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BrLXX Καὶ ἔλαβεν ἀπὸ τοῦ σπέρματος τῆς γῆς, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτὸ εἰς τὸ πεδίον φυτὸν ἐφʼ ὕδατι πολλῷ, ἐπιβλεπόμενον ἐταξεν αὐτό.
(Kai elaben apo tou spermatos taʸs gaʸs, kai edōken auto eis to pedion futon efʼ hudati pollōi, epiblepomenon etaxen auto. )

BrTr And he took of the seed of the land, and sowed it in a field planted by much water; he set it in a conspicuous place.

ULT He also took some seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil.
⇔ He placed it beside a large body of water like a willow.

UST Then that eagle took a seedling from your country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside a stream that had plenty of water.

BSB He took some of the seed of the land
⇔ and planted it in fertile soil;[fn]
⇔ he placed it by abundant waters
⇔ and set it out like a willow.

OEB He took also some of the seed of the land, and planted it in fruitful soil; he plantedh it beside abundant waters; he set it as a slip that it might sprout

WEBBE “‘“He also took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fruitful soil. He placed it beside many waters. He set it as a willow tree.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He took one of the seedlings of the land,
⇔ placed it in a cultivated plot;
⇔ a shoot by abundant water,
⇔ like a willow he planted it.

LSV And he takes of the seed of the land,
And puts it in a field of seed,
He took [it] by many waters,
He has set it in a conspicuous place.

FBV He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in good soil beside a large river where he could grow it like a willow.

T4T Then that eagle took a seedling from your country and planted it in a fertile field. He planted it like people plant a willow tree, alongside a stream that had plenty of water.

LEB and he took from the seed of the land and placed it in fertile soil[fn] on[fn] many waters; like a willow he planted it.

17:5 Literally “a field of seed”

17:5 Or “by”

BBE And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree.

Moff No Moff EZE book available

JPS He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters, he set it as a slip.

ASV He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow-tree.

DRA And he took of the seed of the land, and put it in the ground for seed, that it might take a firm root over many waters: he planted it on the surface of the earth.

YLT And it taketh of the seed of the land, And doth put it in a field of seed, To take by many waters, In a conspicuous place it hath set it.

Drby And he took of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, he set it as a willow tree.

RV He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful soil; he placed it beside many waters; he set it as a willow tree.

Wbstr He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.

KJB-1769 He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.[fn]

17.5 planted…: Heb. put it in a field of seed

KJB-1611 [fn]Hee tooke also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitfull field, he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.
(He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitfull field, he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree.)

17:5 Hebr. put it in a field of seed.

Bshps He toke also of the seede of the land, and planted it in a fruiteful grounde, he brought it vnto great waters, and set it in an open trenche.
(He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruiteful ground, he brought it unto great waters, and set it in an open trenche.)

Gnva Hee tooke also of the seede of the lande, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: hee placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree.
(He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitfull ground: he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willowe tree. )

Cvdl He toke also a braunch of the londe, and planted it in a frutefull grounde, he brought it vnto greate waters, & set it as a willye tre therby.
(He took also a branch of the land, and planted it in a frutefull ground, he brought it unto great waters, and set it as a willye tree therby.)

Wycl And he took of the seed of the lond, and settide it in the lond for seed, that it schulde make stidfast roote on many watris; he settide it in the hiyere part.
(And he took of the seed of the land, and set it in the land for seed, that it should make steadfast root on many waters; he set it in the hiyere part.)

Luth Er nahm auch Samen aus demselbigen Lande und säete ihn in dasselbige gute Land, da viel Wassers ist, und setzte es lose hin.
(He took also seed/seeds out_of demselbigen land and säete him/it in dasselbige gute Land, there many waters is, and sat it lose hin.)

ClVg Et tulit de semine terræ, et posuit illud in terra pro semine, ut firmaret radicem super aquas multas: in superficie posuit illud.
(And took about semine terræ, and put illud in earth/land for semine, as firmaret radicem over waters multas: in superficie put illud. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

This is a continuation of the parable about the eagle.

(Occurrence 0) He also took

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took some_of,seed the=earth/land and,placed,it in/on/at/with,soil seed placed on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters abundant willow set,it )

The word “he” is the eagle in the parable.

(Occurrence 0) fertile soil

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took some_of,seed the=earth/land and,placed,it in/on/at/with,soil seed placed on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters abundant willow set,it )

Alternate translation: “good ground”

(Occurrence 0) He placed it beside a large body of water

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took some_of,seed the=earth/land and,placed,it in/on/at/with,soil seed placed on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters abundant willow set,it )

Alternate translation: “the eagle planted the seed in a place where there was a lot of water”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) planted it … like a willow

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_took some_of,seed the=earth/land and,placed,it in/on/at/with,soil seed placed on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in waters abundant willow set,it )

Willow trees grow in places where there is a lot of water. If the eagle planted the seed like a willow, it means that he planted it in a place with a lot of water. Alternate translation: “and planted the seed like one would plant a willow tree by water”

Parallel EZE 17:5

General Information: