EXO 3:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Go and gather the Israeli elders, and tell them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, appeared to me, the God of Abraham, Yitshak, and Yacob, to say, “I’ve certainly noticed you all and how you’re all being treated in Egypt,

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 Ἐλθὼν οὐν συνάγαγε τὴν γερουσίαν τῶν υἱῶν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐρεῖς πρὸς αὐτοὺς, Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ἡμων ὦπταί μοι, Θεὸς Ἀβραὰμ, καὶ Θεὸς Ἰσαὰκ, καὶ Θεὸς Ἰακὼβ, λέγων, ἐπισκοπῇ ἐπέσκεμμαι ὑμᾶς, καὶ ὅσα συμβέβηκεν ὑμῖν ἐν Αἰγύπτῳ.
(Elthōn oun sunagage taʸn gerousian tōn huiōn Israaʸl, kai ereis pros autous, Kurios ho Theos tōn paterōn haʸmōn ōptai moi, Theos Abraʼam, kai Theos Isaʼak, kai Theos Yakōb, legōn, episkopaʸ epeskemmai humas, kai hosa sumbebaʸken humin en Aiguptōi. )

BrTr Go then and gather the elders of the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them, The Lord God of our fathers has appeared to me, the God of Abraam, and God of Isaac, and God of Jacob, saying, I have surely looked upon you, and upon all the things which have happened to you in Egypt.

ULT Go and gather the elders of Israel, and say to them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your fathers, appeared to me, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to say, “I have certainly attended to you and what is being done to you in Egypt,

UST Go call a meeting with all the Israelite leaders. Tell them, ‘Yahweh appeared to me. He is the God Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and your other ancestors worshiped. He said: “I have come down to carefully watch and do something about what the Egyptians are doing to you.

BSB § Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—has appeared to me and said: I have surely attended to you and have seen what has been done to you in Egypt.

OEB No OEB EXO book available

WEBBE Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and tell them, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has appeared to me, saying, “I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET “Go and bring together the elders of Israel and tell them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, appeared to me – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob – saying, “I have attended carefully to you and to what has been done to you in Egypt,

LSV Go, and you have gathered the elderly of Israel, and have said to them: YHWH, God of your fathers, has appeared to me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;

FBV Go, and call all the elders of Israel to meet with you. Tell them, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, has appeared to me—the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He said, “I have paid close attention to what's been happening to you in Egypt.

T4T Go to Egypt and gather together the elders/leaders of the Israeli people, and say to them, ‘Yahweh God, the one your ancestors worshiped, the one Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob worshiped, appeared to me. He said to him/me, “I have been watching closely what the Egyptian people have done to you.

LEB Go and gather the elders of Israel and say to them, ‘Yahweh, the God of your ancestors,[fn] appeared to me, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, “I have carefully attended to you and what has been done to you in Egypt.”

3:16 Or “fathers”

BBE Go and get together the chiefs of the children of Israel, and say to them, The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, has been seen by me, and has said, Truly I have taken up your cause, because of what is done to you in Egypt;

Moff No Moff EXO book available

JPS Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them: The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying: I have surely remembered you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.

ASV Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

DRA Go, gather together the ancients of Israel, and thou shalt say to them: The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying: Visiting I have visited you: and I have seen all that hath befallen you in Egypt.

YLT 'Go, and thou hast gathered the elders of Israel, and hast said unto them: Jehovah, God of your fathers, hath appeareth unto me, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, I have certainly inspected you, and that which is done to you in Egypt;

Drby Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah the [fn]God of your fathers, the [fn]God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, hath appeared to me, saying, I have indeed visited you, and [seen] that which is done unto you in Egypt;

3.16 Elohim

RV Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

Wbstr Go and assemble the elders of Israel, and say to them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared to me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt.

KJB-1769 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and seen that which is done to you in Egypt:

KJB-1611 Goe and gather the Elders of Israel together, and say vnto them, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Iacob appeared vnto me, saying, I haue surely visited you, and seene that which is done to you in Egypt.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Bshps Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and thou shalt saye vnto them, The Lorde God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, and the God of Iacob appeared vnto me, and sayde: In visityng, haue I visited you, and know that which is done to you in Egypt.
(Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and thou/you shalt say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isahac, and the God of Yacob appeared unto me, and said: In visityng, have I visited you, and know that which is done to you in Egypt.)

Gnva Go and gather the Elders of Israel together, and thou shalt say vnto the, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Izhak, and Iaakob appeared vnto me, and said, I haue surely remembred you, and that which is done to you in Egypt.
(Go and gather the Elders of Israel together, and thou/you shalt say unto them, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, Izhak, and Yacob appeared unto me, and said, I have surely remembred you, and that which is done to you in Egypt. )

Cvdl Go thy waye therfore, and gather the elders of Israel tother, and saye vnto them: The LORDE God of youre fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Iacob hath appeared vnto me, and sayde: I haue vysited you, and sene what is done vnto you in Egipte,
(Go thy/your way therefore, and gather the elders of Israel tother, and say unto them: The LORD God of your(pl) fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Yacob hath/has appeared unto me, and said: I have vysited you, and seen what is done unto you in Egypt,)

Wycl Go thou, gadere thou the eldere men, that is, iugis, of Israel, and thou schalt seie to hem, The Lord God of youre fadris apperide to me, God of Abraham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Jacob, and seide, Y visitynge haue visitid you, and Y seiy alle thingis that bifelden to you in Egipt;
(Go thou/you, gather thou/you the elder men, that is, judges, of Israel, and thou/you shalt say to them, The Lord God of your(pl) fathers appeared to me, God of Abraham, and God of Ysaac, and God of Yacob, and said, I visitynge have visitid you, and I see all things that bifelden to you in Egypt;)

Luth Darum so gehe hin und versammle die Ältesten in Israel und sprich zu ihnen: Der HErr, eurer Väter GOtt, ist mir er schienen, der GOtt Abrahams, der GOtt Isaaks, der GOtt Jakobs, und hat gesagt: Ich habe euch heimgesucht und gesehen, was euch in Ägypten widerfahren ist.
(Therefore so go there and versammle the elders in Israel and sprich to to_them: The LORD, yours fathers God, is to_me he schienen, the/of_the God Abrahams, the/of_the God Isaaks, the/of_the God Yakobs, and has said: I have you heimgesucht and gesehen, what/which you in Egypt widerfahren is.)

ClVg Vade, et congrega seniores Israël, et dices ad eos: Dominus Deus patrum vestrorum apparuit mihi, Deus Abraham, Deus Isaac et Deus Jacob, dicens: Visitans visitavi vos: et vidi omnia quæ acciderunt vobis in Ægypto.
(Vade, and congrega seniores Israel, and dices to them: Master God patrum vestrorum apparuit mihi, God Abraham, God Isaac and God Yacob, saying: Visitans visitavi vos: and I_saw everything which acciderunt to_you in Ægypto. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹֽתֵי⁠כֶם֙

god fathers,your_all's

Here, fathers means “ancestors.” Alternate translation: “the God of your ancestors” or “the God whom your ancestors worshiped”

אַבְרָהָ֛ם יִצְחָ֥ק וְ⁠יַעֲקֹ֖ב

ʼAⱱrāhām Yiʦḩāq/(Isaac) and,Jacob

Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob were three of the Israelites’ ancestors. They all worshiped the same God.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

פָּקֹ֤ד פָּקַ֨דְתִּי֙

to_watch I_watched

This begins a third-level quotation that continues until the end of 3:17. It may be helpful to your readers to indicate this with an opening third-level quotation mark or with whatever other punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate the beginning of a quotation within a quotation that is within a quotation. The closing marks for both the second-level and third-level quotations should not occur until the end of verse 17.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

פָּקֹ֤ד פָּקַ֨דְתִּי֙

to_watch I_watched

The word translated attended often means God is coming to take action. Translate this phrase in a way that communicates God’s focused, caring observation.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

פָּקֹ֤ד פָּקַ֨דְתִּי֙

to_watch I_watched

Here, attended is repeated in Hebrew. The Hebrew practice of verb repetition for intensification cannot be directly translated into English. This expresses the intensity, certainty, or clarity of Yahweh’s having attended to how his people were suffering. Use a natural form of strengthening a verb from your language.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / youdual

אֶתְ⁠כֶ֔ם

DOM,you_all

The word you refers to the people of Israel. If your language uses different forms of “you” depending on the number of people addressed, use a plural form here.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הֶ⁠עָשׂ֥וּי

the,done

The focus of this passive is the mistreatment being done to the Israelites, not on who is doing it. In fact, in Egypt further dissociates the actors from this sentence. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language, as in the UST.

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠מִצְרָֽיִם

in/on/at/with,Egypt

The phrase in Egypt is a metonym for the Egyptian oppressors. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternative translation: “by the Egyptians”

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