EXO 4:23 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and he asked you to let that son go so that he can serve him. But you refused to let Yisra’el go, so Yahweh will kill your oldest son.’ ”

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Εἶπα δέ σοι, ἐξαπόστειλον τὸν λαόν μου, ἵνα μοι λατρεύσῃ· εἰ μὲν οὖν μὴ βούλει ἐξαποστεῖλαι αὐτούς, ὅρα οὖν, ἐγὼ ἀποκτένῶ τὸν υἱόν σου τὸν πρωτότοκον.
(Eipa de soi, exaposteilon ton laon mou, hina moi latreusaʸ; ei men oun maʸ boulei exaposteilai autous, hora oun, egō apoktenō ton huion sou ton prōtotokon. )

BrTr And I said to thee, Send away my people, that they may serve me: now if thou wilt not send them away, see, I will slay thy first-born son.

ULT and I said to you, ‘Let my son go that he may serve me.’ But you have refused to let him go. Behold, I shall kill your son, your firstborn.” ’ ”

UST and when I told you, ‘Let my son go, so that he may worship me,’ you refused. Therefore, I will kill your firstborn son!” ’ ”

BSB and I told you to let My son go so that he may worship Me. But since you have refused to let him go, behold, I will kill your firstborn son!’ ”

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WEBBE and I have said to you, “Let my son go, that he may serve me;” and you have refused to let him go. Behold, I will kill your firstborn son.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET and I said to you, ‘Let my son go that he may serve me,’ but since you have refused to let him go, I will surely kill your son, your firstborn!” ’ ”

LSV and I say to you, send My son away, and he serves Me; and [if] you refuse to send him away, behold, I am slaying your son, your firstborn.”

FBV I ordered you to let my son go so he can worship me. But you refused to release him, so I will now kill your firstborn son.”

T4T I told you to let my people [MTY] leave Egypt, in order that they may worship me in the desert. If you refuse to let them go, I warn you, I will kill your firstborn son!” ’ ”

LEB And I said to you, “Release my son and let him serve me,” but you refused to release him. Look, I am about to kill your son, your firstborn.’ ”

BBE And I said to you, Let my son go, so that he may give me worship; and you did not let him go: so now I will put the first of your sons to death.

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JPS And I have said unto thee: Let My son go, that he may serve Me; and thou hast refused to let him go. Behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.' —

ASV and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy first-born.

DRA I have said to thee: Let my son go, that he may serve me, and thou wouldst not let him go: behold I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.

YLT and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and — thou dost refuse to send him away — lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.'

Drby And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will kill thy son, thy firstborn.

RV and I have said unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me; and thou hast refused to let him go: behold, I will slay thy son, thy firstborn.

Wbstr And I say to thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou shalt refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy first-born.

KJB-1769 And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy firstborn.
(And I say unto thee/you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou/you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy/your son, even thy/your firstborn. )

KJB-1611 And I say vnto thee, let my sonne goe, that he may serue mee: and if thou refuse to let him goe, behold, I will slay thy sonne, euen thy first borne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And I sayde vnto thee, that thou let my sonne go, that he may serue me. And if thou refuse to let him go: beholde, I do slay thy sonne euen thy first borne.
(And I said unto thee/you, that thou/you let my son go, that he may serve me. And if thou/you refuse to let him go: behold, I do slay thy/your son even thy/your firstborn.)

Gnva Wherefore I say to thee, Let my sonne go, that he may serue me: if thou refuse to let him goe, beholde, I will slay thy sonne, euen thy first borne.
(Wherefore I say to thee/you, Let my son go, that he may serve me: if thou/you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay thy/your son, even thy/your firstborn. )

Cvdl & I saye vnto the: Let my sonne go, yt he maye serue me: Yf thou wilt not let him go, then wil I slaye thy firstborne sonne.
(& I say unto them: Let my son go, it he may serve me: If thou/you wilt/will not let him go, then will I slay/kill thy/your firstborne son.)

Wycl Y seide to thee, delyuere thou my sone, that he serue me, and thou noldist delyuere hym; lo! Y schal sle thi firste gendrid sone.
(I said to thee/you, deliver thou/you my son, that he serve me, and thou/you noldist deliver him; lo! I shall slay/kill thy/your first gendrid sone.)

Luth und ich gebiete dir, daß du meinen Sohn ziehen lassest, daß er mir diene. Wirst du dich des weigern, so will ich deinen erstgebornen Sohn erwürgen.
(and I gebiete to_you, that you my son ziehen lassest, that he to_me diene. Wirst you you/yourself the weigern, so will I deinen erstgebornen son erwürgen.)

ClVg Dixi tibi: Dimitte filium meum ut serviat mihi; et noluisti dimittere eum: ecce ego interficiam filium tuum primogenitum.
(Dixi tibi: Dimitte son mine as serviat mihi; and noluisti to_release him: behold I interficiam son your primogenitum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

שַׁלַּ֤ח אֶת־בְּנִ⁠י֙ וְ⁠יַֽעַבְדֵ֔⁠נִי

let_~_go DOM son,my and,worship,me

This is a fourth-level quotation. It should be marked in some manner that distinguishes it from the outer levels. (If you chose to translate “Thus says Yahweh” as an indirect quote, this will be a third-level quotation.)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וָ⁠אֹמַ֣ר אֵלֶ֗י⁠ךָ שַׁלַּ֤ח אֶת־בְּנִ⁠י֙ וְ⁠יַֽעַבְדֵ֔⁠נִי וַ⁠תְּמָאֵ֖ן

and,said to,you let_~_go DOM son,my and,worship,me and,refused

The fourth-level quotation here may be a good one to translate as an indirect quotation in order to reduce the levels of quotations in this passage. Alternative translation: “and I told you to let my son go that he may serve me. But you have refused”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנִ⁠י֙

son,my

Yahweh continues to metaphorically speak of Israel as my son. See how you translated it in the previous verse. Alternative translation: “the Israelite nation, which is like a son to me”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / pronouns

וְ⁠יַֽעַבְדֵ֔⁠נִי & לְ⁠שַׁלְּח֑⁠וֹ

and,worship,me & to,let_~_go,him

The pronouns he and him agree with “son.” What you use may depend on how you translated son in the previous verse.

הִנֵּה֙

see/lo/see!

This is used to draw attention to surprising information that follows. Alternative translation: “Know this”

בִּנְ⁠ךָ֖

son,your

Here, your son refers to the actual son of Pharaoh.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

בִּנְ⁠ךָ֖ בְּכֹרֶֽ⁠ךָ

son,your firstborn,your

After this phrase, the three levels of direct quotations end, bringing a complete close to all quotations that started in verses 21 and 22. If you are using direct quotations, at the end of this verse you should have three closing markers: third level, second level and first level. In English, it looks like “ ’ ” (without spaces).

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