1KI 14:5 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) but Yahweh had told him, “Listen, Yarobam’s wife will be coming to ask for your guidance about her son, because he’s sick. I want you to tell her so-and-so. And when she comes, she won’t be dressed like a queen.”

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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).

ULT And Yahweh said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from with you regarding her son, for he is sick. Like this and like that you shall speak to her. And it will happen as soon as she comes that she will be changing herself.”

UST But before she got there, Yahweh told Ahijah that Jeroboam’s wife was coming to inquire about their son, who was very sick. And Yahweh told Ahijah what he should tell her.
¶ When she came to him, she pretended to be another woman.

BSB But the LORD had said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to ask you about her son, for he is ill. You are to say such and such to her, because when she arrives, she will be disguised.”

OEB But Jehovah had said to the aged Ahijah, ‘The wife of Jeroboam cometh now to inquire of thee concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus shalt thou say to her.’ And when she came in, she pretended to be another woman.

WEBBE The LORD said to Ahijah, “Behold, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to enquire of you concerning her son, for he is sick. Tell her such and such; for it will be, when she comes in, that she will pretend to be another woman.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam’s wife is coming to find out from you what will happen to her son, for he is sick. Tell her so-and-so. When she comes, she will be in a disguise.”

LSV And YHWH said to Ahijah, “Behold, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from you concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus you speak to her, and it comes to pass at her coming in, that she is making herself strange.”

FBV But the Lord had told Ahijah, “Look, Jeroboam's wife is coming to ask you about her son, because he's ill. This is what you are to tell her, because she'll come in disguise.”

T4T But before she got there, Yahweh told Ahijah that Jeroboam’s wife was coming to inquire about their son, who was very sick. And Yahweh told Ahijah what he should tell her.
¶ When she came to him, she pretended to be another woman.

LEB Then Yahweh said to Ahijah, “Look, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from you about her son, for he is ill. Thus and so[fn] you shall say to her. When she comes, she will be disguising herself.”

14:5 Literally “As this and as this”

BBE And the Lord had said to Ahijah, The wife of Jeroboam is coming to get news from you about her son, who is ill; give her such and such an answer; for she will make herself seem to be another woman.

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JPS Now the LORD had said unto Ahijah: 'Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick; thus and thus shalt thou say unto her; for it will be, when she cometh in, that she will feign herself to be another woman.'

ASV And Jehovah said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her; for it will be, when she cometh in, that she will feign herself to be another woman.

DRA And the Lord said to Ahias: Behold the wife of Jeroboam cometh in, to consult thee concerning her son that is sick: thus and thus shalt thou speak to her. So when she was coming in, and made as if she were another woman,

YLT And Jehovah said unto Ahijah, 'Lo, the wife of Jeroboam is coming to seek a word from thee concerning her son, for he is sick; thus and thus thou dost speak unto her, and it cometh to pass at her coming in, that she is making herself strange.'

Drby And Jehovah said to Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee about her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her; for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign to be another.

RV And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to inquire of thee concerning her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.

Wbstr And the LORD said to Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say to her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she will feign herself to be another woman .

KJB-1769 ¶ And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing of thee for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman.
(¶ And the LORD said unto Ahijah, Behold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh/comes to ask a thing of thee/you for her son; for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou/you say unto her: for it shall be, when she cometh/comes in, that she shall feign herself to be another woman. )

KJB-1611 ¶ And the LORD said vnto Ahiiah, Behold, the wife of Ieroboam commeth to aske a thing of thee for her sonne, for hee is sicke: thus and thus shalt thou say vnto her: for it shall be when shee commeth in, that shee shall faine her selfe to be another woman.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the Lorde saide vnto Ahia: Beholde, the wyfe of Ieroboam commeth to aske a thing of thee for her sonne, for he is sicke: But thus & thus shalt thou saye vnto her. And whe she came in, she fayned her selfe to be an other woman.
(And the Lord said unto Ahia: Behold, the wife of Yeroboam cometh/comes to ask a thing of thee/you for her son, for he is sick: But thus and thus shalt thou/you say unto her. And when she came in, she fayned herself to be an other woman.)

Gnva Then the Lord saide vnto Ahiiah, Beholde, the wife of Ieroboam commeth to aske a thing of thee for her sonne, for he is sicke: thus and thus shalt thou say vnto her: for when shee commeth in, shee shall feine her selfe to be another.
(Then the Lord said unto Ahiyah, Behold, the wife of Yeroboam cometh/comes to ask a thing of thee/you for her son, for he is sick: thus and thus shalt thou/you say unto her: for when she cometh/comes in, she shall feine herself to be another. )

Cvdl Neuerthelesse the LORDE sayde vnto Ahias: Beholde, Ieroboams wyfe commeth, to axe a matter at the for hir sonne, for he is sycke. Speake thou therfore vnto her thus & thus Now whan she came in, she shewed hirselfe straunge.
(Nevertheless the LORD said unto Ahias: Behold, Yeroboams wife cometh/comes, to ask a matter at the for her son, for he is sycke. Speak thou/you therefore unto her thus and thus Now when she came in, she showed herself straunge.)

Wycl Forsothe the Lord seide to Ahia, Lo! the wijf of Jeroboam entrith, that sche counsele thee on hir sone, which is sijk; thou schalt speke these and these thingis to hir. Therfor whanne sche hadde entrid, and hadde feyned hir silf to be that `womman which sche was not,
(Forsothe the Lord said to Ahia, Lo! the wife of Yeroboam entrith, that she counsele thee/you on her son, which is sick; thou/you shalt speak these and these things to her. Therefore when she had entered, and had feyned herself to be that `womman which she was not,)

Luth Aber der HErr sprach zu Ahia: Siehe, das Weib Jerobeams kommt, daß sie von dir eine Sache frage um ihren Sohn; denn er ist krank. So rede nun mit ihr so und so. Da sie nun hineinkam, stellete sie sich fremd.
(But the/of_the LORD spoke to Ahia: See, the woman Yerobeams kommt, that they/she/them from you/to_you one matter frage around/by/for your son; because he is krank. So rede now with you/their/her so and so. So they/she/them now hineinkam, stellete they/she/them itself/yourself/themselves fremd.)

ClVg Dixit autem Dominus ad Ahiam: Ecce uxor Jeroboam ingreditur ut consulat te super filio suo qui ægrotat: hæc et hæc loqueris ei. Cum ergo illa intraret, et dissimularet se esse quæ erat,
(Dixit however Master to Ahiam: Behold wife Yeroboam ingreditur as consulat you(sg) over filio his_own who ægrotat: these_things and these_things loqueris to_him. Since therefore that intraret, and dissimularet se esse which was, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Look, the wife of Jeroboam

(Some words not found in UHB: and,LORD he/it_had_said to/towards ʼAḩiy^yāh see/lo/see! wife_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) coming to,inquire word from,with,you to/towards son,her that/for/because/then/when sick he/it as,such and,as,such say to=her/it and=let_it_be when,arrives,she and=she pretended_to_be_another_woman )

Here the word “Look” means “pay attention.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

coming to seek advice from you

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word advice, you can express the same idea with a verbal form. Alternate translation: “coming to ask you to advise her”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

Say such and such to her

The words “such and such” mean that Yahweh told Ahijah what to say. Alternate translation: “Speak in this way to her”

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