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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 1KI 21:8 verse available
OET-LV And_wrote letters in/on_name_of of_Ahab and_sealed in/on/at/with_seal_his and_sent the[fn] to the_elders[fn] and_near/to the_nobles who in/on/at/with_city_his the_lived with Naboth.
21:8 Variant note: ה/ספרים: (x-qere) ’סְפָרִ֗ים’: lemma_5612 a n_0.1.1 morph_HNcmpa id_11r2a סְפָרִ֗ים
21:8 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.
UHB וַתִּכְתֹּ֤ב סְפָרִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם אַחְאָ֔ב וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח הספרים[fn] אֶל־הַזְקֵנִ֤ים וְאֶל־הַֽחֹרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעִיר֔וֹ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים אֶת־נָבֽוֹת׃ ‡
(vattikttoⱱ şəfārīm bəshēm ʼaḩʼāⱱ vattaḩttom bəḩotāmō vattishəlaḩ hşfrym ʼel-hazəqēniym vəʼel-haḩorīm ʼₐsher bəˊīrō hayyoshəⱱiym ʼet-nāⱱōt.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
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).
Q סְפָרִ֗ים
ULT And she wrote letters in the name of Ahab, and she sealed them with his seal. And she sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, the ones who dwelled near Naboth.
UST Then Jezebel wrote some letters, and she signed Ahab’s name on them. She used his official seal to seal them. Then she sent them to the older leaders and other important men who lived near Naboth and who decided public matters with him.
BSB § Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
OEB So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city who presided with Naboth.
WEB So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles who were in his city, who lived with Naboth.
NET She wrote out orders, signed Ahab’s name to them, and sealed them with his seal. She then sent the orders to the leaders and to the nobles who lived in Naboth’s city.
LSV And she writes letters in the name of Ahab, and seals with his seal, and sends the letters to the elderly and to the nobles who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,
FBV So she wrote some letters in Ahab's name and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and leaders in the town where Naboth lived.
T4T Then Jezebel wrote some letters, and she signed Ahab’s name on them. She used his official seal to seal them. Then she sent them to the older leaders and other important men who lived in Naboth’s town.
LEB So she wrote letters in the name of Ahab and sealed them with his seal. She sent the letters to the elders and the nobles who were dwelling with Naboth in his city.
BBE So she sent a letter in Ahab's name, stamped with his stamp, to the responsible men and the chiefs who were in authority with Naboth.
MOF No MOF 1KI book available
JPS So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
ASV So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
DRA So she wrote letter’s in Achab’s name, and sealed them with his ring, and sent them to the ancients, and the chief men that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
YLT And she writeth letters in the name of Ahab, and sealeth with his seal, and sendeth the letters unto the elders, and unto the freemen, who are in his city, those dwelling with Naboth,
DBY And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
RV So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, and that dwelt with Naboth.
WBS So she wrote letters in Ahab's name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
KJB So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
(So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth. )
BB And so she wrote a letter in Ahabs name, and sealed it with his seale, and sent the letter vnto the elders, and to the nobles that were in his citie dwelling with Naboth.
(And so she wrote a letter in Ahabs name, and sealed it with his seale, and sent the letter unto the elders, and to the nobles that were in his city dwelling with Naboth.)
GNV So she wrote letters in Ahabs name, and sealed them with his seale, and sent the letters vnto the Elders, and to the nobles that were in his citie dwelling with Naboth.
(So she wrote letters in Ahabs name, and sealed them with his seale, and sent the letters unto the Elders, and to the nobles that were in his city dwelling with Naboth. )
CB And she wrote a letter vnder Achabs name, and sealed it with his signet, and sent it vnto ye Elders and rulers in his cite, which dwelt aboute Naboth,
(And she wrote a letter under Achabs name, and sealed it with his signet, and sent it unto ye/you_all Elders and rulers in his city, which dwelt about Naboth,)
WYC Therfor sche wroot lettris in the name of Achab, and seelide tho with the ryng of hym; and sche sente to the grettere men in birthe, and to the beste men, that weren in the citee of hym, and dwelliden with Naboth.
(Therefore she wrote lettris in the name of Achab, and seelide tho with the ryng of him; and she sent to the greatere men in birth, and to the beste men, that were in the city of him, and dwelled/dwelt with Naboth.)
LUT Und sie schrieb Briefe unter Ahabs Namen und versiegelte sie mit seinem Petschier; und sandte sie zu den Ältesten und Obersten in seiner Stadt, die um Naboth wohneten.
(And they/she/them schrieb Briefe under Ahabs names and versiegelte they/she/them with seinem Petschier; and sandte they/she/them to the elders and Obersten in his Stadt, the around/by/for Naboth wohneten.)
CLV Scripsit itaque litteras ex nomine Achab, et signavit eas annulo ejus, et misit ad majores natu, et optimates, qui erant in civitate ejus, et habitabant cum Naboth.
(Scripsit therefore litteras ex nomine Achab, and signavit eas annulo his, and misit to mayores natu, and optimates, who they_were in civitate his, and habitabant when/with Naboth. )
BRN And the elders and all the people said to him, Hearken not, and consent not.
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς, μὴ ἀκούσῃς, καὶ μὴ θελήσῃς.
(Kai eipan autōi hoi presbuteroi kai pas ho laos, maʸ akousaʸs, kai maʸ thelaʸsaʸs. )
21:1-16 The writer includes another incident in which king Ahab responded in an angry and sullen manner (20:43; 21:4).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
wrote letters in Ahab’s name
(Some words not found in UHB: and,wrote letters in/on=name_of Ahab's and,sealed in/on/at/with,seal,his and,sent the, to/towards the,elders and=near/to the,nobles which/who in/on/at/with,city,his the,lived DOM Naboth )
This could mean: (1) she wrote Ahab’s name on the letters. Alternate translation: “wrote letters and signed them with Ahab’s name” or (2) the word “name” is a metonym for authority. Alternate translation: “wrote letters on behalf of Ahab”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj
the wealthy who sat with him
(Some words not found in UHB: and,wrote letters in/on=name_of Ahab's and,sealed in/on/at/with,seal,his and,sent the, to/towards the,elders and=near/to the,nobles which/who in/on/at/with,city,his the,lived DOM Naboth )
The word “wealthy” refers to wealthy people. Alternate translation: “the wealthy people who sat with Naboth”