1 Samuel 27:1 
Context| NET © | David thought to himself, 1 “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.” |
| NIV © | But David thought to himself, "One of these days I shall be destroyed by the hand of Saul. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up searching for me anywhere in Israel, and I will slip out of his hand." |
| NASB © | Then David said to himself, "Now I will perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than to escape into the land of the Philistines. Saul then will despair of searching for me anymore in all the territory of Israel, and I will escape from his hand." |
| NLT © | But David kept thinking to himself, "Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing for me to do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me, and I will finally be safe." |
| MSG © | David thought to himself, "Sooner or later, Saul's going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to Philistine country. Saul will count me a lost cause and quit hunting me down in every nook and cranny of Israel. I'll be out of his reach for good." |
| BBE © | And David said to himself, Some day death will come to me by the hand of Saul: the only thing for me to do is to get away into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will give up hope of taking me in any part of the land of Israel: and so I may be able to get away from him. |
| NRSV © | David said in his heart, "I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul; there is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of seeking me any longer within the borders of Israel, and I shall escape out of his hand." |
| NKJV © | And David said in his heart, "Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines; and Saul will despair of me, to seek me anymore in any part of Israel. So I shall escape out of his hand." |
| KJV | And David <01732> in his heart <03820>_, one <0259> day <03117> by the hand <03027> of Saul <07586>_: [there is] nothing better <02896> for me than that <03588> into the land <0776> of the Philistines <06430>_; and Saul <07586> me any more in any coast <01366> of Israel <03478>_: out of his hand <03027>_. {perish: Heb. be consumed} |
| NASB © | Then David <01732> said <0559> to himself <03820> , "Now <06258> I will perish <05595> one <0259> day <03117> by the hand <03027> of Saul <07586> . There <0369> is nothing <0369> better <02896> for me than <03588> to escape <04422> into the land <0776> of the Philistines <06430> . Saul <07586> then will despair <02976> of searching <01245> for me anymore <05750> in all <03605> the territory <01366> of Israel <03478> , and I will escape <04422> from his hand ."<03027> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | David <01732> thought <03820> to himself <03820> , “One <0259> of these days <03117> I’m going to be swept <05595> away by the hand <03027> of Saul <07586> ! There is nothing <0369> better <02896> for <03588> me than to escape <04422> to <0413> the land <0776> of the Philistines <06430> . Then Saul <07586> will despair <02976> of searching <05750> for me <04480> through all <03605> the territory <01366> of Israel <03478> and I will escape <04422> from his hand .”<03027> |
| NET © | David thought to himself, 1 “One of these days I’m going to be swept away by the hand of Saul! There is nothing better for me than to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will despair of searching for me through all the territory of Israel and I will escape from his hand.” |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “said to his heart.” |
