1 Samuel 29:4

29:4 But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said ¹  to him, “Send the man back! Let him return to the place that you assigned him! Don’t let him go down with us into the battle, for he might become ²  our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men? ³ 

1 Samuel 29:10

29:10 So get up early in the morning along with the servants of your lord who have come with you. ⁴  When you get up early in the morning, as soon as it is light enough to see, leave.” ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “and the leaders of the Philistines said.”

² tn Heb “so that he might not become.”

³ tn Or perhaps, “our men.” On this use of the demonstrative pronoun see Joüon 2:532 §143.e.

⁴ tc The LXX and a couple of Old Latin mss include here the following words: “and you shall go to the place that I have appointed you. Don’t place an evil thing in your heart, for you are good before me.”

⁵ tn Heb “when you get up early in the morning and you have light, go.”