1 Samuel 23:21

Literal Standard Version

And Saul says, "Blessed [are] you of YHWH, for you have pity on me;

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“May you be blessed by the Lord,” replied Saul, “for you have shown concern for me.

Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have had compassion on me.

King James Version
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the Lord ; for ye have compassion on me.

Lexham English Bible
And Saul said to them, "May you be blessed by Yahweh, for you have shown me compassion!

English Standard Version
And Saul said, "May you be blessed by the Lord , for you have had compassion on me.

New Century Version
Saul answered, "The Lord bless you for helping me.

New English Translation
Saul replied, "May you be blessed by the Lord , for you have had compassion on me.

Amplified Bible
Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD, because you have had compassion on me.

New American Standard Bible
Saul said, "May you be blessed of the LORD, since you have had compassion on me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Saul said, Be ye blessed of the Lord: for ye haue had compassion on mee.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul said, "May you be blessed of Yahweh, for you have had compassion on me.

Contemporary English Version
Saul told them: You've done me a big favor, and I pray that the Lord will bless you.

Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul said, "May Adonai bless you for showing me compassion!

Darby Translation
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have compassion upon me.

Easy-to-Read Version
Saul answered, "May the Lord bless you for helping me.

George Lamsa Translation
And Saul said to them, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.

Good News Translation
Saul answered, "May the Lord bless you for being so kind to me!

Literal Translation
And Saul said, You are blessed of Jehovah, for you have had pity on me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde Saul: Blessed be ye of the LORDE, that ye haue had pytie vpon me:

American Standard Version
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of Jehovah; for ye have had compassion on me.

Bible in Basic English
And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul sayde: Blessed are ye in the Lord, for ye haue compassion on me:

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul said: 'Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me.

King James Version (1611)
And Saul said, Blessed be yee of the Lord, for yee haue compassion on me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, for ye have been grieved on my account.

English Revised Version
And Saul said, Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have had compassion on me.

Berean Standard Bible
"May you be blessed by the LORD," replied Saul, "for you have had compassion on me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul seide, Blessid be ye of the Lord, for ye sorewiden `for my stide.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul saith, `Blessed [are] ye of Jehovah, for ye have pity on me;

Update Bible Version
And Saul said, Blessed be you of Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul said, Blessed [be] ye of the LORD; for ye have compassion on me.

World English Bible
Saul said, Blessed be you of Yahweh; for you have had compassion on me.

New King James Version
And Saul said, "Blessed are you of the LORD, for you have compassion on me.

New Living Translation
"The Lord bless you," Saul said. "At last someone is concerned about me!

New Life Bible
Saul said, "May the Lord bring good to you. For you have had pity on me.

New Revised Standard
Saul said, "May you be blessed by the Lord for showing me compassion!

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh, - because ye have taken pity upon me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.

Revised Standard Version
And Saul said, "May you be blessed by the LORD; for you have had compassion on me.

THE MESSAGE
Saul said, " God bless you for thinking about me! Now go back and check everything out. Learn his routines. Observe his movements—where he goes, who he's with. He's very shrewd, you know. Scout out all his hiding places. Then meet me at Nacon and I'll go with you. If he is anywhere to be found in all the thousands of Judah, I'll track him down!"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Saul said, "May you be blessed of the LORD, for you have had compassion on me.

Contextual Overview

¹⁹And the Ziphites go up to Saul at Gibeah, saying, "Is David not hiding himself with us in fortresses, in the forest, in the height of Hachilah, which [is] on the south of the desolate place? ²⁰And now, by all the desire of your soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours [is] to shut him up into the hand of the king." ²¹And Saul says, "Blessed [are] you of YHWH, for you have pity on me;²²now go prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who has seen him there? For [one] has said to me, He is very cunning. ²³And see and know of all the hiding places where he hides himself, and you have turned back prepared to me, and I have gone with you, and it has been, if he is in the land, that I have searched him out through all the thousands of Judah." ²⁴And 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. ²⁵And Saul and his men go to seek, and they declare [it] to David, and he goes down the rock, and abides in the wilderness of Maon; and Saul hears, and pursues after David [to] the wilderness of Maon. ²⁶And Saul goes on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain, and David is hurried to go from the face of Saul, and Saul and his men are surrounding David and his men, to catch them. ²⁷And a messenger has come to Saul, saying, "Hurry, and come, for the Philistines have pushed against the land." ²⁸And Saul turns back from pursuing after David, and goes to meet the Philistines, therefore they have called that place "The Rock of Divisions."

Bible Verse Review
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1 Samuel 22:8, Judges 17:2, Psalms 10:3, Isaiah 66:5, Micah 3:11

Reciprocal: Genesis 20:13 - This 1 Samuel 17:50 - So David prevailed 1 Samuel 24:19 - the Lord 2 Samuel 2:5 - Blessed 2 Samuel 17:4 - the saying Psalms 10:10 - humbleth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul said, blessed [be] ye of the Lord,.... He highly commends them for the offer they made to him, blesses God for them, and desires the blessing of God upon them for it:

for ye have compassion on me; pitied him on account of the troubles he met with from his son-in-law, were sorry for him, and sympathized with him, which others did not, of which he complained, 1 Samuel 22:8.