DEU 6:20 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 ἔσται ὅταν ἐρωτήσῃ σε ὁ υἱός σου αὔριον, λέγων, τί ἐστι τὰ μαρτύρια, καὶ τὰ δικαιώματα καὶ τὰ κρίματα, ὅσα ἐνετείλατο Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς ἡμῶν ἡμῖν;
(Kai estai hotan erōtaʸsaʸ se ho huios sou aurion, legōn, ti esti ta marturia, kai ta dikaiōmata kai ta krimata, hosa eneteilato Kurios ho Theos haʸmōn haʸmin; )

BrTr And it shall come to pass when thy son shall ask thee [fn]at a future time, saying, What are the testimonies, and the ordinances, and the judgments, which the Lord our God has commanded us?

ULT When your son asks you tomorrow, saying, ‘What are the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances that Yahweh our God commanded you?’

UST In the future, your children will ask you, ‘Why did Yahweh our God command us to obey all these rules and decrees?’

BSB § In the future, when your son asks, “What is the meaning of the decrees and statutes and ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?”

OEB No OEB DEU book available

WEBBE When your son asks you in time to come, saying, “What do the testimonies, the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD our God has commanded you mean?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When your children ask you later on, “What are the stipulations, statutes, and ordinances that the Lord our God commanded you?”

LSV When your son asks you hereafter, saying, What [are] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments which our God YHWH has commanded you?

FBV In the future, when your children come and ask you, “What's the point of decrees and rules and regulations that the Lord our God ordered you to follow?”

T4T “In the future, when your children ask you, ‘Why did Yahweh our God command us to obey all these rules and regulations?’

LEB “When your child[fn] asks you in the future, saying,[fn] ‘What is the meaning of the legal provisions and the rules and the regulations that Yahweh our God commanded for you?’

6:20 Or “son”

6:20 Literally “to say”

BBE And when your son says to you in time to come, What is the reason for these rules and laws and decisions which the Lord our God has given you?

Moff No Moff DEU book available

JPS When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying: 'What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

ASV When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

DRA And when thy son shall ask thee tomorrow, saying: What mean these testimonies, and ceremonies and judgments, which the Lord our God hath commanded us?

YLT 'When thy son asketh thee hereafter, saying, What [are] the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Jehovah our God hath commanded you?

Drby When thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the ordinances, which Jehovah our [fn]God hath commanded you?

6.20 Elohim

RV When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

Wbstr And when thy son shall ask thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?

KJB-1769 And when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?[fn]
(And when thy/your son asketh thee/you in time to come, saying, What mean the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgements, which the LORD our God hath/has commanded you? )

6.20 in…: Heb. to morrow

KJB-1611 [fn]And when thy sonne asketh thee in time to come, saying, What meane the Testimonies, & the Statutes, and the Iudgements, which the LORD our God hath commanded you?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

6:20 Hebr. to morrow.

Bshps And when thy sonne asketh thee in tyme to come, saying: What meaneth these testimonies, ordinaunces, and lawes, which the Lorde our God hath commaunded you?
(And when thy/your son asketh thee/you in time to come, saying: What meaneth these testimonies, ordinaunces, and lawes, which the Lord our God hath/has commanded you?)

Gnva When thy sonne shall aske thee in time to come, saying, What meane these testimonies, and ordinances, and Lawes, which the Lord our God hath commanded you?
(When thy/your son shall ask thee/you in time to come, saying, What mean these testimonies, and ordinances, and Lawes, which the Lord our God hath/has commanded you? )

Cvdl Now whan thy sonne axeth the todaye or tomorow, and sayeth: What meane these witnesses, ordinaunces and lawes, that the LORDE oure God hath comaunded you?
(Now when thy/your son axeth the todaye or tomorow, and sayeth: What mean these witnesses, ordinaunces and lawes, that the LORD our God hath/has commanded you?)

Wycl And whanne thi sone schal axe thee to morewe, that is, in tyme comyng, and schal seie, What wolen these witnessyngis, and cerymonyes, and domes to hem silf, whiche oure Lord God comaundide to vs?
(And when thy/your son shall axe thee/you to morning, that is, in time commong, and shall say, What wolen these witnessingis, and cerymonyes, and domes to them silf, which our Lord God commanded to us?)

Luth Wenn dich nun dein Sohn heute oder morgen fragen wird und sagen: Was sind das für Zeugnisse, Gebote und Rechte, die euch der HErr, unser GOtt, geboten hat?
(When you/yourself now your son heute or morgen fragen becomes and say: What are the for transcriptse, Gebote and lawe, the you the/of_the LORD, unser God, offered has?)

ClVg Cumque interrogaverit te filius tuus cras, dicens: Quid sibi volunt testimonia hæc, et cæremoniæ, atque judicia, quæ præcepit Dominus Deus noster nobis?
(And_when interrogaverit you(sg) son tuus cras, saying: What sibi volunt testimonia these_things, and cæremoniæ, atque yudicia, which ordered Master God noster nobis? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָלְ⁠ךָ֥ בִנְ⁠ךָ֛ מָחָ֖ר לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר מָ֣ה הָ⁠עֵדֹ֗ת וְ⁠הַֽ⁠חֻקִּים֙ וְ⁠הַ⁠מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י⁠נוּ אֶתְ⁠כֶֽם

that/for/because/then/when asks,you son,your in_the_future to=say what the,decrees and,the,statutes and,the,ordinances which/who commanded YHWH God,our DOM,you_all

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “When your son asks you tomorrow about the testimonies and the statues and the ordinances that Yahweh our God commanded you”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hypo

כִּֽי־יִשְׁאָלְ⁠ךָ֥ בִנְ⁠ךָ֛

that/for/because/then/when asks,you son,your

Moses is describing a hypothetical situation in order to tell the Israelites what they should do if it takes place. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a situation that could happen. Alternate translation: “This is what you will say if your son asks you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

בִנְ⁠ךָ֛

son,your

Although the term son is masculine, Moses is using the word in a generic sense that includes both sons and daughters. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a phrase that makes this clear. Alternate translation: “your child”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מָחָ֖ר

in_the_future

Here tomorrow means “in the future.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “someday”

Note 5 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

to=say

Here, the word saying introduces direct speech. Consider natural ways of doing that in your own language.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

מָ֣ה הָ⁠עֵדֹ֗ת וְ⁠הַֽ⁠חֻקִּים֙ וְ⁠הַ⁠מִּשְׁפָּטִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוָּ֛ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖י⁠נוּ אֶתְ⁠כֶֽם

what the,decrees and,the,statutes and,the,ordinances which/who commanded YHWH God,our DOM,you_all

Here, the question word translated as What means “Why.” If it would be more natural in your language, you could change the phrasing. Alternate translation: “Why did Yahweh our God command you the testimonies and the statutes and the ordinances”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

אֶתְ⁠כֶֽם

DOM,you_all

The word you here is plural. The Israelite children are speaking about all the Israelites who heard the law, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

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