KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Samuel 23:24
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So they set out and went to Ziph ahead of Saul. Now David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon in the Arabah south of Jeshimon,
WEB World English Bible
They arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
ASV American Standard Version
And they arose, and went to Ziph before Saul: but David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah on the south of the desert.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And they rise and go to Ziph before Saul, and David and his men are in the wilderness of Maon, in the plain, at the south of the desolate place.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 23
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.
26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain: and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them.
27 But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come; for the Philistines have invaded the land.
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וַיָּק֛וּמוּH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiוַיֵּלְכ֥וּH1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentזִ֖יפָהH2128 · ziphZiphלִפְנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeשָׁא֑וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוְדָוִ֨דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַאֲנָשָׁ֜יוH582 · e.noshhumanבְּמִדְבַּ֤רH4057 · mid.barmouthמָעוֹן֙H4584 · ma.onMaonבָּעֲרָבָ֔הH6160 · a.ra.vahArabahאֶ֖לH413 · elto(wards)יְמִ֥יןH3225 · ya.minrightהַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃H3452 · ye.shi.monJeshimon
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