JDG 9:3 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So his uncles working on his behalf, passed that onto all the citizens of Shekem, and they became convinced in Abimelek, because they said, “He’s our brother.”

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 ἐλάλησαν περὶ αὐτοῦ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶ πάντων τῶν ἀνδρῶν Συχὲμ πάντας τοὺς λόγους τούτους· καὶ ἔκλινεν ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν ὀπίσω Ἀβιμέλεχ, ὅτι εἶπαν, ἀδελφός ἡμῶν ἐστι.
(Kai elalaʸsan peri autou hoi adelfoi taʸs maʸtros autou en tois ōsi pantōn tōn andrōn Suⱪem pantas tous logous toutous; kai eklinen haʸ kardia autōn opisō Abimeleⱪ, hoti eipan, adelfos haʸmōn esti. )

BrTr And his mother's brethren spoke concerning him in the ears of all the men of Sychem all these words; and their heart turned after Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.

ULT And the brothers of his mother spoke all of these things for him in the ears of all of the lords of Shechem, and their heart turned after Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

UST So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers gathered all the leaders of Shechem. They told them everything that Abimelech wanted them to say. The leaders decided to allow Abimelech to rule over them, considering that he was their relative.

BSB And when his mother’s brothers spoke all these words about him in the presence of all the leaders of Shechem, their hearts were inclined to follow Abimelech, for they said, “He is our brother.”

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE His mother’s brothers spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, “He is our brother.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET His mother’s relatives spoke on his behalf to all the leaders of Shechem and reported his proposal. The leaders were drawn to Abimelech; they said, “He is our close relative.”

LSV And his mother’s brothers speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclines after Abimelech, for they said, “He [is] our brother”;

FBV His mother's brothers shared his proposal with all the leaders of Shechem, and they decided to follow Abimelech, because they said, “He is our relative.”

T4T So Abimelech’s mother’s brothers spoke to all the leaders of Shechem about what Abimelech had said. They said to each other, “We should allow Abimelech to rule over us, because he is our relative.”

LEB No LEB JDG book available

BBE So his mother's family said all this about him in the ears of all the townsmen of Shechem: and their hearts were turned to Abimelech, for they said, He is our brother.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words; and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said: 'He is our brother.'

ASV And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

DRA And his mother’s brethren spoke of him to all the men of Sichem, all these words, and they inclined their hearts after Abimelech, saying: He is our brother:

YLT And his mother's brethren speak concerning him, in the ears of all the masters of Shechem, all these words, and their heart inclineth after Abimelech, for they said, 'He [is] our brother;'

Drby And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the citizens of Shechem all these words. And their heart inclined after Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

RV And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.
(And his mother’s brethren/brothers spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. )

SLT And his mother’s brethren will speak concerning him in the ears of all the lords of Shechem all these words: and their heart will incline after Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

Wbstr And his mother's brethren spoke of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.

KJB-1769 And his mother’s brethren spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother.[fn]
(And his mother’s brethren/brothers spake of him in the ears of all the men of Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech; for they said, He is our brother. )

9.3 to follow: Heb. after

KJB-1611 And his mothers brethren spake of him in the eares of all the men of Shechem, all these wordes, and their hearts inclined to [fn]follow Abimelech: for they said, He is our brother.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

9:3 Heb. after.

Bshps No Bshps JDG book available

Gnva Then his mothers brethren spake of him in the audience of all the men of Shechem, all these wordes: and their hearts were moued to follow Abimelech: for sayd they, He is our brother.
(Then his mothers brethren/brothers spake of him in the audience of all the men of Shechem, all these words: and their hearts were moved to follow Abimelech: for said they, He is our brother. )

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ClVg Locutique sunt fratres matris ejus de eo ad omnes viros Sichem universos sermones istos, et inclinaverunt cor eorum post Abimelech, dicentes: Frater noster est.
(They_spokeque are brothers mother his from/about by_him to everyone men Sichem in_the_universes conversations to_thiss, and incline/leanverunt heart their after Abimelech, saying: Frater our it_is. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠אָזְנֵי֙

in/on/at/with,hearing_of

See how you translated the same expression in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [in the hearing of] or [out loud to]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וַ⁠יֵּ֤ט לִבָּ⁠ם֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ כִּ֥י אָמְר֖וּ אָחִ֥י⁠נוּ הֽוּא

and,inclined hearts_of,they after ʼAⱱīmelek that/for/because/then/when said brother_of,our he/it

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [and when they considered, “He is our brother,” their heart turned after Abimelech]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יֵּ֤ט לִבָּ⁠ם֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ

and,inclined hearts_of,they after ʼAⱱīmelek

Here the heart represents the will and inclinations. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and they decided to make Abimelech their king]

Note 4 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

לִבָּ⁠ם֙

hearts_of,they

Since the author is referring to a group of people, it might be more natural in your language to use the plural form of heart. Alternate translation: [their hearts]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָחִ֥י⁠נוּ הֽוּא

brother_of,our he/it

The lords of Shechem are using the term brother to mean someone descended from the same ancestor. They do not mean that Abimelech is their literal brother, a child of the same parents. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [He is our kinsman]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אָחִ֥י⁠נוּ הֽוּא

brother_of,our he/it

The lords of Shechem mean implicitly that they expect Abimelech to treat them better than the other sons of Gideon would because he is their relative, while the other sons are not. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [He is our kinsman, so he will treat us well]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אָחִ֥י⁠נוּ הֽוּא

brother_of,our he/it

It may be more natural in your language to have an indirect quotation here. The UST models one way to do that.

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