1 Samuel 29:4 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

1 Samuel 29:4 - But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he be an adversary to us: for wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

But the princes of the Philistines were angry with him; so the princes of the Philistines said to him, “Make this fellow return, that he may go back to the place which you have appointed for him, and do not let him go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become our adversary. For with what could he reconcile himself to his master, if not with the heads of these men?

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

But the Philistine commanders were angry. “Send him back to the town you’ve given him!” they demanded. “He can’t go into the battle with us. What if he turns against us in battle and becomes our adversary? Is there any better way for him to reconcile himself with his master than by handing our heads over to him?

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and said, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place you assigned him. He must not go with us into battle, or he will turn against us during the fighting. How better could he regain his master’s favor than by taking the heads of our own men?

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him. And the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him. He shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

The Philistine commanders, however, were enraged with Achish and told him, “Send that man back and let him return to the place you assigned him. He must not go down with us into battle only to become our adversary during the battle. What better way could he ingratiate himself with his master than with the heads of our men?

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man go back, so that he will return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For how could this man find favor with his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man go back, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him, and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, “Make the man return, that he may return to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may become an adversary to us. For with what could this man make himself acceptable to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of [fn]these men?

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

But the Philistine commanders were angry with Achish and they said to him, “Make this man return, so that he may go back to his place where you have assigned him, and do not let him go down to battle with us, or in the battle he may [turn and] become our adversary. For how could David reconcile himself to his lord [Saul]? Would it not be with the heads of these [Philistine] men?

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

But the leaders of the Philistines became angry with him and said 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 our adversary in the battle. What better way to please his lord than with the heads of these men?

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

But the commanders of the Philistines were angry with him; and the commanders of the Philistines said to him, "Send the man back, that he may return to the place to which you have assigned him; he shall not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us. For how could this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? Would it not be with the heads of the men here?

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said unto him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself unto his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And the heads of the Philistines are wroth against him, and the heads of the Philistines say to him, 'Send back the man, and he doth turn back unto his place whither thou hast appointed him, and doth not go down with us into battle, and is not to us for an adversary in battle; and wherewith doth this one reconcile himself unto his lord -- is it not with the heads of those men?'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

But the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make the man return, that he may go again to his place where thou hast appointed him, that he go not down with us to the battle, that in the battle he be not an adversary to us; for wherewith should this fellow reconcile himself to his master? should it not be with the heads of these men?

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And the princes of the Philistines were wroth with him; and the princes of the Philistines said to him, Make this man return, that he may go again to his place which thou hast appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he should be an adversary to us: for with what would he reconcile himself to his master? would it not be with the heads of these men?

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

But the princes of the Pelishtim were angry with him; and the princes of the Pelishtim said to him, Make the man return, that he may go back to his place where you have appointed him, and let him not go down with us to battle, lest in the battle he become an adversary to us: for with what should this fellow reconcile himself to his lord? should it not be with the heads of these men?

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

irati sunt autem adversus eum principes Philisthim et dixerunt ei revertatur vir et sedeat in loco suo in quo constituisti eum et non descendat nobiscum in proelium ne fiat nobis adversarius cum proeliari coeperimus quomodo enim aliter placare poterit dominum suum nisi in capitibus nostris

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיִּקְצְפוּ עָלָיו שָׂרֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לֹו שָׂרֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים הָשֵׁב אֶת־הָאִישׁ וְיָשֹׁב אֶל־מְקֹומֹו אֲשֶׁר הִפְקַדְתֹּו שָׁם וְלֹא־יֵרֵד עִמָּנוּ בַּמִּלְחָמָה וְלֹא־יִהְיֶה־לָּנוּ לְשָׂטָן בַּמִּלְחָמָה וּבַמֶּה יִתְרַצֶּה זֶה אֶל־אֲדֹנָיו הֲלֹוא בְּרָאשֵׁי הָאֲנָשִׁים הָהֵם׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ οἱ στρατηγοὶ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων καὶ λέγουσιν αὐτῷ ἀπόστρεψον τὸν ἄνδρα εἰς τὸν τόπον αὐτοῦ οὗ κατέστησας αὐτὸν ἐκεῖ καὶ μὴ ἐρχέσθω μεθ᾽ ἡμῶν εἰς τὸν πόλεμον καὶ μὴ γινέσθω ἐπίβουλος τῆς παρεμβολῆς καὶ ἐν τίνι διαλλαγήσεται οὗτος τῷ κυρίῳ αὐτοῦ οὐχὶ ἐν ταῖς κεφαλαῖς τῶν ἀνδρῶν ἐκείνων

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَسَخِطَ عَلَيْهِ رُؤَسَاءُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ، وَقَالَ لَهُ رُؤَسَاءُ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ: «أَرْجعِ الرَّجُلَ فَيَرْجعَ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ الَّذِي عَيَّنْتَ لَهُ، وَلاَ يَنْزِلَ مَعَنَا إِلَى الْحَرْبِ، وَلاَ يَكُونَ لَنَا عَدُوًّا فِي الْحَرْبِ. فَبِمَاذَا يُرْضِي هذَا سَيِّدَهُ؟ أَلَيْسَ بِرُؤُوسِ أُولئِكَ الرِّجَالِ؟

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

غَيْرَ أَنَّ قَادَةَ الْفِلِسْطِينِيِّينَ أَبْدَوْا سُخْطَهُمْ عَلَيْهِ قَائِلِينَ: «أَرْجِعِ الرَّجُلَ إِلَى مَوْضِعِهِ الَّذِي حَدَّدْتَهُ لَهُ، وَلا تَدَعْهُ يَشْتَرِكُ مَعَنَا فِي الْحَرْبِ لِئَلّا يَنْقَلِبَ عَلَيْنَا. إِذْ كَيْفَ يَسْتَرِدُّ هَذَا رِضَى سَيِّدِهِ؟ أَلَيْسَ بِقَطْعِ رُؤُوسِ رِجَالِنَا؟

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And the captains of the Philistines were displeased at him, and they say to him, Send the man away, and let him return to his place, where thou didst set him; and let him not come with us to the war, and let him not be a [fn]traitor in the camp: and wherewith will he be reconciled to his master? will it not be with the heads of those men?

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Entonces los príncipes de los Filisteos se enojaron contra él, y dijéronle: Envía á este hombre, que se vuelva al lugar que le señalaste, y no venga con nosotros á la batalla, no sea que en la batalla se nos vuelva enemigo: porque ¿con qué cosa volvería mejor á la gracia de su señor que con las cabezas de estos hombres?

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Entonces los príncipes de los filisteos se enojaron contra él, y le dijeron: Despide a este hombre, para que se vuelva al lugar que le señalaste, y no venga con nosotros a la batalla, no sea que en la batalla se nos vuelva enemigo; porque ¿con qué cosa volvería mejor a la gracia de su señor que con las cabezas de estos hombres?

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

But the rulers of the Philistines were angry with him, and said to him, Make the man go back to the place you have given him; do not let him go down with us to the fight, or he may be turned against us and be false to us: for how will this man make peace with his lord? will it not be with the heads of these men?

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

非利士人的首領、向亞吉發怒、對他說、你要叫這人回你所安置他的地方、不可叫他同我們出戰、恐怕他在陣上反為我們的敵人．他用甚麼與他主人復和呢．豈不是用我們這些人的首級麼。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Pero los jefes de los filisteos se enojaron contra él y le dijeron: --Haz volver a ese hombre. Que se vuelva al lugar que le señalaste y que no venga con nosotros a la batalla, no sea que en la batalla se vuelva nuestro enemigo. Porque, ¿con qué cosa ganaría mejor el favor de su señor que con las cabezas de estos hombres?

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

블레셋 사람의 방백들이 그에게 노한지라 블레셋 방백들이 그에게 이르되 이 사람을 돌려보내어 왕이 그에게 정하신 그 처소로 가게 하소서 그는 우리와 함께 싸움에 내려가지 못하리니 그가 전장에서 우리의 대적이 될까 하나이다 그가 무엇으로 그 주와 다시 화합하리이까 이사람들의 머리로 하지 아니하겠나이까

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Mais les princes des Philistins s'irritèrent contre Akisch, et lui dirent: Renvoie cet homme, et qu'il retourne dans le lieu où tu l'as établi; qu'il ne descende pas avec nous sur le champ de bataille, afin qu'il ne soit pas pour nous un ennemi pendant le combat. Et comment cet homme rentrerait-il en grâce auprès de son maître, si ce n'est au moyen des têtes de nos gens?

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Aber die Fürsten der Philister wurden zornig auf ihn und sprachen zu ihm: Laß den Mann umkehren und an seinem Ort bleiben, dahin du ihn bestellt hast, daß er nicht mit uns hinabziehe zum Streit und unser Widersacher werde im Streit. Denn woran könnte er seinem Herrn größeren Gefallen tun als an den Köpfen dieser Männer?

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И вознегодовали на него князья Филистимские, и сказали ему князья Филистимские: отпусти ты этого человека, пусть он сидит в своем месте, которое ты ему назначил, чтоб он не шел с нами на войну и не сделался противником нашим на войне. Чем он может умилостивить господина своего, как не головами сих мужей?

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Entonces los príncipes de los filisteos se enojaron contra él, y le dijeron: Envía a este hombre, que se vuelva al lugar que le señalaste, y no venga con nosotros a la batalla, no sea que en la batalla se nos vuelva enemigo; porque ¿con qué cosa volvería mejor a la gracia de su señor que con las cabezas de estos hombres?

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