1KI 1:16 Parallel View

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ULT And Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself to the king. And the king said, “What is for you?”

UST Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”

BSB And Bathsheba bowed down in homage to the king, who asked, “What is your desire?”

OEB And Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, ‘What do you wish?’

WEB Bathsheba bowed and showed respect to the king. The king said, “What would you like?”

NET Bathsheba bowed down on the floor before the king. The king said, “What do you want?”

LSV and Bathsheba bows and pays respect to the king, and the king says, “What do you [want]?”

FBV Bathsheba bowed low in respect. He asked her, “What is it that you want?”

T4T Bathsheba bowed very low in front of the king, and the king asked her, “What do you want?”

LEB Bathsheba knelt and bowed down before the king, and the king asked, “What do you want?”[fn]

?:? Literally “What is for you”

BBE And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

MOF No MOF 1KI book available

JPS And Bath-sheba bowed, and prostrated herself unto the king. And the king said: 'What wouldest thou?'

ASV And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

DRA Bethsabee bowed herself, and worshipped the king. And the king said to her: What is thy will?

YLT and Bath-Sheba boweth and doth obeisance to the king, and the king saith, 'What — to thee?'

DBY And Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

RV And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?

WBS And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance to the king. And the king said, What wouldst thou?

KJB And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?[fn]
(And Bath-sheba bowd, and did obeisance unto the king. And the king said, What wouldest thou?)

1.16 What…: Heb. What to thee?

BB And Bethsabe stouped & made obeysaunce vnto the king: And the king sayd, What is thy matter?
(And Bethsabe stoopd and made obeysaunce unto the king: And the king said, What is thy/your matter?)

GNV And Bath-sheba bowed and made obeisance vnto the King. And the King saide, What is thy matter?
(And Bath-sheba bowd and made obeisance unto the King. And the King said, What is thy/your matter? )

CB And Bethseba bowed hirselfe, and worshipped the kynge.The kynge sayde: What wilt thou?
(And Bethseba bowd hirselfe, and worshipped the king.The king said: What wilt/will thou?)

WYC Bersabee bowide hir silf, and worschipide the kyng; to whom the kyng seide, What wolt thou to thee?
(Bersabee bowide her silf, and worshipped the kyng; to whom the king said, What wolt thou/you to thee?)

LUT Und Bathseba neigete sich und betete den König an. Der König aber sprach: Was ist dir?
(And Bathseba neigete itself/yourself/themselves and betete the king an. The king but spoke: What is dir?)

CLV Inclinavit se Bethsabee, et adoravit regem. Ad quam rex: Quid tibi, inquit, vis?
(Inclinavit se Bethsabee, and adoravit regem. Ad how rex: Quid tibi, inquit, vis? )

BRN And Bersabee bowed, and did obeisance to the king; and the king said, What is thy request?

BrLXX Καὶ ἔκυψε Βηρσαβεὲ, καὶ προσεκύνησε τῷ βασιλεῖ· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς, τί ἔστι σοί;
(Kai ekupse Baʸrsabee, kai prosekunaʸse tōi basilei; kai eipen ho basileus, ti esti soi? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

וַ⁠תִּקֹּ֣ד בַּת־שֶׁ֔בַע וַ⁠תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ

and,bowed daughter_of seven and,paid_homage

The terms bowed and prostrated herself mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “And Bathsheba bowed very respectfully” or “And Bathsheba prostrated herself to the ground”

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠תִּקֹּ֣ד בַּת־שֶׁ֔בַע וַ⁠תִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ

and,bowed daughter_of seven and,paid_homage

In Bathsheba’s culture, when people bowed and prostrated themselves to someone else, they were honoring respecting that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could explain what this action means. Alternate translation: “And Bathsheba bowed and prostrated herself in respect” or “And Bathsheba, to honor him, bowed and prostrated herself”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֥אמֶר הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ

and=he/it_said the=king what? to,you

It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. Alternate translation: “And the the king asked what was for her.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מַה־לָּֽ⁠ךְ

what? to,you

Here, the phrase What is for you means that the king wished to know what Bathsheba wanted to request. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “What is your desire” or “What can I do for you”

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