JDG 13:18 Parallel View

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13:18 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

13:18 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

13:18 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

13:18 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

Key: yellow:verbs, 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 The messenger of Yahweh replied to him, “Why is this, you are asking about my name, but it is incomprehensible!”

UST Yahweh’s angel replied, “Why do you ask me my name? It is too marvelous.”

BSB § “Why do you ask my name,” said the angel of the LORD, “since it is beyond comprehension?”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB Yahweh’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible[fn]?”

13:18 or, wonderful

WMB The LORD’s angel said to him, “Why do you ask about my name, since it is incomprehensible[fn]?”

13:18 or, wonderful

NET The Lord’s messenger said to him, “You should not ask me my name, because you cannot comprehend it.”

LSV And the Messenger of YHWH says to him, “Why do you ask this, My Name, since it [is] incomprehensible?”

FBV “Why do you ask this?” the angel of the Lord responded. “My name is beyond comprehension.”

T4T Yahweh replied, “◄Why do you ask me my name?/You should not ask me my name.► [RHQ] It is ◄wonderful/it cannot be understood►.”

LEB But the angel of Yahweh said to him, “Why do you ask my name? It is too wonderful.”

BBE But the angel of the Lord said to him, Why are you questioning me about my name, seeing that it is a wonder?

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS And the angel of the LORD said unto him: 'Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is hidden?'

ASV And the angel of Jehovah said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

DRA And he answered him: Why askest thou my name, which is wonderful?

YLT And the messenger of Jehovah saith to him, 'Why [is] this — thou dost ask for My name? — and it [is] Wonderful.'

DBY And the Angel of Jehovah said to him, How is it that thou askest after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

RV And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is wonderful?

WBS And the angel of the LORD said to him, why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?

KJB And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret?[fn]
(And the angel of the LORD said unto him, Why askest thou/you thus after my name, seeing it is secret?)

13.18 secret: or, wonderful

BB And the angel of the Lorde sayde vnto him: Why askest thou thus after my name, which is secrete?
(And the angel of the Lord said unto him: Why askest thou/you thus after my name, which is secrete?)

GNV And the Angell of the Lord saide vnto him, Why askest thou thus after my name, which is secret?
(And the Angell of the Lord said unto him, Why askest thou/you thus after my name, which is secret? )

CB But the angell of the LORDE sayde vnto him: Why axest thou after my name, which is wonderfull?
(But the angell of the LORD said unto him: Why axest thou/you after my name, which is wonderfull?)

WYC To whom he answeride, Whi axist thou my name, which is wondurful?
(To whom he answered, Whi axist thou/you my name, which is wondurful?)

LUT Aber der Engel des HErrn sprach zu ihm: Warum fragest du nach meinem Namen, der doch wundersam ist?
(But the angel the HErrn spoke to ihm: Warum fragest you nach my Namen, the though/but wundersam ist?)

CLV Cui ille respondit: Cur quæris nomen meum, quod est mirabile?
(Cui ille respondit: Cur quæris nomen mine, that it_is mirabile? )

BRN And the angel of the Lord said to him, Why dost thou thus ask after my name; whereas it is [fn]wonderful?

13:18 See Is. 9. 6.

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ ἄγγελος Κυρίου, εἰς τί τοῦτο ἐρωτᾷς τὸ ὄνομά μου; καὶ αὐτό ἐστι θαυμαστόν.
(Kai eipen autōi ho angelos Kuriou, eis ti touto erōtas to onoma mou? kai auto esti thaumaston. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why do you ask my name?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said for=him/it angel YHWH to/for=what this ask about,name,my and=he wonderful )

The angel asks this question as a rebuke. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You should not ask me what my name is.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) It is wonderful

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said for=him/it angel YHWH to/for=what this ask about,name,my and=he wonderful )

It may be helpful to explain more explicitly why they should not ask his name. Alternate translation: “It is too wonderful for you to understand”

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