2KI 3:15 Parallel View

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ULT But now, bring to me a person who plays stringed instruments.” And it was, when the person who played stringed instruments played, and the hand of Yahweh was on him.

UST But bring a musician to me.”
¶ So they did that. When the musician played on his harp, Yahweh gave this message to Elisha.

BSB But now, bring me a harpist.[fn]”
§ And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha

3:15 Or a musician; twice in this verse

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEB But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, Yahweh’s hand came on him.

WMB But now bring me a musician.” When the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on him.

NET But now, get me a musician.” When the musician played, the Lord energized him,

LSV and now, bring a musician to me”; and it has been, at the playing of the musician, that the hand of YHWH is on him,

FBV Now bring me a musician.”[fn]
¶ While the musician played, the Lord's power came upon Elisha,

3:15 “Musician”: usually referring to someone who could play a stringed instrument. A harp is often suggested.

T4T But, bring a musician to me.”
¶ So they did that. And when the musician played on his harp, the power of Yahweh came on Elisha.

LEB But now, bring me a musician.” It happened that at the moment the musician played, the hand of Yahweh came upon him.

BBE But now, get me a player of music, and it will come about that while the man is playing, the hand of the Lord will come on me and I will give you the word of the Lord: and they got a player of music, and while the man was playing, the hand of the Lord was on him.

MOF No MOF 2KI book available

JPS But now bring me a minstrel.' And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

ASV But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah came upon him.

DRA But now bring me hither a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him, and he said:

YLT and now, bring to me a minstrel; and it hath been, at the playing of the minstrel, that the hand of Jehovah is on him,

DBY And now fetch me a minstrel. And it came to pass when the minstrel played, that the hand of Jehovah was upon him.

RV But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

WBS But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

KJB But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.

BB But now bryng me a minstrell. And when the minstrell played, the hand of the Lorde came vpon him:
(But now bring me a minstrell. And when the minstrell played, the hand of the Lord came upon him:)

GNV But nowe bring me a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came vpon him.
(But now bring me a minstrel. And when the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon him. )

CB So bringe me now a mynstrell. And whan the mynstrell played vpo the instrument, the hande of the LORDE came vpo him.
(So bring me now a mynstrell. And when the mynstrell played upo the instrument, the hand of the LORD came upo him.)

WYC Now forsothe brynge ye to me a sautrere. And whanne the sautrere song, the hond of the Lord was maad on hym, and he seide, The Lord seith these thingis,
(Now forsothe bring ye/you_all to me a sautrere. And when the sautrere song, the hand of the Lord was made on him, and he said, The Lord saith/says these things,)

LUT So bringet mir nun einen Spielmann. Und da der Spielmann auf der Saite spielte, kam die Hand des HErrn auf ihn.
(So bringet to_me now a Spielmann. And there the Spielmann on the Saite spielte, came the Hand the HErrn on ihn.)

CLV Nunc autem adducite mihi psaltem. Cumque caneret psaltes, facta est super eum manus Domini, et ait:
(Nunc however adducite mihi psaltem. Cumque caneret psaltes, facts it_is super him manus Domini, and ait: )

BRN And now fetch me a harper. And it came to pass, as the harper harped, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν λάβε μοι ψάλλοντα· καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἔψαλλεν ὁ ψάλλων, καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπʼ αὐτὸν χεὶρ Κυρίου,
(Kai nun labe moi psallonta; kai egeneto hōs epsallen ho psallōn, kai egeneto epʼ auton ⱪeir Kuriou, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Then it came to pass

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now bring to=me musician and=it_was while,played the,musician and=it_became on/upon/above=him/it hand YHWH )

Alternate translation: “And it happened that”

(Occurrence 0) harpist

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now bring to=me musician and=it_was while,played the,musician and=it_became on/upon/above=him/it hand YHWH )

someone who plays the harp

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the hand of Yahweh came upon Elisha

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now bring to=me musician and=it_was while,played the,musician and=it_became on/upon/above=him/it hand YHWH )

Here Yahweh’s “hand” refers to his “power.” Alternate translation: “the power of Yahweh came upon Elisha”

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