ECC 4:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Ὅτι ἐξ οἴκου τῶν δεσμίων ἐξελεύσεται τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι, ὅτι καί γε ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐγενήθη πένης.
(Hoti ex oikou tōn desmiōn exeleusetai tou basileusai, hoti kai ge en basileia autou egenaʸthaʸ penaʸs. )

BrTr For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because he also that was in his kingdom has become poor.

ULT For from the house of those who are imprisoned he came forth to become king, yet even in his kingdom he was born poor.

UST It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison in the past.

BSB For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

OEB There was one such who passed from prison to the throne, though in the (old king’s) reign he had been

WEBBE For out of prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET For he came out of prison to become king,
⇔ even though he had been born poor in what would become his kingdom.

LSV For from a house of prisoners he has come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he has been poor.

FBV He may even come out of prison[fn] to reign over his kingdom, even though he was born poor.

4:14 Perhaps to be understood as “the prison of bad circumstances.”

T4T It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.

LEB For he came out of the prison house to reign, since he was born poor in his kingdom.[fn]

4:14 Literally “for all in his kingdom he was born poor”

BBE Because out of a prison the young man comes to be king, though by birth he was only a poor man in the kingdom.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS For out of prison he came forth to be king; although in his kingdom he was born poor.

ASV For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

DRA Because out of prison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a kingdom: and another born king is consumed with poverty.

YLT For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.

Drby For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

RV For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

Wbstr For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

KJB-1769 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
(For out of prison he cometh/comes to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor. )

KJB-1611 For out of prison hee commeth to raigne, whereas also he that is borne in his kingdome, becommeth poore.
(For out of prison he cometh/comes to reign, whereas also he that is born in his kingdom, becommeth poore.)

Bshps Some one commeth out of prison, and is made a kyng: and another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouertie.
(Some one cometh/comes out of prison, and is made a kyng: and another which is born in the kingdom, cometh/comes unto pouertie.)

Gnva For out of the prison he commeth forth to reigne: when as he that is borne in his kingdome, is made poore.
(For out of the prison he cometh/comes forth to reigne: when as he that is born in his kingdom, is made poore. )

Cvdl Some one commeth out of preson, & is made a kynge: & another which is borne in the kyngdome, commeth vnto pouerte.
(Some one cometh/comes out of preson, and is made a kynge: and another which is born in the kingdom, cometh/comes unto pouerte.)

Wycl For sum tyme a man goith out bothe fro prysoun and chaynes to a rewme; and anothir borun in to a rewme is wastid bi nedynesse.
(For sum time a man goeth/goes out both from prysoun and chains to a realm; and another born in to a realm is wastid by nedynesse.)

Luth Es kommt einer aus dem Gefängnis zum Königreich; und einer, der in seinem Königreich geboren ist, verarmet.
(It comes einer out_of to_him Gefängnis for_the kingreich; and one, the/of_the in his kingreich geboren is, verarmet.)

ClVg Quod de carcere catenisque interdum quis egrediatur ad regnum; et alius, natus in regno, inopia consumatur.
(That about carcere catenisque interdum who/any egrediatur to kingdom; and alius, natus in regno, inopia consumatur. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) from prison

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when of,house the,prison he/it_went_forth to,reign that/for/because/then/when also/yet in/on/at/with,kingdom,his born poor )

Alternate translation: “after being in prison”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) he was born poor in his kingdom

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when of,house the,prison he/it_went_forth to,reign that/for/because/then/when also/yet in/on/at/with,kingdom,his born poor )

This means that he had poor parents. Alternate translation: “he was born to poor parents who lived in the land that he will someday rule”

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