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WEBBE either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before your foes, while the sword of your enemies overtakes you; or else three days of the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the LORD’s angel destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him who sent me.’ ”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET three years of famine, or three months being chased by your enemies and struck down by their swords, or three days being struck down by the Lord, during which a plague will invade the land and the Lord’s messenger will destroy throughout Israel’s territory.’ Now, decide what I should tell the one who sent me.”
LSV either famine for three years, or three months to be consumed from the face of your adversaries (even [for] the sword of your enemies to overtake), or three days of the sword of YHWH (even pestilence in the land, and a messenger of YHWH destroying in all the border of Israel); and now, see; what word do I return to Him who is sending me?”
FBV either three years of famine; or three months of devastation, running from the swords of your enemies; or three days of the Lord's sword—in other words three days of plague in the land, with an angel of the Lord causing destruction throughout the whole of Israel.’ Now you have to decide how I should reply to the one who sent me.”
T4T three years of famine in Israel, or three months during which your armies will run away from their enemies who will attack them with swords, or three days during which I will send my angel to cause many people in the country to die because of a ◄plague/very serious illness►.’ So, you must decide what I will say to answer Yahweh, the one who sent me.”
LEB whether three years of famine or three months of devastation by your enemies while the sword of your enemies overtakes you, or three days of the sword of Yahweh, with disease in the land and the angel of Yahweh destroying throughout all the territory in Israel.’ So now, see what word I should return to my sender.”
BBE Three years when there will not be enough food; or three months of war, when you will go in flight before your haters, being in great danger of the sword; or three days of the sword of the Lord, disease in the land, and the angel of the Lord taking destruction through all the land of Israel. Now give thought to the answer I am to take back to him who sent me.
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JPS either three years of famine; or three months to be swept away before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to Him that sent me.'
ASV either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
DRA Either three years’ famine: or three months to flee from thy enemies, and not to be able to escape their sword: or three days to have the sword of the Lord, and pestilence in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying in all the coasts of Israel: now therefore see what I shall answer him who sent me.
YLT either for three years — famine, or three months to be consumed from the face of thine adversaries, even the sword of thine enemies to overtake, or three days the sword of Jehovah, even pestilence in the land, and a messenger of Jehovah destroying in all the border of Israel; and now, see; what word do I return to Him who is sending me?'
Drby Choose thee, either three years of famine, or three months to be destroyed before thine adversaries while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee, or three days the sword of Jehovah and the pestilence in the land, and the angel of Jehovah destroying through all the borders of Israel. And now consider what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
RV either three years of famine; or three months to be consumed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even pestilence in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore consider what answer I shall return to him that sent me.
Wbstr Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while the sword of thy enemies overtaketh thee ; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the borders of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
KJB-1769 Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.
(Either three years’ famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy/your foes, while that the sword of thine/your enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself/yourself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. )
KJB-1611 Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to bee destroyed before thy foes (while that the sword of thine enemies ouertaketh thee) or else three dayes the sword of the LORD, euen the pestilence in the land, and the Angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore aduise thy selfe, what word I shall bring againe to him that sent me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps Eyther three yeres famishment, or three monethes to be destroyed before thyne aduersaries, & that the sworde of thyne enemies may ouertake thee: or els the sworde of the Lord and pestilence in the lande three dayes, and the angell of the Lorde destroying throughout all the coastes of Israel: And nowe aduise thy selfe, what worde I shal bring againe to him that sent me.
(Eyther three years famishment, or three months to be destroyed before thine/your adversaries, and that the sword of thine/your enemies may overtake thee/you: or else the sword of the Lord and pestilence in the land three days, and the angell of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel: And now advise thyself/yourself, what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.)
Gnva Either three yeeres famine, or three moneths to be destroyed before thine aduersaries, and the sworde of thine enemies to take thee, or els the sworde of the Lord and pestilence in the lande three dayes, that the Angel of the Lord may destroy throughout all the coastes of Israel: nowe therefore aduise thee, what word I shall bring againe to him that sent me.
(Either three years famine, or three months to be destroyed before thine/your adversaries, and the sword of thine/your enemies to take thee/you, or else the sword of the Lord and pestilence in the land three days, that the Angel of the Lord may destroy throughout all the coasts of Israel: now therefore advise thee/you, what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. )
Cvdl ether thre yeare derth, or thre monethes to flye before thine aduersaries, & before the swerde of thine enemies, yt it maye ouertake the: or thre dayes ye swerde of the LORDE, & pestilece in the londe, yt the angell of the LORDE maye destroye in all ye coastes of Israel. Loke now what answere I shal geue vnto him yt sent me.
(ether three year death, or three months to flee before thine/your adversaries, and before the sword of thine/your enemies, it it may overtake them: or three days ye/you_all sword of the LORD, and pestilece in the land, it the angell of the LORD may destroy in all ye/you_all coasts of Israel. Look now what answer I shall give unto him it sent me.)
Wycl ether that thre monethis thou fle thin enemyes and mow not ascape her swerd, ether that the swerd of the Lord and deeth regne thre daies in the lond, and that the aungel of the Lord slee in alle the coostis of Israel. Now therfor se thou, what Y schal answere to hym that sente me.
(ether that three monthis thou/you flee thine/your enemies and mow not ascape her sword, ether that the sword of the Lord and death reign three days in the land, and that the angel of the Lord slee in all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore see thou/you, what I shall answer to him that sent me.)
Luth entweder drei Jahre Teurung, oder drei Monden Flucht vor deinen Widersachern und vor dem Schwert deiner Feinde, daß dich‘s ergreife, oder drei Tage das Schwert des HErr’s und Pestilenz im Lande, daß der Engel des HErr’s verderbe in allen Grenzen Israels. So siehe nun zu, was ich antworten soll dem, der mich gesandt hat.
(entweder three years Teurung, or three moons Flucht before/in_front_of deinen Widersachern and before/in_front_of to_him sword deiner Feinde, that dich‘s ergreife, or three days the sword the LORD’s and Pestilenz in_the land, that the/of_the angel the LORD’s verderbe in all boundaries Israels. So siehe now to, what/which I antworten should to_him, the/of_the me sent has.)
ClVg aut tribus annis famem; aut tribus mensibus te fugere hostes tuos, et gladium eorum non posse evadere; aut tribus diebus gladium Domini, et pestilentiam versari in terra, et angelum Domini interficere in universis finibus Israël: nunc igitur vide quid respondeam ei qui misit me.
(aut tribus annis famem; aut tribus mensibus you(sg) fugere hostes tuos, and gladium their not/no posse evadere; aut tribus days gladium Master, and pestilentiam versari in terra, and a_messenger/angel Master interficere in universis borders Israel: now igitur vide quid respondeam to_him who he_sent me. )
UTN uW Translation Notes:
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) being caught by their swords
(Some words not found in UHB: if three years famine and=if three months devastation from=face/in_front_of foes,your and,sword enemies,your as,overtakes and=if three days sword YHWH and,pestilence on_the=earth and,angel YHWH destroying in=all border Yisrael and=now decide what return DOM sent,me answer )
Here “their swords” represents death in battle. Alternate translation: “being killed by them in battle”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) Yahweh’s sword, that is, a plague in the land
(Some words not found in UHB: if three years famine and=if three months devastation from=face/in_front_of foes,your and,sword enemies,your as,overtakes and=if three days sword YHWH and,pestilence on_the=earth and,angel YHWH destroying in=all border Yisrael and=now decide what return DOM sent,me answer )
Here the plague is spoken of as Yahweh’s sword because the “sword” is a metonym for death.
(Occurrence 0) destroying throughout all the land
(Some words not found in UHB: if three years famine and=if three months devastation from=face/in_front_of foes,your and,sword enemies,your as,overtakes and=if three days sword YHWH and,pestilence on_the=earth and,angel YHWH destroying in=all border Yisrael and=now decide what return DOM sent,me answer )
Alternate translation: “killing people who live in every part of the land”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) I should take to the one who sent me
(Some words not found in UHB: if three years famine and=if three months devastation from=face/in_front_of foes,your and,sword enemies,your as,overtakes and=if three days sword YHWH and,pestilence on_the=earth and,angel YHWH destroying in=all border Yisrael and=now decide what return DOM sent,me answer )
The one who sent him was Yahweh. This can be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “I should take to Yahweh who sent me”
