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Parallel 1CH 17:17

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BI 1Ch 17:17 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)

OET-LVAnd_small this_[thing] in/on/at/with_eyes_your Oh_god and_spoken on the_house servant’s_your for_about_future and_regard_me as_standard the_humankind the_future_generations Oh_YHWH god.

UHBוַ⁠תִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַ⁠תְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֖ לְ⁠מֵ⁠רָח֑וֹק וּ⁠רְאִיתַ֗⁠נִי כְּ⁠ת֧וֹר הָ⁠אָדָ֛ם הַֽ⁠מַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים׃
   (va⁠ttiqţan zoʼt bə⁠ˊēyney⁠kā ʼₑlohim va⁠ttədabēr ˊal-bēyt-ˊaⱱdə⁠kā lə⁠mē⁠rāḩōq ū⁠rəʼīta⁠nī kə⁠tōr hā⁠ʼādām ha⁠mmaˊₐlāh yhwh ʼₑlohim.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἐσμικρύνθη ταῦτα ἐνώπιόν σου ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ ἐλάλησας ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον τοῦ παιδός σου ἐκ μακρῶν, καὶ ἐπεῖδές με ὡς ὅρασις ἀνθρώπου, καὶ ὕψωσάς με Κύριε ὁ Θεός.
   (Kai esmikrunthaʸ tauta enōpion sou ho Theos, kai elalaʸsas epi ton oikon tou paidos sou ek makrōn, kai epeides me hōs horasis anthrōpou, kai hupsōsas me Kurie ho Theos. )

BrTrAnd these things were little in thy sight, O God: thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for a long time to come, and thou hast looked upon me as a man looks upon his fellow, and hast exalted me, O Lord God.

ULTAnd a small thing was this in your eyes, God, and you have spoken regarding the house of your servant from a distance; and you have seen me as an appearance of the man moving upwards, Yahweh God.

USTAnd O God, now, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations. Yahweh my God, you have acted toward me as though I was the most important man on the earth!

BSBAnd as if this was a small thing in Your eyes, O God, You have spoken about the future of the house of Your servant and have regarded me as a man of great distinction,[fn] O LORD God.


17:17 Or and have shown me future generations


OEBNo OEB 1CH book available

WEBBEThis was a small thing in your eyes, O God, but you have spoken of your servant’s house for a great while to come, and have respected me according to the standard of a man of high degree, LORD God.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETAnd you did not stop there, O God! You have also spoken about the future of your servant’s family. You have revealed to me what men long to know, O Lord God.

LSVAnd this is small in Your eyes, O God, and You speak concerning the house of Your servant far off, and have seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O YHWH God!

FBVGod, you talk as if this was a small thing in your eyes, and you also have spoken about the future of my house, my family dynasty.[fn] You also see me as someone very important, Lord God.


17:17 “My family dynasty”: explaining the meaning of “house” in this context.

T4T“And O God, now, in addition to everything else, you have spoken about what will happen to my descendants in the future for many generations. Yahweh my God, you have acted toward me as though I was the most important man on the earth!

LEBAnd this was a small matter in your eyes, O God. And you have spoken concerning the house of your servant for a long time and have shown me future generations to come,[fn] O Yahweh God.


17:17 Literally “with a turn of humankind ascending”

BBEAnd this was only a small thing to you, O God; but your words have even been about the far-off future of your servant's family, looking on me as on one of high position, O Lord God.

MoffNo Moff 1CH book available

JPSAnd this was a small thing in Thine eyes, O God; but Thou hast spoken of Thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me after the manner of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

ASVAnd this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Jehovah God.

DRABut even this hath seemed little in thy sight, and therefore thou hast also spoken concerning the house of thy servant for the time to come: and best made me remarkable above all men, O Lord God.

YLTAnd this is small in Thine eyes, O God, and Thou speakest concerning the house of thy servant afar off, and hast seen me as a type of the man who is on high, O Jehovah God!

DrbyAnd this hath been a small thing in thy sight, O [fn]God; and thou hast spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the rank of a man of high degree, Jehovah Elohim.


17.17 Elohim

RVAnd this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; but thou hast spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

WbstrAnd yet this was a small thing in thy eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant's house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.

KJB-1769And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God; for thou hast also spoken of thy servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
   (And yet this was a small thing in thine/your eyes, O God; for thou/you hast also spoken of thy/your servant’s house for a great while to come, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God. )

KJB-1611And yet this was a small thing in thine eyes, O God: for thou hast also spoken of thy seruants house, for a great while to come, and hast regarded mee according to the estate of a man of high degree, O LORD God.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

BshpsAnd yet this seemed litle in thyne eyes, O God: But thou hast also spoken of thy seruauntes house for a great whyle to come, and hast loked vpon me as vpon a man of hye degree, O Lorde God.
   (And yet this seemed little in thine/your eyes, O God: But thou/you hast also spoken of thy/your servants house for a great while to come, and hast looked upon me as upon a man of high degree, O Lord God.)

GnvaYet thou esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy seruaut for a great while, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of hie degree, O Lord God.
   (Yet thou/you esteeming this a small thing, O God, hast also spoken concerning the house of thy/your servant for a great while, and hast regarded me according to the estate of a man of high degree, O Lord God. )

CvdlAnd this (O God) hast thou thoughte yet to litle, but hast spoken of thy seruauntes house yet longe for to come. And thou LORDE God hast loked downe vpon me from aboue, euen as one man loketh vpon another.
   (And this (O God) hast thou/you thought yet to little, but hast spoken of thy/your servants house yet long for to come. And thou/you LORD God hast looked down upon me from above, even as one man looketh/looks upon another.)

WyclBut also this is seyn litil in thi siyt, and therfor thou spakest on the hows of thi seruaunt, yhe, in to tyme to comynge; and hast maad me worthi to be biholdun ouer alle men.
   (But also this is seen little in thy/your sight, and therefore thou/you spakest on the house of thy/your servant, yea/yes, in to time to coming; and hast made me worthy to be biholdun over all men.)

LuthUnd das hat dich noch zu wenig gedeucht, GOtt, sondern hast über das Haus deines Knechts noch von fernem Zukünftigen geredet; und du hast angesehen mich, als in der Gestalt eines Menschen, der in der Höhe GOtt der HErr ist.
   (And the has you/yourself still to wenig gedeucht, God, rather have above the house yours Knechts still from fernem Zukünftigen geredet; and you have angesehen mich, als in the/of_the Gestalt one Menschen, the/of_the in the/of_the Höhe God the/of_the LORD is.)

ClVgsed et hoc parum visum est in conspectu tuo, ideoque locutus es super domum servi tui etiam in futurum: et fecisti me spectabilem super omnes homines, Domine Deus.
   (sed and this parum sight it_is in in_sight tuo, ideoque spoke you_are over home servi yours also in futurum: and fecisti me spectabilem over everyone homines, Domine God. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

17:1-27 The larger section (13:1–17:27) concludes with Nathan’s prophecy about David and David’s prayer of thanks.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

David continues to speak to Yahweh.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) this was a small thing

(Some words not found in UHB: and,small this(f) in/on/at/with,eyes,your ʼElohīm and,spoken on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of servant's,your for,about,future and,regard,me as,standard the=humankind the,future_generations YHWH ʼElohīm )

Something that is not important is described as being small.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) in your sight

(Some words not found in UHB: and,small this(f) in/on/at/with,eyes,your ʼElohīm and,spoken on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of servant's,your for,about,future and,regard,me as,standard the=humankind the,future_generations YHWH ʼElohīm )

Here sight represents judgment or evaluation. Alternate translation: “in your judgment”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) your servant’s family

(Some words not found in UHB: and,small this(f) in/on/at/with,eyes,your ʼElohīm and,spoken on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of servant's,your for,about,future and,regard,me as,standard the=humankind the,future_generations YHWH ʼElohīm )

Here David refers to himself as “your servant.” This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: “my family”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) for a great while to come

(Some words not found in UHB: and,small this(f) in/on/at/with,eyes,your ʼElohīm and,spoken on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of servant's,your for,about,future and,regard,me as,standard the=humankind the,future_generations YHWH ʼElohīm )

This speaks about time as if it were something that travels and arrives somewhere. Alternate translation: “and what will happen to them in the future”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) your servant

(Some words not found in UHB: and,small this(f) in/on/at/with,eyes,your ʼElohīm and,spoken on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in house_of servant's,your for,about,future and,regard,me as,standard the=humankind the,future_generations YHWH ʼElohīm )

Here David refers to himself as “your servant.” This can be stated in first person. Alternate translation: “me”

BI 1Ch 17:17 ©