JOS 9:14 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
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BrLXX Καὶ ἔλαβον οἱ ἄρχοντες τοῦ ἐπισιτισμοῦ αὐτῶν, καὶ Κύριον οὐκ ἐπηρώτησαν.
(Kai elabon hoi arⱪontes tou episitismou autōn, kai Kurion ouk epaʸrōtaʸsan. )

BrTr And the chiefs took of their provision, and asked not counsel of the Lord.

ULT And the men took from their provisions. But they did not ask the mouth of Yahweh.

UST The Israelite leaders accepted some of their old food and ate a meal with them in order to make a peace treaty. They did not think to ask Yahweh what they should do.

BSB § Then the men of Israel sampled their provisions, but did not seek the counsel of the LORD.

OEB No OEB JOS 9:14 verse available

WEBBE The men sampled their provisions, and didn’t ask counsel from the LORD’s mouth.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The men examined some of their provisions, but they failed to ask the Lord’s advice.

LSV And the men take of their provision, and have not asked the mouth of YHWH;

FBV The Israelites tried some of the food. However, they did not consult the Lord.

T4T The Israeli leaders tasted the bread, but they did not ask Yahweh what to do.

LEB So the leaders[fn] took from their provisions, but they did not ask direction from Yahweh.[fn]

9:14 Or “men”

9:14 Literally “the mouth of Yahweh they did not ask”

BBE And the men took some of their food, without requesting directions from the Lord.

Moff So the Israelites partook of their provisions, never asking the Eternal for advice;

JPS And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

ASV And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of Jehovah.

DRA They took therefore of their victuals, and consulted not the mouth of the Lord.

YLT And the men take of their provision, and the mouth of Jehovah have not asked;

Drby And the men took of their victuals, but they did not inquire at the mouth of Jehovah.

RV And the men took of their provision, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

Wbstr And the men took of their provisions, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.

KJB-1769 And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.[fn]

9.14 the men…: or, they received the men by reason of their victuals

KJB-1611 [fn]And the men tooke of their victuals, and asked not counsell at the mouth of the LORD.
(And the men took of their victuals, and asked not counsell at the mouth of the LORD.)

9:14 Or, they receiued the men by reason of their victuals.

Bshps And the men toke of theyr vitayles, & counseled not with the mouth of the Lorde.
(And the men took of their vitayles, and counseled not with the mouth of the Lord.)

Gnva And the men accepted their tale concerning their vittailes, and counselled not with the mouth of the Lord.

Cvdl Then the captaynes toke their vytayles, and axed not the mouth of the LORDE.
(Then the captains took their vitals/essentials, and asked not the mouth of the LORD.)

Wycl Therfor `the sones of Israel token of the metis of hem, and thei axiden not `the mouth of the Lord.
(Therefore `the sons of Israel token of the meats of them, and they asked not `the mouth of the Lord.)

Luth Da nahmen die Hauptleute ihre Speise an und fragten den Mund des HErr’s nicht.
(So took the headleute their/her food at and fragten the Mund the LORD’s not.)

ClVg Susceperunt igitur de cibariis eorum, et os Domini non interrogaverunt.
(Susceperunt igitur about cibariis their, and os Master not/no interrogaverunt. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּקְח֥וּ הָֽ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֖ים מִ⁠צֵּידָ֑⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took the,men some_of,provisions,their and=DOM counsel YHWH not ask )

This could mean: (1) that the Israelite leaders tasted the provisions of the Gibeonites to see whether they were old. Alternate translation: “And the Israelite leaders tasted their provisions” (2) that they took some of these provisions out of the Gibeonites’ baggage to examine them. Alternate translation: “And the Israelite leaders examined their provisions”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took the,men some_of,provisions,their and=DOM counsel YHWH not ask )

The author is using Yahweh’s mouth to represent Yahweh himself in the act of guiding or giving counsel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Yahweh to guide them” or “Yahweh to counsel them”

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