2CH 19:4 Parallel Verse View

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

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).

BrLXX Καὶ κατῴκησεν Ἰωσαφὰτ εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ πάλιν ἐξῆλθεν εἰς τὸν λαὸν ἀπὸ Βηρσαβεὲ ἕως ὄρους Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν αὐτοὺς ἐπὶ Κύριον Θεὸν τῶν πάτερων αὐτῶν.
(Kai katōkaʸsen Yōsafat eis Hierousalaʸm; kai palin exaʸlthen eis ton laon apo Baʸrsabee heōs orous Efraim, kai epestrepsen autous epi Kurion Theon tōn paterōn autōn. )

BrTr And Josaphat dwelt in Jerusalem: and he again went out among the people from Bersabee to the mount of Ephraim, and turned them back to the Lord God of their fathers.

ULT And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem. And he turned and he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. And he brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

UST Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. But one time, like he had done once previously, he went out among all the people in the country, from the city of Beersheba in the far south to the hill country of the tribe of Ephraim in the far north, and he convinced them to return to worshiping Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped.

BSB § Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

OEB No OEB 2CH book available

WEBBE Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem; and he went out again amongst the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow the Lord God of their ancestors.

LSV And Jehoshaphat dwells in Jerusalem, and he turns back and goes out among the people from Beer-Sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brings them back to YHWH, God of their fathers.

FBV Jehoshaphat continued living in Jerusalem, and once again he traveled among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, to encourage them to serve the Lord, the God of their fathers.

T4T Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. But one time, like he had done once previously, he went out among all the people in the country, from Beersheba city in the far south to the hilly area of the tribe of Ephraim in the far north, and he convinced them to return to worshiping Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors worshiped.

LEB And Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and returned and went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.[fn]

19:4 Or “fathers”

BBE And Jehoshaphat was living in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, guiding them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

Moff No Moff 2CH book available

JPS And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.

ASV And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

DRA And Josaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again to the people from Bersabee to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord the God of their fathers.

YLT And Jehoshaphat dwelleth in Jerusalem, and he turneth back and goeth out among the people from Beer-Sheba unto the hill-country of Ephraim, and bringeth them back unto Jehovah, God of their fathers.

Drby And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to Jehovah the [fn]God of their fathers.

19.4 Elohim

RV And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.

Wbstr And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers.

KJB-1769 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.[fn]
(And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Yerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers. )

19.4 he went…: Heb. he returned and went out

KJB-1611 [fn]And Iehoshaphat dwelt at Ierusalem: and hee went out againe through the people, from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them backe vnto the LORD God of their fathers.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

19:4 Heb. he returned and went out.

Bshps And Iehosaphat dwelt at Hierusalem, and turned and went out to the people from Beerseba to mount Ephraim, and brought them againe vnto the Lorde God of their fathers.
(And Yehosaphat dwelt at Yerusalem, and turned and went out to the people from Beerseba to mount Ephraim, and brought them again unto the Lord God of their fathers.)

Gnva So Iehoshaphat dwelt at Ierusalem, and returned and went through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them againe vnto the Lord God of their fathers.
(So Yehoshaphat dwelt at Yerusalem, and returned and went through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them again unto the Lord God of their fathers. )

Cvdl So Iosaphat abode at Ierusalem. And he wente agayne amonge the people, from Berseba vnto mout Ephraim, and broughte them agayne to the LORDE God of their fathers.
(So Yosaphat abode at Yerusalem. And he went again among the people, from Berseba unto mout Ephraim, and brought them again to the LORD God of their fathers.)

Wycl Therfor Josaphat dwellide in Jerusalem; and eft he yede out to the puple fro Bersabee til to the hil of Effraym, and he clepide hem ayen to the Lord God of her fadris.
(Therefore Yosaphat dwelled/dwelt in Yerusalem; and after he went out to the people from Bersabee till to the hill of Ephraim, and he called them again to the Lord God of her fathers.)

Luth Also blieb Josaphat zu Jerusalem. Und er zog wiederum aus unter das Volk, von Berseba an bis auf das Gebirge Ephraim, und brachte sie wieder zu dem HErr’s, ihrer Väter GOtt.
(So blieb Yosaphat to Yerusalem. And he pulled again/in_turn out_of under the people, from Berseba at until on the mountains Ephraim, and brought they/she/them again to to_him LORD’s, of_their/her fathers God.)

ClVg Habitavit ergo Josaphat in Jerusalem, rursumque egressus est ad populum de Bersabee usque ad montem Ephraim, et revocavit eos ad Dominum Deum patrum suorum.
(Habitavit therefore Yosaphat in Yerusalem, againque egressus it_is to the_people about Bersabee until to montem Ephraim, and rehe_called them to Dominum God patrum suorum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

(Occurrence 0) from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_sat_down//remained//lived Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) in/on/at/with,Jerusalem and,again and=he/it_went_out in/on/at/with,people from, seven until hill_country ʼEfrayim and,brought_~_back,them to/towards YHWH god ancestors,their )

This is a merism that means the whole land over which Jehoshaphat reigned, from the most southern part to the most northern part, and is intended to include the whole land in between. Alternate translation: “of all the land of Judah”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) brought them back to Yahweh

The author speaks of Jehoshaphat’s leading the people back to serving Yahweh as if he were carrying them back to where they were at an earlier time. Alternate translation: “convinced them to return to Yahweh”

(Occurrence 0) their fathers

Alternate translation: “their ancestors” or “their forefathers”

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