1 Samuel 23:22
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Go, therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.

haunt is [heb] foot shall be

Job 5:13 Who catcheth the wise in their craftiness, and disappointeth the counsel of the wicked:

Context
Saul Pursues David
21And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case. 22Go, therefore, I pray you, and use all diligence, and curiously inquire, and consider the place where his foot is, and who hath seen him there: for he thinketh of me, that I lie craftily in wait for him.23Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 23:21
And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case.

1 Samuel 23:23
Consider, and see all his lurking holes, wherein he is hid, and return to me with the certainty of the thing, that I may go with you. And if he should even go down into the earth to hide himself, I will search him out in all the thousands of Juda.

1 Samuel 30:31
And that were in Hebron, and to the rest that were in those places, in which David had abode with his men.

Lexicon
Please
נָ֞א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

go
לְכוּ־ (lə·ḵū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

and prepare
הָכִ֣ינוּ (hā·ḵî·nū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3559: To be erect

further.
ע֗וֹד (‘ō·wḏ)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

Investigate
וּדְע֤וּ (ū·ḏə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

and watch
וּרְאוּ֙ (ū·rə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

carefully where
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

he goes
תִּֽהְיֶ֣ה (tih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

and who
מִ֥י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

has seen
רָאָ֖הוּ (rā·’ā·hū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7200: To see

him there,
שָׁ֑ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 8033: There, then, thither

for
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

I am told that
אָמַ֣ר (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

he
הֽוּא׃ (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

is extremely
עָר֥וֹם (‘ā·rō·wm)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 6191: To be, bare, to be cunning

cunning.
יַעְרִ֖ם (ya‘·rim)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6196: The plane tree


Additional Translations
Please go and prepare further. Investigate and watch carefully where he goes and who has seen him there, for I am told that he is extremely cunning.Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who has seen him there: for it is told me that he deals very subtly.

Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there; for it is told me that he dealeth very subtly.

Go, I pray you, and make preparations yet, and notice his place where his foot shall be, quickly, in that place which ye spoke of, lest by any means he should deal craftily.

Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his track is, who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtilly.

Go, I pray you, make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told me that he dealeth very subtilly.

Go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know, and see his place where his haunt is, and who hath seen him there: for it is told to me that he dealeth very subtilly.

Please go make yet more sure, and know and see his place where his haunt is, [and] who has seen him there; for it is told me that he deals very subtly.

go, I pray you, prepare yet, and know and see his place where his foot is; who hath seen him there? for one hath said unto me, He is very subtile.
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