Parallel 2KI 6:32

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BSB § Now Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a messenger ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Is not the sound of his master’s footsteps behind him?”

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEB But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. Then the king sent a man from before him; but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Behold, when the messenger comes, shut the door, and hold the door shut against him. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”

NET Now Elisha was sitting in his house with the community leaders. The king sent a messenger on ahead, but before he arrived, Elisha said to the leaders, “Do you realize this assassin intends to cut off my head?” Look, when the messenger arrives, shut the door and lean against it. His master will certainly be right behind him.”

LSV And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elderly are sitting with him, and [the king] sends a man from before him; before the messenger comes to him, even he himself said to the elderly, “Have you seen that this son of the murderer has sent [him] to turn aside my head? See, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and you have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?”

FBV Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders. The king had sent a messenger on ahead, but before he got there, Elisha told the elders, “Can you see how this murderer is sending someone to cut off my head? So, as soon as the messenger arrives, close the door and hold it shut against him. Isn't that the sound of his master's footsteps following him?”

T4T So the king sent an officer to get Elisha.
¶ Before the officer arrived, Elisha was sitting in his house with some Israeli elders who were talking with him. Elisha said to them, “That murderer, the king of Israel, is sending someone here to kill me. Listen: When he arrives, shut the door and do not allow him to come in. And the king will be coming right behind that officer!”

LEB Now Elisha was sitting in his house and the elders were sitting with him, and the king dispatched a man from before him, but before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, “Did you see that this son of a murderer has sent to remove my head? Look, when the messenger comes, close the door; and you must hold the door closed against him.[fn]Is not the sound of the feet of his master behind him?”

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BBE But Elisha was in his house, and the responsible men were seated there with him; and before the king got there, Elisha said to those who were with him, Do you see how this cruel and violent man has sent to take away my life?

MOF No MOF 2KI book available

JPS But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him; but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders: 'See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him; is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?'

ASV But Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?

DRA But Eliseus sat in his house, and the ancients sat with him. So he sent a man before: and before that messenger came, he said to the ancients: Do you know that this son of a murderer hath sent to cut off my head? Look then, when the messenger shall come, shut the door, and suffer him not to come in: for behold the sound of his master’s feet is behind him.

YLT And Elisha is sitting in his house, and the elders are sitting with him, and [the king] sendeth a man from before him; before the messenger doth come unto him, even he himself said unto the elders, 'Have ye seen that this son of the murderer hath sent to turn aside my head? see, at the coming in of the messenger, shut the door, and ye have held him fast at the door, is not the sound of the feet of his lord behind him?'

DBY And Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him. And [the king] sent a man before him. Before the messenger came to him, he himself said to the elders, Do ye see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, when the messenger comes; shut the door, and keep him off with the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

RV But Elisha sat in his house; and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold the door fast against him: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him.?

WBS But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away my head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

KJB But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him?
  (But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him; and the king sent a man from before him: but ere the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, See ye/you_all how this son of a murderer hath/has sent to take away mine head? look, when the messenger cometh/comes, shut the door, and hold him fast at the door: is not the sound of his master’s feet behind him? )

BB But Elisa sate in his house (& the elders sate by him) And the king sent a man before him: but yer the messenger came to him, he sayd to the elders: haue ye not seene howe that the sonne of this murtherer hath sent to take away myne head? Be circumspect when the messenger commeth, and shut the doore, and hold him at the doore: Is not the sound of his maisters feete behynde him?
  (But Elisa sat in his house (& the elders sat by him) And the king sent a man before him: but yer the messenger came to him, he said to the elders: have ye/you_all not seen how that the son of this murtherer hath/has sent to take away mine head? Be circumspect when the messenger cometh/comes, and shut the door, and hold him at the door: Is not the sound of his masters feet behind him?)

GNV (Nowe Elisha sate in his house, and the Elders sate with him.) And the King sent a man before him: but before the messenger came to him, he saide to the Elders, See ye not howe this murtherers sonne hath sent to take away mine head? take heede when the messenger commeth, and shut the doore and handle him roughly at the doore: is not the sounde of his masters feete behinde him?
  ((Now Elisha sat in his house, and the Elders sat with him.) And the King sent a man before him: but before the messenger came to him, he said to the Elders, See ye/you_all not how this murtherers son hath/has sent to take away mine head? take heed when the messenger cometh/comes, and shut the door and handle him roughly at the door: is not the sound of his masters feet behind him? )

CB As for Eliseus, he sat in his house, & the Elders sat by him. And he sent a man before him, but or euer the messaunge came to him, he sayde vnto ye Elders: Haue ye not sene how this childe of murthure hath sent hither, to take awaye my heade? Take hede, whan the messaunger cometh, yt ye holde him at the dore. Beholde, ye noyse of his lordes fete foloweth him.
  (As for Eliseus, he sat in his house, and the Elders sat by him. And he sent a man before him, but or ever the messaunge came to him, he said unto ye/you_all Elders: Have ye/you_all not seen how this childe of murthure hath/has sent hither, to take away my heade? Take hede, when the messaunger cometh/comes, it ye/you_all hold him at the door. Behold, ye/you_all noyse of his lords feet followth him.)

WYC Sotheli Elisee sat in his hows, and elde men saten with hym; `therfor he biforsente a man, and bifor that thilke messanger cam, Elisee seide to the elde men, Whether ye witen, that the sone of manquellere sente hidur, that myn heed be gird of? Therfor se ye, whanne the messanger cometh, close ye the dore, and `suffre ye not hym to entre; for, lo! the sown of the feet of his lord is bihynde hym.
  (Truly Elisee sat in his hows, and elde men saten with him; `therfor he beforesente a man, and before that that messanger came, Elisee said to the elde men, Whether ye/you_all perceive, that the son of manquellere sent hidur, that mine heed be gird of? Therefore see ye, when the messanger cometh/comes, close ye/you_all the door, and `suffre ye/you_all not him to entre; for, lo! the sown of the feet of his lord is behind him.)

LUT (Elisa aber saß in seinem Hause, und die Ältesten saßen bei ihm.) Und er sandte einen Mann vor ihm her. Aber ehe der Bote zu ihm kam, sprach er zu den Ältesten: Habt ihr gesehen, wie dies Mordkind hat hergesandt, daß er mein Haupt abreiße? Sehet zu, wenn der Bote kommt, daß ihr die Tür zuschließet und stoßet ihn mit der Tür weg; siehe, das Rauschen seines Herrn Füße folget ihm nach.
  ((Elisa but sat in seinem Hause, and the elders saßen bei him.) And he sandte a man before/in_front_of him her. But before the Bote to him kam, spoke he to the elders: Habt her gesehen, like dies Mordkind has hergesandt, that he my Haupt abreiße? Sehet zu, when the Bote kommt, that her the Tür zuschließet and stoßet him/it with the Tür weg; siehe, the Rauschen seines Herrn Füße folget him nach.)

CLV Eliseus autem sedebat in domo sua, et senes sedebant cum eo. Præmisit itaque virum: et antequam veniret nuntius ille, dixit ad senes: Numquid scitis quod miserit filius homicidæ hic, ut præcidatur caput meum? videte ergo: cum venerit nuntius, claudite ostium, et non sinatis eum introire: ecce enim sonitus pedum domini ejus post eum est.
  (Eliseus however sedebat in domo sua, and senes sedebant cum eo. Præmisit therefore virum: and before would_come nuntius ille, he_said to senes: Numquid scitis that miserit filius homicidæ hic, as præcidatur caput meum? videte ergo: cum venerit nuntius, claudite ostium, and not/no sinatis him introire: ecce because sonitus pedum domini his after him est. )

BRN And Elisaie was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him; and the king sent a man before him: before the messenger came to him, he also said to the elders, Do ye see that this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? See, as soon as the messenger shall have come, shut the door, and forcibly detain him at the door: is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

BrLXX Καὶ Ἑλισαιὲ ἐκάθητο ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οἱ πρεσβύτεροι ἐκάθηντο μετʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἀπέστειλεν ἄνδρα πρὸ προσώπου αὐτοῦ· πρὶν ἐλθεῖν τὸν ἄγγελον πρὸς αὐτόν, καὶ αὐτὸς εἶπε πρὸς τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους, εἰ εἴδετε ὅτι ἀπέστειλεν ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ φονευτοῦ οὗτος ἀφελεῖν τὴν κεφαλήν μου; ἴδετε ὡς ἂν ἔλθῃ ὁ ἄγγελος, ἀποκλείσατε τὴν θύραν, καὶ παραθλίψατε αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ θύρᾳ· οὐχὶ φωνὴ τῶν ποδῶν τοῦ κυρίου αὐτοῦ κατόπισθεν αὐτοῦ;
  (Kai Helisaie ekathaʸto en tōi oikōi autou, kai hoi presbuteroi ekathaʸnto metʼ autou; kai apesteilen andra pro prosōpou autou; prin elthein ton angelon pros auton, kai autos eipe pros tous presbuterous, ei eidete hoti apesteilen ho huios tou foneutou houtos afelein taʸn kefalaʸn mou? idete hōs an elthaʸ ho angelos, apokleisate taʸn thuran, kai parathlipsate auton en taʸ thura; ouⱪi fōnaʸ tōn podōn tou kuriou autou katopisthen autou? )