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OET (OET-RV) and pleaded, “Truly, I I thought that you must hate her, so I gave her to your close friend. But wouldn’t her younger sister be better anyway? Please, would you take her instead.”
OET-LV And_he/it_said father_her really_(think) I_thought if/because_that utterly_(hate) hated_her and_gave_her to_companion_your not sister_her the_younger good from_her/it let_her_belong please to/for_yourself(m) instead_her.
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֗יהָ אָמֹ֤ר אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ כִּי־שָׂנֹ֣א שְׂנֵאתָ֔הּ וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ הֲלֹ֨א אֲחֹתָ֤הּ הַקְּטַנָּה֙ טוֹבָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נָּה תְּהִי־נָ֥א לְךָ֖ תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer ʼāⱱiyhā ʼāmor ʼāmartī kī-sānoʼ sənēʼtāh vāʼettənennāh ləmērēˊekā hₐloʼ ʼₐḩotāh haqqəţannāh ţōⱱāh mimmennāh təhī-nāʼ ləkā taḩteyhā.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτὴς, λέγων, εἶπα ὅτι μισῶν ἐμίσησας αὐτὴν, καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτὴν ἑνὶ τῶν ἐκ τῶν φίλων σου· μὴ οὐχὶ ἡ ἀδελφὴ αὐτῆς ἡ νεωτέρα ἀγαθωτέρα ὑπὲρ αὐτήν; ἔστω δή σοι ἀντὶ αὐτῆς.
(Kai eipen ho pataʸr autaʸs, legōn, eipa hoti misōn emisaʸsas autaʸn, kai edōka autaʸn heni tōn ek tōn filōn sou; maʸ ouⱪi haʸ adelfaʸ autaʸs haʸ neōtera agathōtera huper autaʸn; estō daʸ soi anti autaʸs. )
BrTr And her father spoke, saying, I said that thou didst surely hate her, and I gave her to one of thy friends: is not her younger sister better than she? let her be to thee instead of her.
ULT Her father said, “Truly I said that surely you hated her, so I gave her to your close friend. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please may she be yours in her place.”
UST He said to Samson, “I really thought that you hated her. So I gave her to the man who was your best friend at the wedding, and she has married him. But look, her younger sister is more beautiful than she is. Take her instead.”
BSB § “I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE Her father said, “I most certainly thought that you utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Her father said, “I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!”
LSV and her father says, “I certainly said that you surely hated her, and I give her to your companion; is her younger sister not better than she? Please let her be to you instead of her.”
FBV “I thought you must totally hate her, so I gave her to your best man,” he told Samson. “But her younger sister is even more attractive—why don't you marry her instead?”
T4T He said to Samson, “I really thought that you hated her. So I gave her to the man who had been your best man at the wedding, and she married him. But look, her younger sister is [RHQ] more beautiful than she is. You can marry her!”
LEB Her father said, “I really thought that you hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please, take her instead.”[fn]
15:2 Literally “let her be in the place of her”
BBE And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS And her father said: 'I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion; is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.'
ASV And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
DRA I thought thou hadst hated her, and therefore I gave her to thy friend: but she hath a sister, who is younger and fairer than she, take her to wife instead of her.
YLT and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister — the young one — better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.'
Drby And her father said, I verily thought that thou didst utterly hate her; therefore I gave her to thy companion. Is not her younger sister fairer than she? Let her, I pray thee, be thine instead of her.
RV And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
Wbstr And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
KJB-1769 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.[fn]
(And her father said, I verily/truly thought that thou/you hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy/your companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee/you, instead of her. )
15.2 take…: Heb. let her be thine
KJB-1611 [fn]And her father saide, I verily thought that thou haddest vtterly hated her, therfore I gaue her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer then she? take her, I pray thee, in stead of her.
(And her father said, I verily/truly thought that thou/you haddest utterly hated her, therefore I gave her to thy/your companion: is not her younger sister fairer then she? take her, I pray thee/you, instead of her.)
15:2 Heb. let her be thine.
Bshps And her father sayde, I thought that thou haddest hated her, & therfore gaue I her to thy companion: Is not her younger sister fayrer then she? Take her I pray thee, in steade of the other.
(And her father said, I thought that thou/you haddest hated her, and therefore gave I her to thy/your companion: Is not her younger sister fayrer then she? Take her I pray thee/you, in stead of the other.)
Gnva And her father sayde, I thought that thou hadst hated her: therefore gaue I her to thy companion. Is not her yonger sister fayrer then shee? take her, I pray thee, in stead of the other.
(And her father said, I thought that thou/you hadst hated her: therefore gave I her to thy/your companion. Is not her yonger sister fayrer then shee? take her, I pray thee/you, instead of the other. )
Cvdl and sayde: I thoughte thou wast displeased at her, and I gaue her vnto thy frende. But she hath a yonger sister which is more beutyfull then she, let ye same be thine for her.
(and said: I thought thou/you wast displeased at her, and I gave her unto thy/your friend. But she hath/has a yonger sister which is more beutyfull then she, let ye/you_all same be thine/your for her.)
Wycl Y gesside that thou haddist hatid hir, and therfor Y yaf hir to thi freend; but sche hath a sistir, which is yongere and fairere than sche, be sche `wijf to thee for hir.
(I gesside that thou/you haddist hatid her, and therefore I gave her to thy/your friend; but she hath/has a sister, which is yongere and fairere than sche, be she `wijf to thee/you for her.)
Luth und sprach: Ich meinte, du wärest ihr gram worden, und habe sie deinem Freunde gegeben. Sie hat aber eine jüngere Schwester, die ist schöner denn sie; die laß dein sein für diese.
(and spoke: I meinte, you wärest you/their/her gram worden, and have they/she/them your friends given. They/She has but one jüngere Schwester, the is schöner because sie; the let your his for diese.)
ClVg Putavi quod odisses eam, et ideo tradidi illam amico tuo: sed habet sororem, quæ junior et pulchrior illa est: sit tibi pro ea uxor.
(Putavi that odisses eam, and ideo tradidi illam amico tuo: but habet sororem, which yunior and pulchrior that it_is: let_it_be to_you for ea uxor. )
15:2 The father may have thought that his daughter had been abandoned (see study note on 14:20). The father’s offer of the younger sister might have been an attempt to remedy his own treachery.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication
אָמֹ֤ר אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ & שָׂנֹ֥א שְׂנֵאתָ֖הּ
to_say (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said father,her to_say I_say that/for/because/then/when to_hate hated,her and,gave,her to,companion,your ?,not sister,her the,younger beautiful from=her/it be now to/for=yourself(m) instead,her )
The father is repeating the verb say and hate in order to intensify the idea that it expresses. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “I said to myself ... you truly hated her”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
הֲלֹ֨א אֲחוֹתָ֤הּ הַקְּטַנָּה֙ טוֹבָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נָּה
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said father,her to_say I_say that/for/because/then/when to_hate hated,her and,gave,her to,companion,your ?,not sister,her the,younger beautiful from=her/it be now to/for=yourself(m) instead,her )
The father is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Her younger sister is certainly better than she is!”