JDG 4:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) She would sit under the palm tree between Ramah and Beyt-El (in the Efrayimite hill country), and people would come to her to have their disputes settled.

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).

BrLXX Καὶ αὐτὴ ἐκάθητο ὑπὸ φοίνικα Δεββῶρα ἀναμέσον τῆς Ῥαμὰ καὶ ἀναμέσον τῆς Βαιθὴλ ἐν τῷ ὄρει Ἐφραίμ· καὶ ἀνέβαινον πρὸς αὐτὴν οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ εἰς κρίσιν.
(Kai autaʸ ekathaʸto hupo foinika Debbōra anameson taʸs Ɽama kai anameson taʸs Baithaʸl en tōi orei Efraim; kai anebainon pros autaʸn hoi huioi Israaʸl eis krisin. )

BrTr And she sat under the palm-tree of Debbora between Rama and Bæthel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel went up to her for judgment.

ULT And she was sitting beneath the Palm Tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel came up to her for justice.

UST She would sit under her palm tree (which people called Deborah’s Palm Tree) at a place between Ramah and Bethel in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived. The Israelites would come to her and ask her to help them settle their disputes.

BSB And she would sit under the Palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, where the Israelites would go up to her for judgment.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE She lived under Deborah’s palm tree between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgement.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET She would sit under the Date Palm Tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the Ephraimite hill country. The Israelites would come up to her to have their disputes settled.

LSV and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up to her for judgment.

FBV She would sit under Deborah's Palm between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the Israelites would go to her for her decisions.[fn]

4:5 Though Deborah is called a “judge,” her role is far more than that of a magistrate. The decisions she made were of national importance, more than the mere settling of legal disputes. In this case, “judging” would have the meaning of “governing.”

T4T She would sit under her palm tree at a place between Ramah and Bethel, in the hilly area where the descendants of Ephraim lived, and people would come to her and ask her to settle disputes between them.

LEB No LEB JDG book available

BBE (And she had her seat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her to be judged.)

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And she sat under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

ASV And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill-country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

DRA And she sat under a palm tree, which was called by her name, between Rama and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for all judgment.

YLT and she is dwelling under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-El, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and the sons of Israel go up unto her for judgment.

Drby And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim; and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

RV And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
(And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in the hill country of Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgement. )

SLT And she will dwell under the palm tree of Deborah, between Ramah and between Bethel, in mount Ephraim: and the sons of Israel will go up to her for judgment.

Wbstr And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.

KJB-1769 And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment.
(And she dwelt under the palm tree of Deborah between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came up to her for judgement. )

KJB-1611 And shee dwelt vnder the palme tree of Deborah, betweene Ramah and Bethel in mount Ephraim: and the children of Israel came vp to her for iudgement.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva And this Deborah dwelt vnder a palme tree, betweene Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came vp to her for iudgement.
(And this Deborah dwelt under a palm tree, between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim, and the children of Israel came up to her for judgement. )

Cvdl No Cvdl JDG book available

Wycl No Wycl JDG book available

Luth No Luth JDG book available

ClVg Et sedebat sub palma, quæ nomine illius vocabatur, inter Rama et Bethel in monte Ephraim: ascendebantque ad eam filii Israël in omne judicium.[fn]
(And sedebat under palma, which by_name of_that vocabatur, between Rama and Bethel in/into/on mountain Ephraim: ascendebantque to her children Israel in/into/on everything judgement. )

4.5 Et sedebat sub palma, etc. ADAM. Vide in quibus locis sedet prophetia, inter excelsa, scilicet, et domum Dei. Nihil humile, nihil vile erga prophetiæ sedem reperiri potest. Sicut Salomon dicit: quod in altis, scilicet portis civitatum, assistat, vel in murorum mœnibus habitet, vel in altis turribus libere agat. Inter domum Dei ergo et excelsa dicitur habitare. Non enim docet quæ super terram sunt quærere, sed quæ in cœlis, ubi Christus est in dextera Dei sedens. Illuc nos hortatur ascendere: illuc discipulos suos molitur movere prophetia.

4.5 And sedebat under palma, etc. ADAM. See in/into/on to_whom places is_sitting prophetia, between excelsa, namely, and home of_God. Nihil humble, nothing vile erga prophecies seat findri can. Like Salomon he_says: that in/into/on high, namely gates civitatum, assistat, or in/into/on murorum mœnibus will_live, or in/into/on high towers libere agat. Inter home of_God therefore and excelsa it_is_said to_live. Not/No because teaches which over the_earth/land are to_seek/search_for, but which in/into/on cœlis, where Christ it_is in/into/on right_hand of_God sedens. Illuc we/us hortatur to_ascend: there/to_that_place discipulos his_own molitur movere prophetia.

RP-GNT No RP-GNT JDG book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

יוֹשֶׁ֨בֶת

sit

In this culture, people in positions of authority such as rulers, teachers, and judges would exercise their authority from a seated position. Deborah sitting beneath the tree was therefore a symbolic action that indicated her role as a judge. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [was judging cases]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / go

וַ⁠יַּעֲל֥וּ

and,came_up

In a context such as this, your language might say “went” instead of came. Alternate translation: [and … went up]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לַ⁠מִּשְׁפָּֽט

for_the,judgment

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of justice, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to have her judge their cases]

Parallel JDG 4:5