JDG 21:22 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When their fathers or brothers complain to us, we’ll tell them, “Let them have them since we didn’t find you for them. And you all won’t be guilty of giving them to the Benyamites because they stole them.

21:22 Variant note: ל/רוב: (x-qere) ’לָ/רִ֣יב’: lemma_l/7378 n_1.1.1.0 morph_HR/Vqc id_0752H לָ/רִ֣יב

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 ἔσται ὅταν ἔλθωσιν οἱ πατέρες αὐτῶν ἢ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν κρίνεσθαι πρὸς ἡμᾶς, καὶ ἐροῦμεν αὐτοῖς, ἔλεος ποιήσατε ἡμῖν αὐτὰς, ὅτι οὐκ ἐλάβομεν ἀνὴρ γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ παρατάξει, ὅτι οὐχ ὑμεῖς ἐδώκατε αὐτοῖς, ὡς κλῆρος πλημμελήσατε.
(Kai estai hotan elthōsin hoi pateres autōn aʸ hoi adelfoi autōn krinesthai pros haʸmas, kai eroumen autois, eleos poiaʸsate haʸmin autas, hoti ouk elabomen anaʸr gunaika autou en taʸ parataxei, hoti ouⱪ humeis edōkate autois, hōs klaʸros plaʸmmelaʸsate. )

BrTr And it shall come to pass, when their fathers or their brethren come to dispute with us, that we will say to them, Grant them freely to us, for we have not taken every man his wife in the battle: because ye did not give to them [fn]according to the occasion, ye transgressed.

ULT It will happen, when their fathers or their brothers come out to argue with us, that we will say to them, ‘Give them freely to us, because we did not take for each man his wife in the battle. Since you did not give them at that time, you would be guilty.’ ”

UST If their fathers or brothers come to us and complain about what you have done, we will say to them, ‘Act kindly toward the men of the tribe of Benjamin. When we fought them, we did not leave any women alive to become their wives, and you did not give those young women to the men from the tribe of Benjamin. They stole them. So you will not be guilty, even though you said that you would not give any of your daughters to marry one of them.’ ”

BSB When their fathers or brothers come to us to complain, we will tell them, ‘Do us a favor by helping them, since we did not get wives for each of them in the war. Since you did not actually give them your daughters, you have no guilt.’ ”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE It shall be, when their fathers or their brothers come to complain to us, that we will say to them, ‘Grant them graciously to us, because we didn’t take for each man his wife in battle, neither did you give them to them; otherwise you would now be guilty.’ ”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When their fathers or brothers come and protest to us, we’ll say to them, “Do us a favor and let them be, for we could not get each one a wife through battle. Don’t worry about breaking your oath! You would only be guilty if you had voluntarily given them wives.’ ”

LSV and it has been, when their fathers or their brothers come in to plead to us, that we have said to them, Favor us [by] them, for we have not each taken his wife in battle, for you have not given [wives] to them at this time, [so] you are [not] guilty.”

FBV If their fathers or brothers come complaining to us, we'll tell them, ‘Please do us a favor, because we couldn't find enough wives for them in the war.[fn] And it's not as if you're guilty of breaking the oath since you didn't give them in marriage.”

21:22 Referring to the attack on Jabesh-gilead

T4T If their fathers or brothers come to us and complain about what you have done, we will say to them, ‘Be kind to the men of the tribe of Benjamin. When we fought them, we did not leave any women alive to become their wives, and you did not give those young women to the men from the tribe of Benjamin. They stole them. So you will not be guilty, even though you said that you would not allow any of your daughters to marry one of them.’ ”

LEB And if their fathers or their brothers complain to us, we will say to them, ‘Allow us to have them, because we did not capture a wife for each man in the battle, and because you did not give them to them, or else[fn] you would have been guilty.’ ”

21:22 Literally “as the time”

BBE And when their fathers or their brothers come and make trouble, you are to say to them, Give them to us as an act of grace; for we did not take them as wives for ourselves in war; and if you yourselves had given them to us you would have been responsible for the broken oath.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to strive with us, that we will say unto them: Grant them graciously unto us; because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle; neither did ye give them unto them, that ye should now be guilty.'

ASV And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us, because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle, neither did ye give them unto them, else would ye now be guilty.

DRA And when their fathers and their brethren shall come, and shall begin to complain against you, and to chide, we will say to them: Have pity on them for they took them not away as by the right of war or conquest, but when they asked to have them, you gave them not, and the fault was committed on your part.

YLT and it hath been, when their fathers or their brethren come in to plead unto us, that we have said unto them, Favour us [by] them, for we have not taken [to] each his wife in battle, for ye — ye have not given to them at this time [that] ye are guilty.'

Drby And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain to us, that we will say to them, Gratify us with them, because we did not take each man his wife in the war; for ye did not give them to them, that ye should now be guilty.

RV And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to complain unto us, that we will say unto them, Grant them graciously unto us: because we took not for each man of them his wife in battle: neither did ye give them unto them; else would ye now be guilty.

Wbstr And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come to us to complain, that we will say to them, Be favorable to them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give to them at this time, that ye should be guilty.

KJB-1769 And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye did not give unto them at this time, that ye should be guilty.[fn]
(And it shall be, when their fathers or their brethren/brothers come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye/you_all did not give unto them at this time, that ye/you_all should be guilty. )

21.22 Be favourable…: or, Gratify us in them

KJB-1611 [fn]And it shall bee when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, that we will say vnto them, Bee fauourable vnto them for our sakes: because we reserued not to each man his wife in the warre: for yee did not giue vnto them at this time, that you should be guiltie.
(And it shall be when their fathers or their brethren/brothers come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them, Be favourable unto them for our sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war: for ye/you_all did not give unto them at this time, that you should be guiltie.)

21:22 Or, gratifie vs in them.

Bshps And when their fathers or brethren come vnto vs to complayne, we will say vnto them, Haue pitie on vs for their sakes: because we reserued not to eche man his wyfe in tyme of warre, neither haue ye geuen vnto them, that ye should sinne at this time.
(And when their fathers or brethren/brothers come unto us to complayne, we will say unto them, Have pity on us for their sakes: because we reserved not to each man his wife in time of war, neither have ye/you_all given unto them, that ye/you_all should sin at this time.)

Gnva And when their fathers or their brethren come vnto vs to complaine, we wil say vnto them, Haue pitie on them for our sakes, because we reserued not to eche man his wife in the warre, and because ye haue not giuen vnto them hitherto, ye haue sinned.
(And when their fathers or their brethren/brothers come unto us to complain, we will say unto them, Have pity on them for our sakes, because we reserved not to each man his wife in the war, and because ye/you_all have not given unto them hitherto, ye/you_all have sinned. )

Cvdl As for their fathers and brethren, whan they come to lawe with vs, we wyll saye vnto them: Be fauourable to them, for they haue not taken the in battaill: but ye gaue the not vnto them by time, and it is youre faute.
(As for their fathers and brethren/brothers, when they come to law with us, we will say unto them: Be favourable to them, for they have not taken the in battaill: but ye/you_all gave the not unto them by time, and it is your(pl) faute.)

Wycl And whanne the fadris and britheren of hem schulen come, and bigynne to pleyne and plete ayens you, we schulen seie to hem, Haue ye mercy of hem; for thei rauyschiden not hem bi riyt of fiyteris and ouercomeris, but ye `yauen not to hem preiynge that thei schulden take; and the synne is of youre part.
(And when the fathers and brethren/brothers of them should come, and bigynne to pleyne and plete against you, we should say to them, Have ye/you_all mercy of hem; for they rauyschiden not them by right of fightris and overcomeris, but ye/you_all `yauen not to them preiynge that they should take; and the sin is of your(pl) part.)

Luth Wenn aber ihre Väter oder Brüder kommen, mit uns zu rechten, wollen wir zu ihnen sagen: Seid ihnen gnädig, denn wir haben sie nicht genommen mit Streit, sondern ihr wolltet sie ihnen nicht geben; die Schuld ist jetzt euer.
(When but their/her fathers or brothers coming, with us/to_us/ourselves to rechten, wollen we/us to to_them say: Seid to_them gnädig, because we/us have they/she/them not taken with battle, rather you/their/her wantedt they/she/them to_them not geben; the Schuld is jetzt euer.)

ClVg Cumque venerint patres earum, ac fratres, et adversum vos queri cœperint atque jurgari, dicemus eis: Miseremini eorum: non enim rapuerunt eas jure bellantium atque victorum: sed rogantibus ut acciperent, non dedistis, et a vestra parte peccatum est.
(Cumque venerint patres of_them, ac brothers, and adversum you queri cœperint atque yurgari, dicemus eis: Miseremini their: not/no because rapuerunt eas yure bellantium atque victorum: but rogantibus as acciperent, not/no dedistis, and from vestra in_part/partly peccatum it_is. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

that we will say to them, ‘Grant us them, for we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle. For you have not given to them at {this} time, {that} you should be guilty.’

(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_was that/for/because/then/when they_went fathers,their or brothers,their to,complain to,us and,say to,them generous,us DOM,them that/for/because/then/when not capture (a)_man his/its=wife/woman in/on/at/with,battle that/for/because/then/when not you_all give to/for=them at_the,time guilty )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “that we will ask them to grant them to us since we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle. We will tell them that they will not be guilty, since they have not given to them at this time”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

Grant us them, for we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: “Since we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle, grant us them”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

we did not take, a man his wife, in the battle

The elders assume that their listeners will understand that they mean they did not take any married women as captives in the battle at Jabesh Gilead. The implication is that as a result, there are not enough wives for the surviving Benjaminites. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “we did not take any married women as captives in the battle against Jabesh Gilead whom we might now give to the Benjaminites, so there will not be enough wives for the surviving Benjaminites without your daughters and sisters”

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