KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 23:22
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtly.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 23
19 Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of Jeshimon?
20 Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part [shall be] to deliver him into the king’s hand.
21 And Saul said, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.
22 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.
23 See therefore, and take knowledge of all the lurking places where he hideth himself, and come ye again to me with the certainty, and I will go with you: and it shall come to pass, if he be in the land, that I will search him out throughout all the thousands of Judah.
24 And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men [were] in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
25 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.
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לְכוּ־H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentנָ֞אH4994 · napleaseהָכִ֣ינוּH3559 · kunto establish: prepareע֗וֹדH5750 · odstillוּדְע֤וּH3045 · ya.dato knowוּרְאוּ֙H7200 · ra.ahto see: seeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מְקוֹמוֹ֙H4725 · ma.qomplaceאֲשֶׁ֣רH834 · a.sherwhichתִּֽהְיֶ֣הH1961 · ha.yahto beרַגְל֔וֹH7272 · re.gelfootמִ֥יH4310 · miwho?רָאָ֖הוּH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeשָׁ֑םH8033 · shamthereכִּ֚יH3588 · kiforאָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto sayאֵלַ֔יH413 · elto(wards)עָר֥וֹםH6191 · a.rambe shrewdיַעְרִ֖םH6191 · a.rambe shrewdהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
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