1 Samuel 23:20
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Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands.

all the desire

Deuteronomy 18:6 If a Levite go out of any one of the cities throughout all Israel, in which he dwelleth, and have a longing mind to come to the place which the Lord shall choose,

2 Samuel 3:21 And Abner said to David: I will rise, that I may gather all Israel unto thee my lord the king, and may enter into a league with thee, and that thou mayst reign over all as thy soul desireth. Now when David had brought Abner on his way, and he was gone in peace,

Psalm 112:10 The wicked shall see, and shall be angry, he shall gnash with his teeth and pine away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Proverbs 11:23 Some distribute their own goods, and grow richer: others take away what is not their own, and are always in want.

our part

1 Kings 21:11-14 And the men of his city, the ancients and nobles, that dwelt with him in the city, did as Jezabel had commanded them, and as it was written in the letters which she had sent to them; . . .

2 Kings 10:5-7 Therefore they that were over the king's house, and the rulers of the city, and the ancients, and the bringers up of the children, sent to Jehu, saying: We are thy servants: whatsoever thou shalt command us we will do; we will not make us any king: do thou all that pleaseth thee. . . .

Psalm 54:3 For strangers have risen up against me; and the mighty have sought after my soul: and they have not set God before their eyes.

Proverbs 29:26 Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.

Context
Saul Pursues David
19And the Ziphites went up to Saul, in Gabaa, saying: Lo, doth not David lie hid with us in the strong holds of the wood, in mount Hachila, which is on the right hand of the desert. 20Now therefore come down, as thy soul hath desired to come down: and it shall be our business to deliver him into the king's hands.21And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:12
And David said: Will the men of Ceila deliver me and my men into the hands of Saul? And the Lord said: They will deliver thee up.

1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.

Lexicon
Now,
וְ֠עַתָּה (wə·‘at·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 6258: At this time

O king,
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king

come down
רֵ֑ד (rêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3381: To come or go down, descend

whenever
לְכָל־ (lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your soul
נַפְשְׁךָ֥ (nap̄·šə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

desires,
אַוַּ֨ת (’aw·waṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 185: Longing

and we will be responsible
וְלָ֥נוּ (wə·lā·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew

for delivering him
הַסְגִּיר֖וֹ (has·gî·rōw)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5462: To shut up, to surrender

into your hands.”
בְּיַ֥ד (bə·yaḏ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3027: A hand


Additional Translations
Now, O king, come down whenever your soul desires, and we will be responsible for delivering him into your hands.”Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.

Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand.

And now according to all the king's desire to come down, let him come down to us; they have shut him up into the hands of the king.

And now, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and it will be for us to deliver him up into the king's hand.

Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deriver him up into the king's hand.

Now therefore, O king, come down according to all the desire of thy soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him into the king's hand.

Now therefore, O king, come down, according to all the desire of your soul to come down; and our part shall be to deliver him up into the king's hand."

And, now, by all the desire of thy soul, O king, to come down, come down, and ours is to shut him up into the hand of the king.'
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