saul saith
, `
Is this thy voice, my son David? '
and Saul lifteth
up his voice, and weepeth
.
And it came
to pass, when David had
made
an
end
of
speaking
these words unto Saul, that Saul said
, Is this thy voice, my son David? And Saul lifted
up his voice, and wept
.
And he saith
unto
David, `More
righteous
thou `
art '
than I ;
for thou hast done
me good, and
I have done
thee evil ;
And he said
to
David, Thou art more
righteous
than I :
for thou hast rewarded
me good, whereas
I have rewarded
thee evil .
and thou hast declared
to-
day how that thou hast done
good
with me ,
how
that
Jehovah
shut
me up
into thy
hand, and
thou didst
not
slay
me ,
And thou hast showed
this
day how that thou hast dealt
well
with me :
forasmuch
as
when
the
LORD
had
delivered
me into thine
hand, thou killedst
me not.
and
that
a man doth
find his enemy, and
hath
sent
him away in
a
good
manner;
and
Jehovah
doth
repay
thee good for that which
thou didst
to
me this day.
For
if
a man find his enemy, will
he
let
him go
well
away ?
wherefore
the
LORD
reward
thee good for that thou hast
done
unto
me this day.
`
And ,
now, lo
, I have
known
that thou dost
certainly
reign
, and the kingdom of Israel hath
stood
in thy
hand ;
And now, behold
, I know
well
that thou shalt
surely
be
king
, and that
the kingdom of Israel shall
be
established
in thine
hand .
and,
now,
swear to
me by Jehovah
--
thou dost
not cut off my seed after me, nor
dost
thou destroy my name from
the
house
of my father
. '
Swear now
therefore
unto
me by the
LORD,
that
thou wilt
not cut off my seed after me, and
that
thou wilt
not
destroy my name out
of my father's
house
.
And David sweareth
to
Saul ,
and Saul goeth
unto
his
house,
and
David and his men have
gone
up unto the fortress
.
And David sware
unto
Saul .
And Saul went
home;
but
David and his men gat
them
up unto the hold
.
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