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OET (OET-RV) So the king told Yoav, the commander of his army, who was with him at the time, “Travel throughout all the regions of the Israeli tribes, from Dan (in the far north) down to Beer-Sheva (in the far south), and count the people so that I’ll know the number of fighting men.”![]()
OET-LV And_he/it_said the_king to Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) the_commander_of the_army who with_him/it go_about please in_all the_tribes_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) from_Dān and_unto Bəʼēr Sheⱱaˊ and_enrol DOM the_people and_I_will_know DOM the_number_of the_people.![]()
ULT And the king said to Joab, the commander of the army that, was with him, “Go about, please, among all of the tribes of Israel, from Dan and to Beersheba, and muster the people, that I may know the number of the people.”
UST King David said to Joab, the commander of his regular army, “I want you to go with your officers through the territories of all the tribes of Israel, from Dan in the far north to Beersheba in the far south, and count the men who can fight as soldiers. That way I will know how many Israelite men we have who can fight as soldiers in the army.”
BSB & MSB So the king said to Joab the commander of his army, who [was] with him,[fn] “Go now throughout the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba and register the troops, so that I may know their number.”
OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available
WEBBE & WMBB The king said to Joab the captain of the army, who was with him, “Now go back and forth through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and count the people, that I may know the sum of the people.”
NET The king told Joab, the general in command of his army, “Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beer Sheba and muster the army, so I may know the size of the army.”
LSV And the king says to Joab, head of the host that [is] with him, “Now go to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-Sheba, and inspect the people; then I have known the number of the people.”
FBV So David told Joab, the army commander, “Go and count the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba, so I can have a total number.”
T4T So the king said to Joab, the commander of his army, “Go with your officers through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan city in the far north to Beersheba town in the far south, and count the people, in order that I may know how many people there are who are able to be soldiers in the army.”
LEB The king said to Joab, the commander of the army who was with him: “Please go about through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, and count the people that I may know the number of the people.”
BBE And the king said to Joab and the captains of the army, who were with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan as far as Beer-sheba, and have all the people numbered, so that I may be certain of the number of the people.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS And the king said to Joab the captain of the host that was with him: 'Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.'
ASV And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.
DRA And the king said to Joab the general of his army: Go through all the tribes of Israel from Dan to Bersabee, and number ye the people that I may know the number of them.
YLT And the king saith unto Joab, head of the host that [is] with him, 'Go to and fro, I pray thee, through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, and inspect ye the people — and I have known the number of the people.'
Drby And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go, I pray thee, through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and count the people, that I may know the number of the people.
RV And the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.
(And the king said to Joab the captain of the host/army, which was with him, Go now to and from through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye/you_all the people, that I may know the some of the people.)
SLT And the king will say to Joab, chief of the army which was with him, Go now, up and down through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan and even to the Well of the Oath, and review ye the people, and I shall know the number of the people.
Wbstr For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
KJB-1769 For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.[fn]
(For the king said to Joab the captain of the host/army, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye/you_all the people, that I may know the number of the people.)
KJB-1611 For the king said to Ioab the captaine of the hoste, which was with him, [fn]Goe now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)
Bshps For the king sayde to Ioab the captaine of the hoast which was with him: Go thou abrode now throughout al the tribes of Israel, euen from Dan to Beerseba, and number ye the people, that I may knowe the number of them.
(For the king said to Yoab the captain of the host/army which was with him: Go thou/you abroad now throughout all the tribes of Israel, even from Dan to Beer-sheba, and number ye/you_all the people, that I may know the number of them.)
Gnva For the King said to Ioab the captaine of the hoste, which was with him, Goe speedily now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan euen to Beer-sheba, and nomber ye the people, that I may knowe the nomber of the people.
(For the King said to Yoab the captain of the host/army, which was with him, Go speedily now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye/you_all the people, that I may know the number of the people.)
Cvdl And the kynge sayde vnto Ioab ye chefe captayne of his hoost: Go aboute in all the trybes of Israel, from Dan vnto Berseba, and nombre the people, that I maye knowe how many they be.
(And the king said unto Yoab ye/you_all chief captain of his hoost: Go about in all the tribes of Israel, from Dan unto Berseba, and number the people, that I may know how many they be.)
Wycl And the kyng seide to Joab, the prince of his oost, Go thou bi alle lynagis of Israel fro Dan `til to Bersabee, and noumbre thou the puple, that Y wite the noumbre therof.
(And the king said to Yoab, the prince of his host/army, Go thou/you by all lineages of Israel from Dan till to Bersabee, and number thou/you the people, that I wit/know the number thereof.)
Luth Und der König sprach zu Joab, seinem Feldhauptmann: Gehe umher in allen Stämmen Israels von Dan an bis gen Berseba und zähle das Volk, daß ich wisse, wieviel sein ist.
(And the/of_the king spoke to/for Yoab, his field_captain: Go around/about in all/everyone tribes Israel’s from Dan at/to until to/toward Berseba and zähle the people, that I know, how_much be is.)
ClVg Dixitque rex ad Joab principem exercitus sui: Perambula omnes tribus Israël a Dan usque Bersabee, et numerate populum, ut sciam numerum ejus.
(And_he_said king to Yoab prince army self: Perambula everyone tribe Israel from Dan until Bersabee, and numerate the_people, as I_know the_number his/her.)
UHB וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־יוֹאָ֣ב ׀ שַׂר־הַחַ֣יִל אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֗וֹ שֽׁוּט־נָ֞א בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע וּפִקְד֖וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י אֵ֖ת מִסְפַּ֥ר הָעָֽם׃ס ‡
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς Ἰωὰβ ἄρχοντα τῆς ἰσχύος τὸν μετʼ αὐτοῦ, διέλθε δὴ πάσας φυλὰς Ἰσραὴλ καὶ Ἰούδα, ἀπὸ Δὰν καὶ ἕως Βηρσαβεέ, καὶ ἐπίσκεψαι τὸν λαὸν, καὶ γνώσομαι τὸν ἀριθμὸν τοῦ λαοῦ.
BrTr And the king said to Joab commander of the host, who was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel and Juda, from Dan even to Bersabee, and number the people, and I will know the number of the people.