1 Samuel 23:21

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible

Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh, - because ye have taken pity upon 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!

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

¹⁹ Then came up the Ziphites unto Saul in Gibeah, saying, - Is not David hiding himself with us, in the strongholds in the thicket, in the hill of Hachilah, which is on the right of Jeshimon? ²⁰ Now, therefore, according to all the desire of thy soul O king, to come down, come! and, ours, will it be to surrender him into the hand of the king. ²¹ Then said Saul, Blessed, be ye, of Yahweh, - because ye have taken pity upon me. ²² Go, I pray you, make ready yet further, and get to know and see his place, where may be his track, who hath seen him there, - for it hath been said unto me, Cunning indeed, is, he! ²³ See, then, and get to know - of all the hiding places, where he hideth himself, and return unto me, for certainty, then will I go with you, - and it shall be, if he is in the land, that I will search him out, through all the thousands of Judah. ²⁴ So they arose and departed to Ziph, before Saul, - but, David and his men, were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah, to the right of Jeshimon. ²⁵ Then Saul and his men departed, to seek him ; but it had been told David, and he had gone down the cliff, and taken up his abode in the wilderness of Maon, - and when Saul had, heard it, he pursued 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, - wherefore David became hurried, to get away from the presence of Saul, but, Saul and his men, were surrounding David and his men, to capture then: ²⁷ when, a messenger, came unto Saul, saying, - Haste thee and come! for the Philistines have spread over the land. ²⁸ Then returned Saul from pursuing David, and departed to meet the Philistines, - for which cause, they called that place Sela-hammahlekoth "the Cliff of Separation".

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.