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OET (OET-RV) “Please ask around all the citizens of Shekem: ‘What is better for you: Gideon’s seventy sons ruling over you, or having a single man in charge?’ Remember that I’m your flesh and bone.”
OET-LV Speak please in/on/at/with_hearing of_all the_citizens of_Shəkem what [is]_good to/for_you_all the_rule in/on/at/with_you_all seventy man all the_sons of_Jerub-Baˊal or to_rule in/on/at/with_you_all a_man one and_remember if/because_that bone_your_all’s[fn][fn][fn][fn] and_flesh_your_all’s I.
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9:2 Note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.
9:2 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
9:2 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
9:2 Note: Marks an anomalous form.
UHB דַּבְּרוּ־נָ֞א בְּאָזְנֵ֨י כָל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶם֮ מַה־טּ֣וֹב לָכֶם֒ הַמְשֹׁ֨ל בָּכֶ֜ם שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ כֹּ֚ל בְּנֵ֣י יְרֻבַּ֔עַל אִם־מְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וּזְכַרְתֶּ֕ם כִּֽי־עַצְמֵכֶם וּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם אָנִֽי׃ ‡
(dabrū-nāʼ bəʼāzənēy kāl-baˊₐlēy shəkem mah-ţōⱱ lākem haməshol bākem shiⱱˊim ʼiysh kol bənēy yərubaˊal ʼim-məshol bākem ʼiysh ʼeḩād ūzəkartem kiy-ˊaʦmēkem ūⱱəsarkem ʼāniy.)
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 λαλήσατε δὴ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶ πάντων τῶν ἀνδρῶν Συχὲμ, τί τὸ ἀγαθὸν ὑμῖν, κυριεῦσαι ὑμῶν ἑβδομήκοντα ἄνδρας πάντας υἱοὺς Ἱεροβάαλ, ἢ κυριεύειν ὑμῶν ἄνδρα ἕνα; καὶ μνήσθητε ὅτι ὀστοῦν ὑμῶν καὶ σὰρξ ὑμῶν εἰμι.
(lalaʸsate daʸ en tois ōsi pantōn tōn andrōn Suⱪem, ti to agathon humin, kurieusai humōn hebdomaʸkonta andras pantas huious Hierobaal, aʸ kurieuein humōn andra hena; kai mnaʸsthaʸte hoti ostoun humōn kai sarx humōn eimi. )
BrTr Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Sychem, saying, Which is better for you, that seventy men, even all the sons of Jerobaal, should reign over you, or that one man should reign over you? and remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
ULT “Please speak in the ears of all of the citizens of Shechem, ‘What is better for you, seventy men ruling over you, all of the sons of Jerubbaal, or one man ruling over you? Remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”
UST “Ask all the leaders of Shechem: ‘Do you think it would be good for all seventy of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one man, Abimelech, to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am a part of your family! ”
BSB “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and blood.”
OEB No OEB JDG book available
WEBBE “Please speak in the ears of all the men of Shechem, ‘Is it better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are seventy persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET “Tell all the leaders of Shechem this: ‘Why would you want to have seventy men, all Jerub-Baal’s sons, ruling over you, when you can have just one ruler? Recall that I am your own flesh and blood.’ ”
LSV “Now speak in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which [is] good for you—seventy men ruling over you (all the sons of Jerubba‘al), or one man ruling over you? And you have remembered that I [am] your bone and your flesh.”
FBV “Please ask all the leaders of Shechem, ‘What's best for you? That seventy men, all of them Jerub-baal's sons, rule over you—or just one man?’ Remember I'm your own flesh and blood!”
T4T “Ask all the leaders of your city: ‘Do you think it would be good for all 70 of Gideon’s sons to rule over you? Or would it be better to have only one of his sons, me, to rule over you?’ And do not forget that I am your relative! [MTY]”
LEB “Speak to[fn] the lords of Shechem, ‘What is better for you, that seventy men all from the sons of Jerub-Baal rule over you, or that one man rules over you?’ Remember that I am your bone and your flesh.”
9:2 Literally “Speak into the ears”
BBE Say now in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem, Is it better for you to be ruled by all the seventy sons of Jerubbaal or by one man only? And keep in mind that I am your bone and your flesh.
Moff No Moff JDG book available
JPS 'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem: Which is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.'
ASV Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Jerubbaal, who are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
DRA Speak to all the men of Sichem: whether is better for you that seventy men all the sons of Jerobaal should rule over you, or that one man should rule over you? And withal consider that I am your bone, and your flesh.
YLT 'Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, Which [is] good for you — the ruling over you of seventy men (all the sons of Jerubbaal), or the ruling over you of one man? — and ye have remembered that I [am] your bone and your flesh.'
Drby Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem, Which is better for you, that seventy persons, all sons of Jerubbaal, rule over you, or that one man rule over you? And remember that I am your bone and your flesh.
RV Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, rule over you, or that one rule over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
Wbstr Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Which is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are seventy persons, should reign over you, or that one should reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
KJB-1769 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.[fn]
9.2 Whether…: Heb. What is good? whether, etc
KJB-1611 [fn]Speake, I pray you, in the eares of all the men of Shechem; Whether is better for you, either that all the sonnes of Ierubbaal (which are threescore and ten persons) reigne ouer you, or that one reigne ouer you? Remember also, that I am your bone, and your flesh.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)
9:2 Heb. What is good? whether &c.
Bshps Saye I pray you, in the eares of all the men of Sichem, whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierobaal, (which are threescore and ten persons) raigne ouer you: either that one raigne ouer you? Remember that I am of your bone, and of your fleshe.
(Saye I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Sichem, whether is better for you, that all the sons of Yerobaal, (which are threescore and ten persons) reign over you: either that one reign over you? Remember that I am of your bone, and of your flesh.)
Gnva Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sonnes of Ierubbaal, which are seuentie persons, reigne ouer you, either that one reigne ouer you? Remember also, that I am your bone, and your flesh.
(Say, I pray you, in the audience of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, that all the sons of Yerubbaal, which are seventy persons, reign over you, either that one reign over you? Remember also, that I am your bone, and your flesh. )
Cvdl I praye you speake in the eares of all the men at Sichem: What is better for you, that thre score and ten men all children of Ierubaal shulde be lordes ouer you, or that one man shulde be lorde ouer you? Remembre also that I am youre bone and youre flesh.
(I pray you speak in the ears of all the men at Sichem: What is better for you, that three score and ten men all children of Yerubaal should be lords over you, or that one man should be lord over you? Remembre also that I am your(pl) bone and your(pl) flesh.)
Wycl Speke ye to alle the men of Sichem, What is betere to you, that seuenti men, alle the sones of Gerobaal, be lordis of you, whether that o man be lord to you? and also biholde, for Y am youre boon, and youre fleisch.
(Speak ye/you_all to all the men of Sichem, What is better to you, that seventy men, all the sons of Gerobaal, be lords of you, whether that o man be lord to you? and also biholde, for I am your(pl) boon, and your(pl) flesh.)
Luth Lieber, redet vor den Ohren aller Männer zu Sichem: Was ist euch besser, daß siebenzig Männer, alle Kinder Jerubbaals, über euch Herren seien, oder daß ein Mann über euch Herr sei? Gedenket auch dabei, daß ich euer Gebein und Fleisch bin.
(Lieber, talks before/in_front_of the ears aller men to Sichem: What is you besser, that siebenzig men, all children Yerubbaals, above you Lorden seien, or that a man above you Lord sei? Gedenket also dabei, that I euer Gebein and flesh bin.)
ClVg Loquimini ad omnes viros Sichem: Quid vobis est melius, ut dominentur vestri septuaginta viri omnes filii Jerobaal, an ut dominetur unus vir? simulque considerate quod os vestrum et caro vestra sum.
(Loquimini to everyone men Sichem: What to_you it_is melius, as dominentur vestri septuaginta viri everyone children Yerobaal, an as dominetur unus vir? simulque considerate that os of_you and caro vestra sum. )
9:1-57 The reign of Abimelech was the turning point between the comparative rest of the early period of judges (3:7–8:35) and the decline of the later years (10:1–16:31).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
דַּבְּרוּ־נָ֞א בְּאָזְנֵ֨י כָל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶם֮ מַה־טּ֣וֹב לָכֶם֒ הַמְשֹׁ֨ל בָּכֶ֜ם שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ כֹּ֚ל בְּנֵ֣י יְרֻבַּ֔עַל אִם־מְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד
speak now in/on/at/with,hearing all masters Shekem what? better to/for=you_all the,rule in/on/at/with,you_all seventy (a)_man all sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) if rule in/on/at/with,you_all (a)_man one(ms)
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “Please ask all the lords of Shechem out loud whether it is better for them to have 70 men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, ruling over them or to have one man ruling over them.”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
דַּבְּרוּ & בְּאָזְנֵ֨י כָל־בַּעֲלֵ֣י שְׁכֶם֮
speak & in/on/at/with,hearing all masters Shekem
Abimelek is using the term ears by association to mean hearing. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “speak so that all of the lords of Shechem can hear you” or “say out loud to all of the lords of Shechem”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מַה־טּ֣וֹב לָכֶם֒ הַמְשֹׁ֨ל בָּכֶ֜ם שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֗ישׁ כֹּ֚ל בְּנֵ֣י יְרֻבַּ֔עַל אִם־מְשֹׁ֥ל בָּכֶ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד
what? better to/for=you_all the,rule in/on/at/with,you_all seventy (a)_man all sons_of Yərubaˊal/(Jerubbaal) if rule in/on/at/with,you_all (a)_man one(ms)
Abimelek wants his relatives to use the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “It is certainly better for you to have one man ruling over you than to have 70 men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, ruling over you!”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / merism
עַצְמֵכֶם וּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם אָנִֽי
bone,your_all's and,flesh,your_all's I
Abimelek is using the two main components of the human body, bone and flesh, to mean the whole body, and when he tells the people of Shechem that he is part of the same body with them, he means that he is their close relative. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “I am your own flesh and blood” or “I am your close relative”