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Berean Standard Bible

“Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?””

1 Samuel 27:5

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then David said to Achish, “If I have found favor in your eyes, let me be assigned a place in one of the outlying towns, so I can live there. For why should your servant live in the royal city with you?”

World English Bible (WEB)

David said to Achish, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there. For why should your servant dwell in the royal city with you?”

King James Version (KJV)

And David said unto Achish, If I have now found grace in thine eyes, let them give me a place in some town in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And David said unto Achish, If now I have found favor in thine eyes, let them give me a place in one of the cities in the country, that I may dwell there: for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then David said to Achish, If now I have grace in your eyes, let me have a place in one of the smaller towns of your land, to be my living-place; for it is not right for your servant to be living with you in the king's town.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y David dijo á Achîs: Si he hallado ahora gracia en tus ojos, séame dado lugar en algunas de las ciudades de la tierra, donde habite: porque ¿ha de morar tu siervo contigo en la ciudad real?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Un día David le dijo a Aquis: «Señor mío, si te parece bien, concédeme un lugar en uno de los pueblos del campo. Preferiría vivir allí a vivir en la ciudad real».

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