Verse List for 2 SAM 24:3

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Yoav (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) “May your god Yahweh multiply the people a hundred times over,” Yoav responded, “add may my master the king see that happen, but why would my master the king want to do that?”

OET-LV and_ Yōʼāⱱ _he/it _said to the_king and_may _he _add YHWH god _of_your to the_people like_them and_like_them a _hundred times and_the _eyes _of my_master the_king be_seeing_it and_master _of_my the_king to/for_what does _he _delight in_thing (the)_this.

ULT And Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God add to the people like them and like them a hundred times, and may the eyes of my lord the king be seeing. But my lord the king, why does he delight in this matter?”

UST But Joab replied to the king, “Your Majesty, I hope that Yahweh our God will give us Israelites a hundred times more soldiers than we have now. I hope that you will see this happen in your own lifetime. But I do not think it is a good idea to count how many soldiers we have.”

BSB & MSB But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see [it]. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”

OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available

WEBBE & WMBB Joab said to the king, “Now may the LORD your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”

NET Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord your God make the army a hundred times larger right before the eyes of my lord the king! But why does my master the king want to do this?”

LSV And Joab says to the king, “Indeed, your God YHWH adds to the people, as they are, one hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?”

FBV But Joab replied to the king, “May the Lord multiply his people a hundred times over, Your Majesty, and may you live to see it! But why does Your Majesty want to do this?”

T4T But Joab replied to the king, “Your Majesty, I wish/desire that Yahweh our God will cause there to be 100 times as many people in Israel as there are now, and I wish/desire that you would see that happen before you die. But why do you want us to do this?”

LEB Then Joab said to the king, “May Yahweh your God increase the people a hundred times _⌊what they are_⌋[fn] as the eyes of my lord the king are seeing. But my lord the king, why does he desire this thing?”

BBE And Joab said to the king, Whatever the number of the people, may the Lord make it a hundred times as much, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why does my lord the king take pleasure in doing this thing?

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

JPS And Joab said unto the king: 'Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it; but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?'

ASV And Joab said unto the king, Now Jehovah thy God add unto the people, how many soever they may be, a hundredfold; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

DRA And Joab said to the king: The Lord thy God increase thy people, and make them as many more as they are now, and again multiply them a hundredfold in the sight of my lord the king: but what meaneth my lord the king by this kind of thing?

YLT And Joab saith unto the king, 'Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?'

Drby And Joab said to the king, May Jehovah thy [fn]God even add to the people, how many soever they be, a hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?

RV And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
(And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy/your God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it: but why doeth/does my lord the king delight in this thing?)

SLT And Joab will say to the king, Jehovah thy God will add to the people as they and as they a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king seeing: and my lord the king, wherefore delights he in this word?

Wbstr And Joab said to the king, Now the LORD thy God add to the people, how many soever they may be, a hundred-fold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it : but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?

KJB-1769 And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing?
(And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy/your God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: but why doeth/does my lord the king delight in this thing?)

KJB-1611 And Ioab sayde vnto the King, Now the LORD thy God adde vnto the people (how many soeuer they be) an hundred folde, and that the eyes of my lorde the king may see it: but why doeth my lord the king delight in this thing?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Ioab saide vnto the king: The Lorde thy God encrease the people an hundreth folde mo then they be, & that the eyes of my lorde the king may see it: And what is the cause that my lorde the king hath a lust to this thyng?
(And Yoab said unto the king: The Lord thy/your God increase the people a hundred-fold more then they be, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: And what is the cause that my lord the king hath/has a lust to this thing?)

Gnva And Ioab saide vnto the King, The Lord thy God increase the people an hundreth folde more then they be, and that the eyes of my lorde the King may see it: but why doeth my lord the King desire this thing?
(And Yoab said unto the King, The Lord thy/your God increase the people a hundred-fold more then they be, and that the eyes of my lord the King may see it: but why doeth/does my lord the King desire this thing?)

Cvdl Ioab sayde vnto the kynge: The LORDE thy God adde vnto this people an hundreth tymes as moch as it is now, that my lorde the kynge maye se his eyes lust theron. But why hath my lorde the kynge a desyre to this thinge?
(Yoab said unto the king: The LORD thy/your God add unto this people an hundredth times as much as it is now, that my lord the king may see his eyes lust thereon. But why hath/has my lord the king a desire to this thing?)

Wycl And Joab seide to the kyng, Thi Lord God encresse to this puple, `hou greet it is now, and eft multiplie he an hundrid fold in the siyt of my lord the kyng; but what wole my lord the kyng to hym silf in sich a thing?
(And Yoab said to the king, Thy/Your Lord God encresse to this people, how great it is now, and after multiply he an hundred fold in the sight of my lord the king; but what will my lord the king to himself in such a thing?)

Luth Joab sprach zu dem Könige: Der HErr, dein GOtt, tue zu diesem Volk, wie es jetzt ist, noch hundertmal so viel, daß mein Herr, der König, seiner Augen Lust dran sehe; aber was hat mein Herr König zu dieser Sache Lust?
(Yoab spoke to/for to_him king(s): The LORD, your(s) God, do/act to/for this_one people, as/like it now/currently is, still a_hundred_times so many, that my Lord, the/of_the king, his eyes desire/lust(n) your_turn see; but what/which has my Lord king to/for this matter desire/lust(n)?)

ClVg Dixitque Joab regi: Adaugeat Dominus Deus tuus ad populum tuum, quantus nunc est, iterumque centuplicet in conspectu domini mei regis: sed quid sibi dominus meus rex vult in re hujuscemodi?
(And_he_said Yoab to_rule: Adaugeat Master God your(sg) to the_people your(sg), quantus now it_is, againque centuplicet in/into/on in_sight master my/mine king: but what to_himself master mine king wants in/into/on re of_this_kind?)

UHB וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר יוֹאָ֜ב אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֗לֶךְ וְ⁠יוֹסֵ֣ף יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ אֶל־הָ⁠עָ֜ם כָּ⁠הֵ֤ם ׀ וְ⁠כָ⁠הֵם֙ מֵאָ֣ה פְעָמִ֔ים וְ⁠עֵינֵ֥י אֲדֹנִֽ⁠י־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ רֹא֑וֹת וַ⁠אדֹנִ֣⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ לָ֥⁠מָּה חָפֵ֖ץ בַּ⁠דָּבָ֥ר הַ⁠זֶּֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωὰβ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ προσθείη Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν ὥσπερ αὐτοὺς καὶ ὥσπερ αὐτοὺς ἑκατονταπλασίονα, καὶ ὀφθαλμοὶ τοῦ κυρίου μου τοῦ βασιλέως ὁρῶντες· καὶ ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς ἱνατί βούλεται ἐν τῷ λόγῳ τούτῳ;

BrTr And Joab said to the king, Now may the Lord add to the people a hundred-fold as many as they are, and may the eyes of my lord the king [fn]see it: but why does my lord the king desire this thing?

Verse List for 2 SAM 24:3

Verse List for 2 SAM 24:3