JDG 5:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Kings came and made war.
⇔ Then the Canaanite kings fought at Taanak,
⇔ at the Megiddo springs.
⇔ But they weren’t able to plunder any silver.

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 ἦλθον αὐτῶν. Βασιλεῖς παρετάξαντο, τότε ἐπολέμησαν βασιλεῖς Χαναὰν ἐν Θαναὰχ ἐπὶ ὕδατι Μαγεδδὼ, δῶρον ἀργυρίου οὐκ ἔλαβον.
(aʸlthon autōn. Basileis paretaxanto, tote epolemaʸsan basileis Ⱪanaʼan en Thanaʼaⱪ epi hudati Mageddō, dōron arguriou ouk elabon. )

BrTr Kings set themselves in array, then the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanaach at the water of Mageddo; they took no gift of money.

ULT Kings came, they did battle;
⇔ at that time the kings of Canaan did battle at Taanach
⇔ along the waters of Megiddo.
⇔ Plunder of silver they did not take.

UST The kings of Canaan fought us at Taanach, near the springs in Megiddo Valley.
⇔ But since they did not defeat us,
⇔ they did not carry away any silver or other treasures from the battle.

BSB Kings came and fought;
⇔ then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach
⇔ by the waters of Megiddo,
⇔ but they took no plunder of silver.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE ⇔ “The kings came and fought,
⇔ then the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo.
⇔ They took no plunder of silver.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Kings came, they fought;
⇔ the kings of Canaan fought,
⇔ at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo,
⇔ but they took no silver as plunder.

LSV Kings came—they fought; Then kings of Canaan fought,
In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They did not take gain of money!

FBV Kings came and fought, the Canaanite kings fought at Taanach near the waters of Megiddo, but they didn't get any silver plunder.[fn]

5:19 They did not receive the plunder they hoped for from joining the battle against the Israelites.

T4T ⇔ “The kings of Canaan fought us at Taanach, near the springs in Megiddo Valley.
⇔ But since they did not defeat us,
⇔ they did not carry away any silver or other treasures from the battle.

LEB • then the kings of Canaan fought; • at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, • they got no plunder in silver.

BBE The kings came on to the fight, the kings of Canaan were warring; in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they took no profit in money.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS The kings came, they fought; then fought the kings of Canaan, in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

ASV ⇔ The kings came and fought;
⇔ Then fought the kings of Canaan,
⇔ In Taanach by the waters of Megiddo:
⇔ They took no gain of money.

DRA The kings came and fought, the kings of Chanaan fought in Thanach by the waters of Mageddo, and yet they took no spoils.

YLT Kings came — they fought; Then fought kings of Canaan, In Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; Gain of money they took not!

Drby Kings came, — they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.

RV The kings came and fought; then fought the kings of Canaan; in Taanach by the waters of Meggido: they took no gain of money.

Wbstr The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Tanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

KJB-1769 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.

KJB-1611 The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, they tooke no gaine of money.
(The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo, they took no gaine of money.)

Bshps The kynges came and fought, then fought ye kynges of Chanaan in Thanach by the waters of Megiddo, and wan no money.
(The kings came and fought, then fought ye/you_all kings of Chanaan in Thanach by the waters of Megiddo, and wan no money.)

Gnva The Kings came and fought: then fought the Kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they receiued no gaine of money.
(The Kings came and fought: then fought the Kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo: they received no gaine of money. )

Cvdl The kynges came & foughte, then foughte ye kynges of the Cananites at Thaanah by the water of Megiddo, but spoyle of money broughte they not there from.
(The kings came and foughte, then fought ye/you_all kings of the Canaanites at Thaanah by the water of Megiddo, but spoil of money brought they not there from.)

Wycl Kyngis camen, and fouyten; kyngis of Canaan fouyten in Thanath, bisidis the watris of Magedon; and netheles thei token no thing bi prey.
(Kyngis came, and fouyten; kings of Canaan fought in Thanath, besides the waters of Magedon; and netheles they token no thing by prey.)

Luth Die Könige kamen und stritten; da stritten die Könige der Kanaaniter zu Thaanach, am Wasser Megiddo; aber sie brachten keinen Gewinn davon.
(The kings/king came and argued/fought; there argued/fought the kings/king the/of_the Kanaaniter to Thaanach, in/at/on_the water Megiddo; but they/she/them brought none Gewinn of_that.)

ClVg [Venerunt reges et pugnaverunt: pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach juxta aquas Mageddo, et tamen nihil tulere prædantes.
([Venerunt reges and pugnaverunt: pugnaverunt reges Chanaan in Thanach next_to waters Mageddo, and tamen nihil tulere prædantes. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בָּ֤אוּ מְלָכִים֙ נִלְחָ֔מוּ אָ֤ז נִלְחֲמוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י כְנַ֔עַן

they_went kings fought then fought kings_of Kinaˊan/(Canaan)

Chapter 4 describes only Jabin oppressing the Israelites and only his army attacking Barak and his forces. However, it also describes Jabin as the “king of Canaan” (4:2), suggesting that other Canaanite kings were his subjects or allies. The song may be referring to such kings implicitly here. Alternate translation: [Then the armies of Jabin and his Canaanite allies came and fought]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בָּ֤אוּ מְלָכִים֙ & מַלְכֵ֣י כְנַ֔עַן

they_went kings & kings_of Kinaˊan/(Canaan)

The song is using the term kings to refer to them and their armies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Kings came with their armies … the armies of the kings of Canaan]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נִלְחָ֔מוּ & נִלְחֲמוּ֙ מַלְכֵ֣י כְנַ֔עַן

fought & fought kings_of Kinaˊan/(Canaan)

The song is leaving some information implicit that it assumes readers will understand. The meaning is not that these kings fought with each other, but that they fought against the Israelites. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [they fought against us Israelites … the kings of Canaan fought against us]

Note 4 topic: translate-names

בְּ⁠תַעְנַ֖ךְ & מְגִדּ֑וֹ

in/on/at/with,Taanach & Məgiddō

See how you translated the names of the cities of Taanach and Megiddo in 1:27.

Note 5 topic: translate-metonymy

מֵ֣י מְגִדּ֑וֹ

waters_of Məgiddō

Here the song is referring to the Kishon River as the waters of Megiddo by association with the fact that the river flows through the plain of Megiddo, also known as the valley of Jezreel, where the battle against Sisera was fought. You could use the name Kishon River here if that would help your readers to recognize that the song is describing the same waters as in 5:21. Alternate translation: [the Kishon River]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בֶּ֥צַע כֶּ֖סֶף לֹ֥א לָקָֽחוּ

plunder_of silver not got

The song is using silver, one thing that armies might take as plunder, to mean plunder of all kinds. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [But they did not take any plunder]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֶּ֥צַע כֶּ֖סֶף לֹ֥א לָקָֽחוּ

plunder_of silver not got

The song is using taking plunder to mean winning the battle, by association with the way that victorious armies take plunder. Alternate translation: [But they did not win the battle]

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