JOS 9:25 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So now we’re in your power—do to us whatever you think is good and right.”

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 νῦν ἰδοὺ ἡμεῖς ὑποχείριοι ὑμῖν· ὡς ἀρέσκει ὑμῖν καὶ ὡς δοκεῖ ὑμῖν, ποιήσατε ἡμῖν.
(Kai nun idou haʸmeis hupoⱪeirioi humin; hōs areskei humin kai hōs dokei humin, poiaʸsate haʸmin. )

BrTr And now, behold, we are in your power; do to us as it is pleasing to you, and as it seems good to you.

ULT And now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as is good and as is right in your eyes to do.”

UST So now you should decide what you will do with us. Do to us whatever you think is good and right.”

OEB No OEB JOS 9:25 verse available

WEBBE Now, behold, we are in your hand. Do to us as it seems good and right to you to do.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So now we are in your power. Do to us what you think is good and appropriate.

LSV and now, behold, we [are] in your hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in your eyes to do to us—do.”

FBV Now we're in your hands. Do to us what you think is right and just.”

T4T So now you can decide what you will do with us. Do what you think is right.”

LEB So then, look, we are in your hand; do with us whatever seems good and right in your eyes.”

BBE And now we are in your hands: do to us whatever seems good and right to you.

Moff Well, we are in your power! Whatever you think right and fair to do to us, do it.”

JPS And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.'

ASV And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

DRA And now we are in thy hand: deal with us as it seemeth good and right unto thee.

YLT and now, lo, we [are] in thy hand, as [it is] good, and as [it is] right in thine eyes to do to us — do.'

Drby And now behold, we are in thy hand: as it is good and right in thine eyes to do to us, do.

RV And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.

Wbstr And now, behold, we are in thy hand: do as it seemeth good and right to thee to do to us,

KJB-1769 And now, behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
(And now, behold, we are in thine/your hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee/you to do unto us, do. )

KJB-1611 And now behold, we are in thine hand: as it seemeth good and right vnto thee to doe vnto vs, doe.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And beholde, we are in thyne hande: as it seemeth good and right in thyne eyes to do vnto vs, so do.
(And behold, we are in thine/your hande: as it seemeth good and right in thine/your eyes to do unto us, so do.)

Gnva And beholde nowe, we are in thine hand: doe as it seemeth good and right in thine eyes to doe vnto vs.
(And behold nowe, we are in thine/your hand: do as it seemeth good and right in thine/your eyes to do unto us. )

Cvdl But now lo, we are in thy handes: loke what thou thinkest good and righte to do vnto vs, that do.
(But now lo, we are in thy/your hands: look what thou/you thinkest good and righte to do unto us, that do.)

Wycl `Now forsothe we ben in `thin hond; do thou to vs that, that semeth riytful and good to thee.
(`Now forsothe we been in `thin hond; do thou/you to us that, that seemeth/seems rightful and good to thee/you.)

Luth Nun aber, siehe, wir sind in deinen Händen; was dich gut und recht dünket, uns zu tun, das tue.
(Now but, look, we/us are in deinen hands; what/which you/yourself good and recht dünket, us/to_us/ourselves to do/put, the tue.)

ClVg Nunc autem in manu tua sumus: quod tibi bonum et rectum videtur, fac nobis.
(Nunc however in by_hand your sumus: that to_you bonum and rectum videtur, fac nobis. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠עַתָּ֖ה

and=now

See how you translated the same expression in 9:23.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִנְ⁠נ֣וּ בְ⁠יָדֶ֑⁠ךָ

behold,we in/on/at/with,hands,your

See how you translated the same expression in 2:18. Alternate translation: “we are in your hand”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְ⁠יָדֶ֑⁠ךָ

in/on/at/with,hands,your

Here, the hand represents the power or control that a person has over someone or something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in your control” or “under your control”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

כַּ⁠טּ֨וֹב וְ⁠כַ⁠יָּשָׁ֧ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=now behold,we in/on/at/with,hands,your as_the,good and,as_the,right in/on/at/with,sight,your for=doing to/for=us make/work/create/deal )

The terms good and right mean similar things. The author is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “as is most appropriate”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֛י⁠ךָ

in/on/at/with,sight,your

The Gibeonites are using the term eyes by association to mean sight. Sight, in turn, represents judgment and perspective. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “in your perspective” or “in your judgment”

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