JDG 4:17 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But Sisera had fled on foot and ran to Yael’s tent (Heber the Kenite’s wife) because there was peace between King Yabin of Hatsor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

4:17 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

4:17 Note: Marks an anomalous form.

4:17 Note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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).

ULT However Sisera had fled on his feet to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

UST But Sisera ran to Jael’s tent. He did that because Sisera’s master, Jabin of the city of Hazor, was a good friend of her husband Heber.

BSB § Meanwhile, Sisera had fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB However Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

WMB (Same as above)

NET Now Sisera ran away on foot to the tent of Jael, wife of Heber the Kenite, for King Jabin of Hazor and the family of Heber the Kenite had made a peace treaty.

LSV And Sisera has fled on his feet to the tent of Jael wife of Heber the Kenite, for [there is] peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite;

FBV In the meantime Sisera had run away to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was a peace treaty between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

T4T But Sisera ran to Jael’s tent. He did that because his boss, King Jabin of Hazor city, was a good friend of Jael’s husband Heber.

LEB Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite, because there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

BBE But Sisera went in flight on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin, king of Hazor, and the family of Heber the Kenite.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

ASV Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

DRA But Sisara fleeing came to the tent of Jahel the wife of Haber the Cinite, for there was peace between Jabin the king of Asor, and the house of Haber the Cinite.

YLT And Sisera hath fled on his feet unto the tent of Jael wife of Heber the Kenite, for peace [is] between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite;

Drby And Sisera fled on foot to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

RV Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

Wbstr Howbeit, Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

KJB-1769 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace between Jabin the king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

KJB-1611 Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet, to the tent of Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite: for there was peace betweene Iabin the king of Hazor, and the house of Heber the Kenite.
(Modernised spelling is same as used by KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Howebeit Sisara fled away on his feete to the tent of Iael the wife of Haber the Kenite (for there was peace betweene Iabin the king of Hazor, and the houshoulde of Haber the Kenite.)
(Howebeit Sisara fled away on his feet to the tent of Yael the wife of Haber the Kenite (for there was peace between Yabin the king of Hazor, and the houshoulde of Haber the Kenite.))

Gnva Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feete to the tent of Iael the wife of Heber the Kenite: (for peace was betweene Iabin the king of Hazor, and betweene the house of Heber the Kenite)
(Howbeit Sisera fled away on his feet to the tent of Yael the wife of Heber the Kenite: (for peace was between Yabin the king of Hazor, and between the house of Heber the Kenite))

Cvdl As for Sissera, he fled on fote vnto the tente of Iael, ye wife of Heber ye Kenite. For there was peace betwene kynge Iabin at Hasor, & the house of Heber the Kenite.
(As for Sissera, he fled on foot unto the tente of Yael, ye/you_all wife of Heber ye/you_all Kenite. For there was peace between king Yabin at Hasor, and the house of Heber the Kenite.)

Wyc Sotheli Sisara fledde, and cam to the tente of Jahel, the wijf of Aber Cyney; forsothe pees waas bitwixe Jabyn, kyng of Asor, and bitwixe the hows of Aber Cyney.
(Truly Sisara fled, and came to the tente of Yahel, the wife of Aber Cyney; forsothe peace waas between Yabyn, king of Asor, and between the house of Aber Cyney.)

Luth Sissera aber floh zu Fuß in die Hütte Jaels, des Weibes Hebers, des Keniters. Denn der König Jabin zu Hazor und das Haus Hebers, des Keniters, stunden miteinander im Frieden.
(Sissera but floh to foot in the hut/cabin Yaels, the Weibes Hebers, the Keniters. Because the/of_the king Yabin to Hazor and the Haus Hebers, the Keniters, stunden miteinander in_the Frieden.)

ClVg Sisara autem fugiens pervenit ad tentorium Jahel uxoris Haber Cinæi. Erat enim pax inter Jabin regem Asor, et domum Haber Cinæi.
(Sisara however fugiens arrived to tentorium Yahel uxoris Haber Cinæi. Erat because pax between Yabin regem Asor, and home Haber Cinæi.)

BrTr And Sisara fled on his feet to the tent of Jael the wife of Chaber the Kenite his friend: for there was peace between Jabin king of Asor and the house of Chaber the Kenite.

BrLXX Καὶ Σισάρα ἔφυγε τοῖς ποσὶν αὐτοῦ εἰς σκηνὴν Ἰαὴλ γυναικὸς Χαβὲρ ἑταίρου τοῦ Κιναίου· ὅτι εἰρήνη ἦν ἀναμέσον Ἰαβὶν βασιλέως Ἀσὼρ καὶ ἀναμέσον τοῦ οἴκου Χαβὲρ τοῦ Κιναίου.
(Kai Sisara efuge tois posin autou eis skaʸnaʸn Yaaʸl gunaikos Ⱪaber hetairou tou Kinaiou; hoti eiraʸnaʸ aʸn anameson Yabin basileōs Asōr kai anameson tou oikou Ⱪaber tou Kinaiou.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

נָ֣ס בְּ⁠רַגְלָ֔י⁠ו

fled in/on/at/with,foot,him

See how you translated the same expression in 4:15. Alternate translation: “ran away”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

יָעֵ֔ל

Yāˊēl/(Jael)

The word Jael is the name of a woman.

Note 3 topic: writing-background

כִּ֣י שָׁל֗וֹם בֵּ֚ין יָבִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־ חָצ֔וֹר וּ⁠בֵ֕ין בֵּ֖ית חֶ֥בֶר הַ⁠קֵּינִֽי

that/for/because/then/when peace between Yāⱱīn/(Jabin) king Ḩāʦōr and=between house_of Ḩeⱱer the,Kenite

Here the author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. Since there was peace between Jabin and Heber, Sisera felt that he could safely go to Heber’s compound and find protection there. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠בֵ֕ין בֵּ֖ית חֶ֥בֶר הַ⁠קֵּינִֽי

and=between house_of Ḩeⱱer the,Kenite

The author is using the term house to mean an entire household living together. Alternate translation: “and the extended family of Heber the Kenite”

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