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1 Samuel 29:9-11
New English Translation
1 Samuel 29:9-11
New English Translation
9 Achish replied to David, “I am convinced that you are as reliable[a] as the angel of God! However, the leaders of the Philistines have said, ‘He must not go up with us in the battle.’ 10 So get up early in the morning along with the servants of your lord who have come with you.[b] When you get up early in the morning, as soon as it is light enough to see, leave.”[c]
11 So David and his men got up early in the morning to return[d] to the land of the Philistines, but the Philistines went up to Jezreel.
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- 1 Samuel 29:9 tn Heb “I know that you are good in my eyes.”
- 1 Samuel 29:10 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.”
- 1 Samuel 29:10 tn Heb “when you get up early in the morning and you have light, go.”
- 1 Samuel 29:11 tc Heb “to go in the morning to return.” With the exception of Origen and the Lucianic recension, the Old Greek tradition lacks the phrase “in the morning.” The Syriac Peshitta also omits it.
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