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1 Samuel 24:3
New English Translation
1 Samuel 24:3
New English Translation
3 He came to the sheepfolds by the road, where there was a cave. Saul went into it to relieve himself.[a]
Now David and his men were sitting in the recesses of the cave.
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- 1 Samuel 24:3 tn Heb “to cover his feet,” an idiom (euphemism) for relieving oneself (cf. NAB “to ease nature”).
1 Samuel 24:3
New International Version
1 Samuel 24:3
New International Version
3 He came to the sheep pens along the way; a cave(A) was there, and Saul went in to relieve(B) himself. David and his men were far back in the cave.
1 Samuel 24:3
King James Version
1 Samuel 24:3
King James Version
3 And he came to the sheepcotes by the way, where was a cave; and Saul went in to cover his feet: and David and his men remained in the sides of the cave.
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