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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 1CH 15:2 verse available
OET-LV Then he_said Dāvid not to_carry DOM the_ark the_ʼₑlhīmv DOM (if) the_Levites DOM in/on/at/with_them he_had_chosen Yahweh to_carry DOM the_ark of_Yahweh and_to_minister_him until perpetuity.
UHB אָ֚ז אָמַ֣ר דָּוִ֔יד לֹ֤א לָשֵׂאת֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּ֖י אִם־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם כִּי־בָ֣ם ׀ בָּחַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לָשֵׂ֞את אֶת־אֲר֧וֹן יְהוָ֛ה וּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ס ‡
(ʼāz ʼāmar dāviyd loʼ lāsēʼt ʼet-ʼₐrōn hāʼₑlohiym ⱪiy ʼim-haləviyyim ⱪī-ⱱām bāḩar yahweh lāsēʼt ʼet-ʼₐrōn yahweh ūləshārətō ˊad-ˊōlām.ş)
Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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 Then David said, “No one shall carry the Box of God, but only the Levites. For them Yahweh chose to carry the Box of Yahweh and to minister for him forever.”
UST Then David said, “No one but the descendants of Levi may carry God’s sacred chest, because Yahweh chose them to carry it and to serve him forever.”
BSB Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the LORD has chosen them to carry the ark of the LORD and to minister before Him forever.”
OEB No OEB 1CH book available
WEB Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For Yahweh has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
WMB Then David said, “No one ought to carry God’s ark but the Levites. For the LORD has chosen them to carry God’s ark, and to minister to him forever.”
NET Then David said, “Only the Levites may carry the ark of God, for the Lord chose them to carry the ark of the Lord and to serve before him perpetually.
LSV Then David said, “None [are] to carry the Ark of God, except the Levites, for YHWH has fixed on them to carry the Ark of God and to serve Him for all time.”
FBV Then he gave orders: “Nobody is to carry the Ark of God except the Levites, for the Lord himself chose them to carry the Ark of the Lord and to serve him forever.”
T4T He said, “Only the descendants of Levi are permitted to carry God’s Sacred Chest, because they are the ones whom God chose to carry it and to serve him forever.”
LEB Then David ordered that none except the Levites should carry the ark of God, for Yahweh had chosen them to carry the ark of Yahweh and to serve him forever.
BBE Then David said, The ark of God may not be moved by any but the Levites, for they have been marked out by God to take the ark of God, and to do his work for ever.
MOF No MOF 1CH book available
JPS Then David said: 'None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites; for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of the LORD, and to minister unto Him for ever.'
ASV Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
DRA Then David said: No one ought to carry the ark of God, but the Levites, whom the Lord hath chosen to carry it, and to minister unto himself for ever.
YLT Then said David, 'None [are] to carry the ark of God, except the Levites, for on them hath Jehovah fixed to carry the ark of God, and to serve Him — unto the age.'
DBY Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of [fn]God but the Levites, for them has Jehovah chosen to carry the ark of [fn]God, and to serve him for ever.
15.2 Elohim
RV Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.
WBS Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister to him for ever.
KJB Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.[fn]
(Then David said, None ought to carry the ark of God but the Levites: for them hath/has the LORD chosen to carry the ark of God, and to minister unto him for ever.)
15.2 None…: Heb. It is not to carry the ark of God, but for the Levites
BB Then Dauid saide: The arke of God ought not to be carryed but of the Leuites: For them hath the Lord chosen to beare the arke of the Lorde, and to minister vnto him for euer.
(Then Dauid said: The ark of God ought not to be carryed but of the Levites: For them hath/has the Lord chosen to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister unto him forever.)
GNV Then Dauid saide, None ought to carie the Arke of God, but the Leuites: for the Lord hath chosen them to beare the Arke of the Lord, and to minister vnto him for euer.
(Then Dauid said, None ought to carie the ark of God, but the Levites: for the Lord hath/has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister unto him forever. )
CB At that tyme sayde Dauid: The Arke of God is not to be borne, but onely of ye Leuites: for them hath the LORDE chosen to beare the Arke of the LORDE, and to mynister vnto him for euer.
(At that time said Dauid: The ark of God is not to be born, but only of ye/you_all Levites: for them hath/has the LORD chosen to bear the ark of the LORD, and to minister unto him forever.)
WYC Thanne Dauid seide, It is vnleueful, that the arke of God be borun of `ony thing no but of the dekenes, whiche the Lord chees to bere it, and `for to mynystre to hym `til in to with outen ende.
(Then Dauid said, It is unleueful, that the ark of God be born of `ony thing no but of the deacons, which the Lord chees to bear it, and `for to mynystre to him `til in to without ende.)
LUT Dazumal sprach David: Die Lade Gottes soll niemand tragen ohne die Leviten; denn dieselbigen hat der HErr erwählet, daß sie die Lade des HErrn tragen und ihm dienen ewiglich.
(Dazumal spoke David: The Lade God’s should niemand tragen without the Leviten; because dieselbigen has the LORD erwählet, that they/she/them the Lade the HErrn tragen and him dienen ewiglich.)
CLV Tunc dixit David: Illicitum est ut a quocumque portetur arca Dei nisi a Levitis, quos elegit Dominus ad portandum eam, et ad ministrandum sibi usque in æternum.
(Tunc he_said David: Illicitum it_is as a quocumque portetur arca God nisi a Levitis, which elegit Master to portandum eam, and to ministrandum sibi usque in eternal. )
BRN Then said David, It is not lawful for any to bear the ark of God, but the Levites; for the Lord has chosen them to bear the ark of the Lord, and to minister to him for ever.
BrLXX Τότε εἶπε Δαυὶδ, οὐκ ἔστιν ἆραι τὴν κιβωτὸν τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀλλʼ ἢ τοὺς Λευίτας, ὅτι αὐτοὺς ἐξελέξατο Κύριος αἴρειν τὴν κιβωτὸν Κυρίου, καὶ λειτουργεῖν αὐτῷ ἕως αἰῶνος.
(Tote eipe Dawid, ouk estin arai taʸn kibōton tou Theou, allʼ aʸ tous Leuitas, hoti autous exelexato Kurios airein taʸn kibōton Kuriou, kai leitourgein autōi heōs aiōnos. )
15:1-29 Again, David set out to bring the Ark of God to Jerusalem. This time he made thorough preparations to ensure that the transfer would succeed.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) they had been chosen by Yahweh
(Some words not found in UHB: then he/it_had_said Dāvid not to,carry DOM ark the=ʼₑlhīmv that/for/because/then/when if the,Levites that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH to,carry DOM ark YHWH and,to,minister,him until forever )
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: “Yahweh had chosen them”