JDG 4:3 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 ἐκέκραξαν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ πρὸς Κύριον, ὅτι ἐννακόσια ἅρματα σιδηρᾶ ἦν αὐτῷ· καὶ αὐτὸς ἔθλιψε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ κατακράτος εἴκοσι ἔτη.
(Kai ekekraxan hoi huioi Israaʸl pros Kurion, hoti ennakosia harmata sidaʸra aʸn autōi; kai autos ethlipse ton Israaʸl katakratos eikosi etaʸ. )

BrTr And the children of Israel cried to the Lord, because he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed Israel twenty years.

ULT Then the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, for 900 chariots of iron were to him, and he oppressed the sons of Israel with might 20 years.

UST Sisera’s army had 900 chariots that had iron parts. He cruelly oppressed the Israelites for 20 years. Then they pleaded with Yahweh to help them.

BSB Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, because Jabin had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he had harshly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE The children of Israel cried to the LORD, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel for twenty years.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The Israelites cried out for help to the Lord, because Sisera had nine hundred chariots with iron-rimmed wheels, and he cruelly oppressed the Israelites for twenty years.

LSV and the sons of Israel cry to YHWH, for he has nine hundred chariots of iron, and he has oppressed the sons of Israel mightily [for] twenty years.

FBV The Israelites cried out to the Lord to help them, for Sisera had nine hundred iron chariots and he cruelly mistreated them for twenty years.

T4T Sisera’s army had 900 chariots. For 20 years he oppressed the Israelis. Then they pleaded to Yahweh to help them.

LEB No LEB JDG book available

BBE Then the children of Israel made prayer to the Lord; for he had nine hundred iron war-carriages, and for twenty years he was very cruel to the children of Israel.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

ASV And the children of Israel cried unto Jehovah: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

DRA And the children of Israel cried to the Lord: for he had nine hundred chariots set with scythes, and for twenty years had grievously oppressed them.

YLT and the sons of Israel cry unto Jehovah, for he hath nine hundred chariots of iron, and he hath oppressed the sons of Israel mightily twenty years.

Drby And the children of Israel cried to Jehovah; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the children of Israel twenty years.

RV And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

SLT And the sons of Israel will cry to Jehovah; for nine hundred chariots of iron to him; and he pressed the sons of Israel by force twenty years.

Wbstr And the children of Israel cried to the LORD; for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

KJB-1769 And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.

KJB-1611 And the children of Israel cried vnto the LORD: for he had nine hundred charets of yron: and twentie yeres hee mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva Then the children of Israel cryed vnto the Lord: (for he had nine hundreth charets of yron, and twentie yeeres he had vexed the children of Israel very sore)
(Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord: (for he had nine hundredth chariots of iron, and twenty years he had vexed the children of Israel very sore) )

Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available

Wycl No Wycl JDG book available

Luth No Luth JDG book available

ClVg Clamaveruntque filii Israël ad Dominum: nongentos enim habebat falcatos currus, et per viginti annos vehementer oppresserat eos.
(Clamaveruntque children Israel to the_Master: nongentos because had falcatos currus, and through twenty years vehemently oppresserat them. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

כִּ֠י תְּשַׁ֨ע מֵא֤וֹת רֶֽכֶב־בַּרְזֶל֙ ל֔⁠וֹ

that/for/because/then/when nine hundreds chariots_of iron to=him/it

The pronouns him and he seem to refer to Sisera, since these chariots were under his command. Alternate translation: [because Sisera had 900 iron chariots]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

רֶֽכֶב־בַּרְזֶל֙

chariots_of iron

See how you translated the same expression in [1:19](../01/19.md). Alternate translation: [chariots fitted out with iron]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠חָזְקָ֖ה

in/on/at/with,cruelty

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of might, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [mightily]

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