1KI 21:3 Parallel View

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ULT And Naboth said to Ahab, “Far be it for me from Yahweh, from my giving the inheritance of my fathers to you.”

UST But Naboth replied, “That land belonged to my ancestors, so I want to keep it. I hope that Yahweh will never allow me to give that land to you!”

BSB § But Naboth replied, “The LORD forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.”

OEB But Naboth answered Ahab, ‘Jehovah forbid me, that I should give to you the inheritance of my fathers.

WEB Naboth said to Ahab, “May Yahweh forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

WMB Naboth said to Ahab, “May the LORD forbid me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to you!”

NET But Naboth replied to Ahab, “The Lord forbid that I should sell you my ancestral inheritance.”

LSV And Naboth says to Ahab, “Far be it from me, by YHWH, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to you”;

FBV But Naboth replied, “The Lord curse me if I should give you my forefathers' inheritance.”[fn]

21:3 According to Levitical law, inheritance was to be kept according to the original tribal allocations. See Numbers 36:7-9.

T4T But Naboth replied, “That land belonged to my ancestors, so I want to keep it. I hope that Yahweh will never allow me to give that land to you!”

LEB Naboth said to Ahab, “Far be it from me from Yahweh that I should give the inheritance of my ancestors[fn] to you.”

?:? Or “fathers”

BBE But Naboth said to Ahab, By the Lord, far be it from me to give you the heritage of my fathers.

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JPS And Naboth said to Ahab: 'The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.'

ASV And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

DRA Naboth answered him: The Lord be merciful to me, and not let me give thee the inheritance of my fathers.

YLT And Naboth saith unto Ahab, 'Far be it from me, by Jehovah, my giving the inheritance of my fathers to thee;'

DBY And Naboth said to Ahab, Jehovah forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee!

RV And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

WBS And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers to thee.

KJB And Naboth said to Ahab, The LORD forbid it me, that I should give the inheritance of my fathers unto thee.

BB And Naboth sayd to Ahab: The Lord forbid that from me, that I should geue the inheritauce of my fathers vnto thee.
(And Naboth said to Ahab: The Lord forbid that from me, that I should give the inheritauce of my fathers unto thee.)

GNV And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord keepe me from giuing the inheritance of my father vnto thee.
(And Naboth said to Ahab, The Lord keep me from giuing the inheritance of my father unto thee. )

CB But Naboth sayde vnto Achab: The LORDE let that be farre fro me, that I shulde geue ye my fathers heretage.
(But Naboth said unto Achab: The LORD let that be far from me, that I should give ye/you_all my fathers heretage.)

WYC To whom Naboth answeride, The Lord be merciful to me, that Y yyue not to thee the eritage of my fadris.
(To whom Naboth answered, The Lord be merciful to me, that I give not to thee the eritage of my fathers.)

LUT Aber Naboth sprach zu Ahab: Das lasse der HErr ferne von mir sein, daß ich dir meiner Väter Erbe sollte geben!
(But Naboth spoke to Ahab: The let the LORD ferne from to_me sein, that I you my Väter Erbe sollte geben!)

CLV Cui respondit Naboth: Propitius sit mihi Dominus, ne dem hæreditatem patrum meorum tibi.
(Cui respondit Naboth: Propitius sit mihi Master, ne dem hæreditatem patrum meorum tibi. )

BRN Thy silver and thy gold are mine, and thy wives and thy children are mine.

BrLXX τὸ ἀργύριόν σου καὶ τὸ χρυσίον σου ἐμόν ἐστι, καὶ αἱ γυναῖκές σου καὶ τὰ τέκνα σου ἐμά ἐστι.
(to argurion sou kai to ⱪrusion sou emon esti, kai hai gunaikes sou kai ta tekna sou ema esti. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

May Yahweh forbid that I should give

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Naboth to/towards Ahab forbid, to/for=me from,Lord from,give,I DOM inheritance fathers,my to/for=you(fs) )

This phrase is an oath that emphasizes that what follows will not happen. Alternate translation: “Because Yahweh forbids it, I will never give”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

give the inheritance of my ancestors to you

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Naboth to/towards Ahab forbid, to/for=me from,Lord from,give,I DOM inheritance fathers,my to/for=you(fs) )

The land that his ancestors received as a permanent possession is spoken of as if it were an inheritance. Alternate translation: “give to you the land that my ancestors received as an inheritance”

Parallel 1KI 21:3