JDG 8:31 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ παλλακὴ αὐτοῦ ἦν ἐν Συχὲμ, καὶ ἔτεκεν αὐτῷ καί γε αὐτὴ υἱὸν, καὶ ἔθηκε τὸ ὄνομα Ἀβιμέλεχ.
(Kai pallakaʸ autou aʸn en Suⱪem, kai eteken autōi kai ge autaʸ huion, kai ethaʸke to onoma Abimeleⱪ. )

BrTr And his concubine was in Sychem, and she also bore him a son, and gave him the name Abimelech.

ULT His concubine, who was in Shechem, even she bore him a son, and he made his name Abimelech.

UST He also had a slave wife in the city of Shechem, who bore him a son whom he named Abimelech.

BSB His concubine, who dwelt in Shechem, also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also gave him a son, whom he named Abimelech.

LSV and his concubine, who [is] in Shechem, has borne to him—even she—a son, and he appoints his name Abimelech.

FBV His concubine, who lived in Shechem, also had a son. He named him Abimelech.

T4T He also had a slave wife in Shechem town, who bore him a son whom he named Abimelech.

LEB His concubine who was in Shechem also bore for him a son, and he named him[fn] Abimelech.

8:31 Literally “he set his name”

BBE And the servant-wife he had in Shechem had a son by him, to whom he gave the name Abimelech.

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JPS And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

ASV And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

DRA And his concubine, that he had in Sichem, bore him a son, whose name was Abimelech.

YLT and his concubine, who [is] in Shechem, hath born to him — even she — a son, and he appointeth his name Abimelech.

Drby And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he gave him the name of Abimelech.

RV And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.

Wbstr And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.

KJB-1769 And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bare him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.[fn]

8.31 called: Heb. set

KJB-1611 [fn]And his concubine that was in Shechem, shee also bare him a sonne, whose name he called Abimelech.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

8:31 Heb. set.

Bshps And his cocubine that was in Sichem bare him a sonne also, whose name he called Abimelech.
(And his cocubine that was in Sichem bare him a son also, whose name he called Abimelech.)

Gnva And his concubine that was in Shechem, bare him a sonne also, whose name he called Abimelech.
(And his concubine that was in Shechem, bare him a son also, whose name he called Abimelech. )

Cvdl And his concubyne which he had at Siche, bare him a sonne also, whom he called Abimelech.
(And his concubine which he had at Siche, bare him a son also, whom he called Abimelech.)

Wycl Forsothe a concubyn, `that is, secoundarie wijf, of hym, whom he hadde in Sichem, gendride to hym a sone, Abymelech bi name.
(Forsothe a concubyn, `that is, secoundarie wife, of him, whom he had in Sichem, begat/gave_birth_to to him a son, Abymelech by name.)

Luth Und sein Kebsweib, das er zu Sichem hatte, gebar ihm auch einen Sohn; den nannte er Abimelech.
(And his Kebsweib, the he to Sichem had, gebar him also a son; the nannte he Abimelech.)

ClVg Concubina autem illius, quam habebat in Sichem, genuit ei filium nomine Abimelech.
(Concubina however illius, how had in Sichem, genuit to_him son nomine Abimelech. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ

ʼAⱱīmelek

The author is introducing Abimelek as a new participant in the story. He will be the main character in Chapter 9. If your language has its own way of introducing new participants, you can use it here in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ

ʼAⱱīmelek

The author could assume that his original audience would know that the Hebrew name Abimelek means “my father is king.” While Gideon had refused to become the actual king of Israel, he may have given this name to his son to suggest that he was, in a sense, a king, since he had been offered the kingship. Unfortunately this seems to have made Abimelek ambitious to become an actual king, with disastrous consequences, as Chapter 9 describes. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate the meaning of this name explicitly in your translation. Alternate translation: “Abimelek, which means ‘my father is king’”

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