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Parallel DEU 21:5

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BI Deu 21:5 ©

OET (OET-RV)No OET-RV DEU 21:5 verse available

OET-LVAnd_come_forward the_priests the_sons of_Lēvīh DOM in/on/at/with_them he_has_chosen Yahweh god_your to_minister_him and_to_pronounce_blessings in/on_name_of of_Yahweh and_to decide_their it_will_be every dispute and_all wound.

UHBוְ⁠נִגְּשׁ֣וּ הַ⁠כֹּהֲנִים֮ בְּנֵ֣י לֵוִי֒ כִּ֣י בָ֗⁠ם בָּחַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י⁠ךָ֙ לְ⁠שָׁ֣רְת֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠לְ⁠בָרֵ֖ךְ בְּ⁠שֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וְ⁠עַל־פִּי⁠הֶ֥ם יִהְיֶ֖ה כָּל־רִ֥יב וְ⁠כָל־נָֽגַע׃ 
   (və⁠niggəshū ha⁠ⱪohₐnīm bənēy lēvī ⱪiy ⱱā⁠m bāḩar yahweh ʼₑlohey⁠kā lə⁠shārət⁠ō ū⁠lə⁠ⱱārēk bə⁠shēm yahweh və⁠ˊal-pī⁠hem yihyeh ⱪāl-riyⱱ və⁠kāl-nāgaˊ.)

Key: yellow: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).

ULT And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to serve him and give blessing in the name of Yahweh, and upon their mouth is every dispute and every assault.

UST The priests must go there also, because Yahweh our God has chosen them from the tribe of Levi to serve him and to be his representatives when they bless people. And he has also chosen them to settle disputes in which someone has been injured.


BSB § And the priests, the sons of Levi, shall come forward, for the LORD your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name and to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

OEBNo OEB DEU book available

WEB The priests the sons of Levi shall come near, for them Yahweh your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in Yahweh’s name; and according to their word shall every controversy and every assault be decided.

WMB The priests the sons of Levi shall come near, for them the LORD your God has chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the LORD’s name; and according to their word shall every controversy and every assault be decided.

NET Then the Levitical priests will approach (for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict )

LSV And the priests, sons of Levi, have come near—for your God YHWH has fixed on them to serve Him and to bless in the Name of YHWH, and by their mouth is every strife and every stroke—

FBV The Levitical priests must be there too, because the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to give blessings in his name, and to decide on legal disputes and cases of assault.

T4T The priests must go there also, because Yahweh our God has chosen them from the tribe of Levi to serve him and to be his representatives [MTY] when they bless people. And he has also chosen them to settle disputes in which someone has been injured.

LEB Then the priests, the descendants[fn] of Levi, shall come near, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to bless in the name of Yahweh, and every legal dispute and everycase of assault will be subject to their ruling.[fn]


?:? Or “sons”

?:? Literally “on their mouth”

BBE Then the priests, the sons of Levi, are to come near; for they have been marked out by the Lord your God to be his servants and to give blessings in the name of the Lord; and by their decision every argument and every blow is to be judged:

MOFNo MOF DEU book available

JPS And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near — for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto Him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

ASV And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be.

DRA And the priests the sons of Levi shall come, whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in his name, and that by their word every matter should be decided, and whatsoever is clean or unclean should be judged.

YLT 'And the priests, sons of Levi, have come nigh — for on them hath Jehovah thy God fixed to serve Him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah, and by their mouth is every strife, and every stroke —

DBY and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them Jehovah thy [fn]God hath chosen to do service unto him, and to bless in the name of Jehovah; and according to their word shall be every controversy and every stroke.


21.5 Elohim

RV and the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and according to their word shall every controversy and every stroke be:

WBS And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near (for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister to him, and to bless in the name of the LORD) and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried ;

KJB And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:[fn]
  (And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy/your God hath/has chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:)


21.5 word: Heb. mouth

BB And the priestes the sonnes of Leui (whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister, and to blesse in the name of the Lorde) shall come foorth: and by their worde shall all strife and plague be tryed.
  (And the priests the sons of Leui (whom the Lord thy/your God hath/has chosen to minister, and to blesse in the name of the Lord) shall come forth: and by their word shall all strife and plague be tried.)

GNV Also the Priests the sonnes of Leui (whom the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister, and to blesse in the name of the Lord) shall come forth, and by their word shall all strife and plague be tried.
  (Also the Priests the sons of Leui (whom the Lord thy/your God hath/has chosen to minister, and to blesse in the name of the Lord) shall come forth, and by their word shall all strife and plague be tried. )

CB Then shal the prestes ye children of Leui come forth. ( For the LORDE thy God hath chosen them, to serue him, and to prayse his name: and at their mouth shal all plees and strypes be tryed.)
  (Then shall the priests ye/you_all children of Leui come forth. ( For the LORD thy/your God hath/has chosen them, to serve him, and to prayse his name: and at their mouth shall all plees and strypes be tried.))

WYC And the preestis, the sones of Leuy, schulen neiye, whiche thi Lord God chees, that thei mynystre to hym, and blesse in his name, and al the cause hange at `the word of hem; and what euer thing is cleene ethir vncleene, be demed.
  (And the priests, the sons of Leuy, should neiye, which thy/your Lord God chees, that they mynystre to him, and blesse in his name, and all the cause hange at `the word of hem; and what ever thing is cleene ethir uncleene, be demed.)

LUT Da sollen herzukommen die Priester, die Kinder Levi; denn der HErr, dein GOtt, hat sie erwählet, daß sie ihm dienen und seinen Namen loben, und nach ihrem Munde sollen alle Sachen und alle Schäden gehandelt werden.
  (So sollen herzukommen the Priester, the children Levi; because the HErr, your God, has they/she/them erwählet, that they/she/them him dienen and his names loben, and nach ihrem Munde sollen all Sachen and all Schäden gehandelt become.)

CLV accedentque sacerdotes filii Levi, quos elegerit Dominus Deus tuus ut ministrent ei, et benedicant in nomine ejus, et ad verbum eorum omne negotium, et quidquid mundum, vel immundum est, judicetur.
  (accedentque sacerdotes children Levi, which elegerit Master God tuus as ministrent ei, and benedicant in nomine his, and to verbum eorum omne negotium, and quidquid the_world, or immundum it_is, yudicetur. )

BRN And the priests the Levites shall come, because the Lord God has chosen them to stand by him, and to [fn]bless in his name, and [fn]by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be decided.


21:5 Gr. his name. Hebraism.

21:5 Gr. at their mouth.

BrLXX Καὶ προσελεύσονται οἱ ἱερεῖς οἱ Λευῖται, ὅτι αὐτοὺς ἐπέλεξε Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς παρεστηκέναι αὐτῷ, καὶ εὐλογεῖν ἐπὶ τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν ἔσται πᾶσα ἀντιλογία, καὶ πᾶσα ἁφή.
  (Kai proseleusontai hoi hiereis hoi Leuitai, hoti autous epelexe Kurios ho Theos parestaʸkenai autōi, kai eulogein epi tōi onomati autou; kai epi tōi stomati autōn estai pasa antilogia, kai pasa hafaʸ. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

21:1-9 The guilt of murder was usually removed through the death of the murderer (19:11-13; Num 35:30-34). However, if the murderer was unknown, the guilt could still be removed by using this ritual.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

General Information:

Moses continues speaking to the people of Israel.

(Occurrence 0) must come forward

(Some words not found in UHB: and,come_forward the,priests sons_of Lēvīh that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH God,your to,minister,him and,to,pronounce_blessings in/on=name_of YHWH and,to decide,their will_belong all/each/any/every dispute and=all assault )

Alternate translation: “must come to the valley”

(Occurrence 0) for Yahweh your God has chosen them to serve him

(Some words not found in UHB: and,come_forward the,priests sons_of Lēvīh that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH God,your to,minister,him and,to,pronounce_blessings in/on=name_of YHWH and,to decide,their will_belong all/each/any/every dispute and=all assault )

Alternate translation: “because the priests are the ones whom Yahweh your God has chosen to serve him”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / you

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh your God

(Some words not found in UHB: and,come_forward the,priests sons_of Lēvīh that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH God,your to,minister,him and,to,pronounce_blessings in/on=name_of YHWH and,to decide,their will_belong all/each/any/every dispute and=all assault )

Moses speaks to the Israelites as if he were speaking to one man, so the word “your” is singular.

(Occurrence 0) give blessing

(Some words not found in UHB: and,come_forward the,priests sons_of Lēvīh that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH God,your to,minister,him and,to,pronounce_blessings in/on=name_of YHWH and,to decide,their will_belong all/each/any/every dispute and=all assault )

Alternate translation: “bless the people of Israel”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) in the name of Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: and,come_forward the,priests sons_of Lēvīh that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH God,your to,minister,him and,to,pronounce_blessings in/on=name_of YHWH and,to decide,their will_belong all/each/any/every dispute and=all assault )

Here the metonym “in the name of” refers to Yahweh and his authority. Alternate translation: “as one who says and does what Yahweh himself would say and do”

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh and to decide every case of dispute and assault by their word

(Some words not found in UHB: and,come_forward the,priests sons_of Lēvīh that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,them chosen YHWH God,your to,minister,him and,to,pronounce_blessings in/on=name_of YHWH and,to decide,their will_belong all/each/any/every dispute and=all assault )

Alternate translation: “Yahweh, and they will be the ones who settle all disagreements and cases of violence”

BI Deu 21:5 ©