DEU 17:2 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 Ἐὰν δὲ εὑρεθῇ ἐν μιᾷ τῶν πόλεών σου, ὧν Κύριος ὁ Θεός σου δίδωσί σοι, ἀνὴρ ἢ γυνὴ ὃς ποιήσει τὸ πονηρὸν ἐναντίον Κυρίου τοῦ Θεοῦ σου, παρελθεῖν τὴν διαθήκην αὐτοῦ,
(Ean de heurethaʸ en mia tōn poleōn sou, hōn Kurios ho Theos sou didōsi soi, anaʸr aʸ gunaʸ hos poiaʸsei to ponaʸron enantion Kuriou tou Theou sou, parelthein taʸn diathaʸkaʸn autou, )

BrTr And if there should be found in any one of thy cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee, a man or a woman who shall do that which is evil before the Lord thy God, so as to transgress his covenant,

ULT If there is found among you, in any of your gates that Yahweh your God is giving to you, a man or a woman who does evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God, transgressing his covenant,

UST When you are living in any of the towns in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, suppose some man or woman sins by disobeying the covenant that Yahweh has made with you.

BSB § If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE If there is found amongst you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, a man or woman who does that which is evil in the LORD your God’s sight in transgressing his covenant,

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Suppose a man or woman is discovered among you – in one of your villages that the Lord your God is giving you – who sins before the Lord your God and breaks his covenant

LSV When there is found in your midst, in one of your cities which your God YHWH is giving to you, a man or a woman who does evil in the eyes of your God YHWH by transgressing His covenant,

FBV There may be a report that one of you, whether a man or a woman, living in a town that the Lord your God gave you, has been found to be sinning in the sight of the Lord your God by breaking the Lord's agreement.

T4T “When you are living in any of the towns in the land that Yahweh our God is giving to you, suppose you hear that there is some man or woman who sins by disobeying the agreement that Yahweh has made with you.

LEB If there is found in one of your towns[fn] that Yahweh your God is giving to you a man or a woman that does evil in the eyes of Yahweh your God to transgress his covenant

17:2 Literally “gates”

BBE If there is any man or woman among you, in any of the towns which the Lord your God gives you, who does evil in the eyes of the Lord your God, sinning against his agreement,

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing His covenant,

ASV If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

DRA When there shall be found among you within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God shall give thee, man or woman that do evil in the sight of the Lord thy God, and transgress his covenant,

YLT 'When there is found in thy midst, in one of thy cities which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, a man or a woman who doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah thy God by transgressing His covenant,

Drby If there be found in thy midst in any of thy gates which Jehovah thy [fn]God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth what is evil in the sight of Jehovah thy [fn]God, in transgressing his covenant,

17.2 Elohim

RV If there be found in the midst of thee, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that doeth that which is evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

Wbstr If there shall be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,

KJB-1769 ¶ If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant,
(¶ If there be found among you, within any of thy/your gates which the LORD thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you, man or woman, that hath/has wrought/done wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy/your God, in transgressing his covenant, )

KJB-1611 ¶ If there bee found among you within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickednes in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his couenant,
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps If there be founde among you within any of thy gates which the Lorde thy God geueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde thy God, in transgressyng his couenaunt:
(If there be found among you within any of thy/your gates which the Lord thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you, man or woman that hath/has wrought/done wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy/your God, in transgressyng his covenant:)

Gnva If there be founde among you in any of thy cities, which the Lord thy God giueth thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickednes in the sight of the Lord thy God, in transgressing his couenant,
(If there be found among you in any of thy/your cities, which the Lord thy/your God giveth/gives thee/you, man or woman that hath/has wrought/done wickedness in the sight of the Lord thy/your God, in transgressing his covenant, )

Cvdl Yf there be founde amonge you (within eny of thy gates which the LORDE yi God shal geue ye) a man or woman, that worketh wickednesse in ye sighte of the LORDE thy God, so that he transgresseth his couenaute and goeth,
(If there be found among you (within any of thy/your gates which the LORD yi God shall give ye) a man or woman, that worketh wickedness in ye/you_all sight of the LORD thy/your God, so that he transgresseth his covenante and goeth,)

Wycl And whanne a man ether a womman, that doon yuel in the siyte of thi Lord God, ben foundun at thee, with ynne oon of thi yatis whiche thi Lord God schal yyue to thee, and thei breken the couenaunt of God,
(And when a man ether a woman, that done evil in the siyte of thy/your Lord God, been found at thee/you, within one of thy/your yatis which thy/your Lord God shall give to thee/you, and they breken the covenant of God,)

Luth Wenn unter dir in der Tore einem, die dir der HErr, dein GOtt, geben wird, funden wird ein Mann oder Weib, der da Übels tut vor den Augen des HErr’s, deines Gottes, daß er seinen Bund übergehet
(When under you/to_you in the/of_the Tore einem, the you/to_you the/of_the LORD, your God, give wird, funden becomes a man or woman, the/of_the there Übels tut before/in_front_of the Augen the LORD’s, yours God’s, that he his Bund übergehet)

ClVg Cum reperti fuerint apud te intra unam portarum tuarum, quas Dominus Deus tuus dabit tibi, vir aut mulier qui faciant malum in conspectu Domini Dei tui, et transgrediantur pactum illius,[fn]
(Since reperti fuerint apud you(sg) intra unam portarum tuarum, which Master God tuus dabit tibi, man aut mulier who faciant evil in in_sight Master of_God tui, and transgrediantur pactum illius, )

17.2 Cumque reperti fuerint. Lex errorem et idololatriam maxime detestatur: maximum enim scelus est honorem Creatoris impendere creaturæ; quod faciunt gentiles, vel mali catholici, qui, licet ab Ecclesia non recedant, tamen magis inveniuntur per diversa vitia servire diabolo, quam per bona opera militare Deo. Hos lapidibus jubet obrui quos irrevocabilis sententia damnandos esse prævidit.

17.2 Cumque reperti fuerint. Lex errorem and idololatriam maxime detestatur: maximum because scelus it_is honorem Creatoris impendere creaturæ; that faciunt gentiles, or mali catholici, qui, licet away Ecclesia not/no recedant, tamen magis inveniuntur through diversa vitia servire diabolo, how through good opera militare Deo. Hos lapidibus yubet obrui which irrevocabilis sententia damnandos esse prævidit.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Purge the Evil

Sin is so abhorrent to God that it cannot coexist with him. The same should be true for his people. God is holy, and he expects his people to reflect his holiness (Lev 11:45; 19:2).

God required severe measures to remove sin from the covenant community. God offered forgiveness, but only for the truly repentant; those who hardened their hearts could expect God’s judgment—a purging process that devours sinners and their sins and leaves nothing behind (see Deut 9:3; 13:5; Isa 33:14; Heb 12:28-29). Such cleansing is meant to heal the community of believers and deter others from rebelling against the Lord (Deut 17:13).

In the Old Testament, God’s judgment among his people was often immediate (see, e.g., Num 11:1-3; 16:1-50; Josh 7). God thus made his people keenly aware of his demand for obedience and of the penalty for those who did not comply.

God’s retribution is now reserved for the future day of judgment, when the sins of the unrighteous will be exposed and judged (Rom 14:10; 2 Cor 5:10; Heb 9:27; 1 Pet 4:5). However, some instances of calamity can be understood as God’s judgment on his disobedient children (e.g., Acts 5:1-11; see 1 Cor 11:27-30). It is still a “terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Heb 10:31).

Passages for Further Study

Lev 19:1-2; Deut 9:3-6; 13:5; 17:2-13; Josh 7:1-26; 2 Chr 34:3-8; Isa 1:24-26; 4:2-6; 33:14; Ezek 20:32-38; Matt 18:8-9; Acts 5:1-11; Rom 14:10; 1 Cor 11:27-30; 2 Cor 5:10; Heb 9:27-28; 10:31; 12:28-29; Jas 5:19-20; 1 Pet 4:5

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-hypothetical

כִּֽי

that/for/because/then/when

Here, If introduces a hypothetical situation that continues to verse 7 and instructions for the Israelites if the situation occurs. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “In the case that”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יִמָּצֵ֤א

found

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “there is anyone”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְּ⁠אַחַ֣ד שְׁעָרֶ֔י⁠ךָ

in/on/at/with,one towns,your

Here, gates represents the border of a town or city. Anyone who was inside the gates was part of the community. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “in any of your communities”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֥י

in/on=both_eyes_of

Here, in the eyes of is an idiom for one's opinion or evaluation. Moses speaks as if evaluating something were physically seeing it with one's eyes. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “according to the judgment of”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠עֲבֹ֥ר בְּרִיתֽ⁠וֹ

in,transgressing covenant,his

Here, transgress means “violate” or “break.” Moses is speaking of breaking a covenant as if it were transgressing into someone else’s property. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “violate his covenant”

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