2KI 2:7 Parallel View

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ULT And 50 men from the sons of the prophets went, and they stood opposite from a distance. And the two of them stood by the Jordan.

UST Fifty men from the association of prophets who were from Jericho also went, but they watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped at the edge of the Jordan River.

BSB § Then a company of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood at a distance, facing Elijah and Elisha as the two of them stood by the Jordan.

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEB Fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance; and they both stood by the Jordan.

NET The fifty members of the prophetic guild went and stood opposite them at a distance, while Elijah and Elisha stood by the Jordan.

LSV and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand opposite [them] far off—and both of them have stood by the Jordan.

FBV Then a group of fifty of the sons of the prophets went and stood facing Elijah and Elisha at a distance as the two of them stood by the Jordan.

T4T Fifty men from a group of prophets who were from Jericho also went, but they watched from a distance as Elijah and Elisha stopped at the edge of the Jordan River.

LEB Then fifty men from the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite them at a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.

BBE And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went out and took their places facing them a long way off, while the two of them were by the edge of Jordan.

MOF No MOF 2KI book available

JPS And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.

ASV And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.

DRA And fifty men of the sons of the prophets followed them, and stood in sight at a distance: but they two stood by the Jordan.

YLT — and fifty men of the sons of the prophets have gone on, and stand over-against afar off — and both of them have stood by the Jordan.

DBY And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went and stood opposite afar off; and they two stood by the Jordan.

RV And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

WBS And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

KJB And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood to view afar off: and they two stood by Jordan.

BB And fiftie men of the sonnes of the prophetes came & stoode on the other syde a farre of: and they two stoode by Iordane.
(And fiftie men of the sons of the prophets came and stood on the other side afar off: and they two stood by Yordane.)

GNV And fiftie men of the sonnes of the Prophets went and stoode on the other side a farre off, and they two stoode by Iorden.
(And fiftie men of the sons of the Prophets went and stood on the other side afar offf, and they two stood by Yorden.)

CB But fyftye men of ye prophetes children wete forth, and stode ouer agaynst the a farre of: but they both stode by Iordane.
(But fyftye men of ye/you_all prophets children went forth, and stood over against the afar off: but they both stood by Yordane.)

WYC and fifti men of the sones of prophetis sueden, which also stoden fer euen ayens; sothely thei bothe stoden ouer Jordan.
(and fifti men of the sons of prophetis followedn, which also stood far even against; sothely they both stood over Yordan.)

LUT Aber fünfzig Männer unter der Propheten Kindern gingen hin und traten gegenüber von ferne; aber die beiden stunden am Jordan.
(But fünfzig men under the Propheten Kindern gingen there and traten gegenüber from ferne; but the beiden stunden in/at/on_the Yordan.)

CLV et quinquaginta viri de filiis prophetarum secuti sunt eos, qui et steterunt e contra, longe: illi autem ambo stabant super Jordanem.
(and quinquaginta viri about childrens prophetarum secuti are them, who and steterunt e contra, longe: illi however ambo stabant super Yordanem.)

BRN And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went also, and they stood opposite afar off: and both stood on the bank of Jordan.

BrLXX καὶ πεντήκοντα ἄνδρες υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν, καὶ ἔστησαν ἐξεναντίας μακρόθεν· καὶ ἀμφότεροι ἔστησαν ἐπὶ τοῦ Ἰορδάνου.
(kai pentaʸkonta andres huioi tōn profaʸtōn, kai estaʸsan exenantias makrothen; kai amfoteroi estaʸsan epi tou Yordanou.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-numbers

(Occurrence 0) fifty of the sons

(Some words not found in UHB: and,fifty (a)_man from=(the)_sons the,prophets went and,stood at,facing at,distance and,two,them stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,Jordan )

“50 of the sons”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) the sons of the prophets

(Some words not found in UHB: and,fifty (a)_man from=(the)_sons the,prophets went and,stood at,facing at,distance and,two,them stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,Jordan )

This does not mean that they were the sons of prophets, but rather, that they were a group of prophets. See how you translated this phrase in 2 Kings 2:3. Alternate translation: “the group of men who were prophets”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) stood opposite them

(Some words not found in UHB: and,fifty (a)_man from=(the)_sons the,prophets went and,stood at,facing at,distance and,two,them stood on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,Jordan )

This means that they were standing, facing them. Alternate translation: “stood facing them” or “stood watching them”

Parallel 2KI 2:7