1CH 11:20 Parallel View

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11:20 Note--fnCOLON-- We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS--fnPERIOD-- Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS--fnPERIOD--

11:20 Variant note--fnCOLON-- ו/לא--fnCOLON-- (x-qere) ’וְ/ל/וֹ’--fnCOLON-- lemma=c/l morph=HC/R/Sp3ms id=13WV1 וְ/ל/וֹ

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And Abshai, the brother of Joab, he was the head of the Three. And he swung his spear against 300, slain. And to him a name among the Three.

UST Now Joab’s brother Abshai was the leader of the three elite warriors, and he gained fame among those three. One time Abshai fought 300 enemies with his spear, and he killed them all.

BSB § Now Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the Three,[fn] and he lifted his spear against three hundred men, killed them, and won a name along with the Three.

11:20 Hebrew; Syriac the Thirty; also in verse 21

OEB No OEB 1CH book available

WEB Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.

NET Abishai the brother of Joab was head of the three elite warriors. He killed three hundred men with his spear and gained fame along with the three elite warriors.

LSV And Abishai brother of Joab, he has been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred—wounded, and has a name among three.

FBV Abishai, Joab's brother, was leader of the second Three.[fn] Using his spear, he once killed 300 men, and became famous among the Three.

11:20 However, Jashobeam has already been mentioned as leader of the Three (11:11), and the killing of 300 by his spear has also been mentioned. Some suggest a confusion of names or alternate spelling, or that this refers to another person altogether as leader not of the Three but the Thirty, or that there was another “Three.”

T4T Joab’s younger brother Abishai was the leader of the 30 most mighty warriors. One time Abishai fought 300 enemy soldiers with his spear and killed them.

LEB Now Abishai the brother of Joab was himself the head of the three.[fn] And he roused himself with his spear against three hundredwhom he killed and made a name for himself[fn] among the three.

?:? Other manuscripts have “thirty” which makes better sense in the context

?:? According to the reading tradition (Qere)

BBE And Abishai, the brother of Joab, was chief of the thirty, for he put to death three hundred with his spear, but he had not a name among the three.

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JPS And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

ASV And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three; for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

DRA And Abisai the brother of Joab, he was chief of three, and he lifted up his spear against three hundred whom he slew, and he was renowned among the three,

YLT And Abishai brother of Joab, he hath been head of the three: and he is lifting up his spear against three hundred — wounded, and hath a name among three.

DBY And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was the chief of three; and he brandished his spear against three hundred and slew them; and he had a name among the three.

RV And Abishai, the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for he lifted up his spear against three hundred and slew them, and had a name among the three.

WBS And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting his spear against three hundred, he slew them , and had a name among the three.

KJB ¶ And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three.
(¶ And Abishai the brother of Joab, he was chief of the three: for lifting up his spear against three hundred, he slew them, and had a name among the three. )

BB And Abisai the brother of Ioab, he also was captayne among three: For he lyft vp his speare against three hundred, and wounded them, and had a name among the three:
(And Abisai the brother of Yoab, he also was captayne among three: For he lyft up his speare against three hundred, and wounded them, and had a name among the three:)

GNV And Abishai the brother of Ioab, he was chiefe of the three, and he lift vp his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the three.
(And Abishai the brother of Yoab, he was chiefe of the three, and he lift up his speare against three hundreth, and slew them, and had the name among the three. )

CB Abisai the brother of Ioab, he was the chefest amonge thre. And he lifte vp his speare, and smote thre hundreth. And he was famous amonge thre,
(Abisai the brother of Yoab, he was the chefest among thre. And he lifte up his speare, and smote three hundreth. And he was famous among thre,)

WYC Also Abisai, the brother of Joab, he was the prince of thre men, and he reiside his schaft ayens thre hundrid woundid men; and he was moost named among thre,
(Also Abisai, the brother of Yoab, he was the prince of three men, and he reiside his schaft against three hundred woundid men; and he was moost named among thre,)

LUT Abisai, der Bruder Joabs, der war der Vornehmste unter dreien; und er hub seinen Spieß auf und schlug dreihundert. Und er war unter dreien berühmt,
(Abisai, the brother Yoabs, the was the Vornehmste under threeen; and he hub his Spieß on and schlug threehundert. And he was under threeen berühmt,)

CLV Abisai quoque frater Joab ipse erat princeps trium, et ipse levavit hastam suam contra trecentos vulneratos, et ipse erat inter tres nominatissimus,
(Abisai quoque frater Yoab ipse was prince trium, and ipse levavit hastam his_own contra trecentos vulneratos, and ipse was between tres nominatissimus, )

BRN And Abisa the brother of Joab, he was chief of three: he drew his sword against three hundred slain at one time, and he had a name among the second three.

BrLXX Καὶ Ἀβισὰ ἀδελφὸς Ἰωὰβ, οὗτος ἦν ἄρχων τῶν τριῶν· οὗτος ἐσπάσατο τὴν ῥομφαίαν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τριακοσίους τραυματίας ἐν καιρῷ ἑνὶ, καὶ οὗτος ἦν ὀνομαστὸς ἐν τοῖς τρισίν.
(Kai Abisa adelfos Yōab, houtos aʸn arⱪōn tōn triōn; houtos espasato taʸn ɽomfaian autou epi triakosious traumatias en kairōi heni, kai houtos aʸn onomastos en tois trisin. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Abishai

(Some words not found in UHB: and,Abishai brother Joab he/it it_became head the,three and=he raised DOM spear,his on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in three hundreds killed and,gaining name_of in/on/at/with,three )

See how you translated this man’s name in 1 Chronicles 2:16.

(Occurrence 0) captain over the Three

This means Abishai was the leader of the three men who went and got water for David.

Note 1 topic: translate-numbers

(Occurrence 0) three hundred

“300 men” or “300 warriors”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) He is mentioned along with the Three

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “People often mentioned him when they spoke of the Three”

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