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OET (OET-RV) He bought a hill from a man named Shemer for seventy kilograms of silver, then built his capital city on it. He named it Shomron (Samaria) in honour of Shemer who’d owned the hill.
OET-LV And_bought DOM the_hill Shomrōn from Shemer in/on/at/with_talents silver and_he/it_built DOM the_hill and_he/it_called DOM the_name_of the_city which he_built on the_name_of Shemer the_owner(s)_of the_hill Shomrōn.
UHB וַיִּ֜קֶן אֶת־הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְר֛וֹן מֵ֥אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף וַיִּ֨בֶן֙ אֶת־הָהָ֔ר וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־שֵׁ֤ם הָעִיר֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּנָ֔ה עַ֣ל שֶׁם־שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָהָ֥ר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ ‡
(vayyiqen ʼet-hāhār shomrōn mēʼet shemer bəkikkərayim kāşef vayyiⱱen ʼet-hāhār vayyiqrāʼ ʼet-shēm hāˊīr ʼₐsher bānāh ˊal shem-shemer ʼₐdonēy hāhār shomrōn.)
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 ἐκτήσατο Ἀμβρὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Σεμερὼν παρὰ Σεμὴρ τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ ὄρους ἐν δύο ταλάντων ἀργυρίου· καὶ ᾠκοδόμησε τὸ ὄρος, καὶ ἐπεκάλεσαν τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ὄρους οὗ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἐπὶε τῷ ὀνόματι Σεμὴρ τοῦ κυρίου τοῦ ὄρους, Σεμηρών.
(Kai ektaʸsato Ambri to oros to Semerōn para Semaʸr tou kuriou tou orous en duo talantōn arguriou; kai ōkodomaʸse to oros, kai epekalesan to onoma tou orous hou ōkodomaʸsan epie tōi onomati Semaʸr tou kuriou tou orous, Semaʸrōn. )
BrTr And Ambri bought the mount Semeron of Semer the lord of the mountain for two talents of silver; and he built upon the mountain, and they called the name of the mountain on which he built, after the name of Semer the lord of the mount, Semeron.
ULT And he bought the hill Samaria from with Shemer for two kikkars silver. And he built the hill and he called the name of the city that he built Samaria, in accordance with the name of Shemer, the master of the hill.
UST Then he bought a hill from a man named Shemer and paid him about sixty-six kilograms of silver for it. Then Omri ordered his men to build a city on that hill, and he called it Samaria, to honor Shemer, the man who owned it previously.
BSB He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver[fn] and built [a city] [there], calling [it] Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
16:24 2 talents is approximately 151 pounds or 68.4 kilograms of silver.
MSB (Same as above including footnotes)
OEB Then he bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill and named the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
WEBBE He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents[fn] of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, Samaria, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill.
16:24 A talent is about 30 kilograms or 66 pounds.
WMBB (Same as above including footnotes)
NET He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He launched a construction project there and named the city he built after Shemer, the former owner of the hill of Samaria.
LSV and he buys the Mount of Samaria from Shemer with two talents of silver, and builds [on] the mountain, and calls the name of the city that he has built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill—Samaria.
FBV He purchased the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver. He fortified the hill, and named the city that he built Samaria, after Shemer, the previous owner of the hill.
T4T Then he bought a hill from a man named Shemer and paid him about ◄150 pounds/70 kg.► of silver for it. Then Omri ordered his men to build a city on that hill, and he called it Samaria, to honor Shemer, the man who owned it previously.
LEB No LEB 1 KI book available
BBE He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it Samaria, after Shemer the owner of the hill.
Moff No Moff 1 KI book available
JPS And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
ASV And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
DRA And he bought the hill of Samaria of Semer for two talents of silver: and he built upon it, and he called the city which he built Samaria, after the name of Semer the owner of the hill.
YLT and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver, and buildeth [on] the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he hath built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill — Samaria.
Drby And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and built on the hill, and called the name of the city that he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
RV And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
SLT And he will buy the mountain Shomeron of Shomer with two talents of silver, and he will build the mountain, and call the name of the city which he built after the name of Shomer, lord of the mountain Shomeron.
Wbstr And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
KJB-1769 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.[fn]
16.24 Samaria: Heb. Shomeron
KJB-1611 [fn]And hee bought the hill Samaria of Shemer, for two talents of siluer, and built on the hill, and called the name of the citie which hee built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)
16:24 Heb. Shomeron.
Bshps No Bshps 1 KI book available
Gnva And he bought the mountaine Samaria of one Shemer for two talents of siluer, and buylt in the mountaine, and called the name of the citie, which he buylt, after the name of Shemer lord of the mountaine, Samaria.
(And he bought the mountain Samaria of one Shemer for two talents of silver, and built in the mountain, and called the name of the city, which he built, after the name of Shemer lord of the mountain, Samaria. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 KI book available
Luth No Luth 1 KI book available
ClVg Emitque montem Samariæ a Somer duobus talentis argenti: et ædificavit eum, et vocavit nomen civitatis quam exstruxerat, nomine Semer domini montis, Samariam.
(Emitque mountain Samaria from Somer twobus talentis silver: and he_built him, and he_called name of_the_city how exstruxerat, by_name Semer master mountain, Samariam. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 KI book available
16:24 Omri founded the city of Samaria and relocated the capital there from Tirzah. Samaria was the capital of Israel until its fall in 722 BC. This site provided Israel with a centrally located and militarily defensible hill in the northern kingdom, and allowed oversight of the trade routes below. Omri enjoyed his new capital for only six years before his death (16:28).
Note 1 topic: translate-names
Shemer
(Some words not found in UHB: and,bought DOM the,hill Shomrōn from, Shemer in/on/at/with,talents silver and=he/it_built DOM the,hill and=he/it_called DOM name_of the=city which/who built on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of Shemer owner_of the,hill Shomrōn )
This is the name of a man.
Note 2 topic: translate-bweight
two talents of silver
(Some words not found in UHB: and,bought DOM the,hill Shomrōn from, Shemer in/on/at/with,talents silver and=he/it_built DOM the,hill and=he/it_called DOM name_of the=city which/who built on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of Shemer owner_of the,hill Shomrōn )
You may convert this to a modern measure. Alternate translation: “about 66 kilograms of silver”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
He built a city
(Some words not found in UHB: and,bought DOM the,hill Shomrōn from, Shemer in/on/at/with,talents silver and=he/it_built DOM the,hill and=he/it_called DOM name_of the=city which/who built on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of Shemer owner_of the,hill Shomrōn )
The word “He” refers to Omri. He commanded people to build the city. Alternate translation: “Omri had his people build a city” or “Omri commanded and his workers built a city”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
after the name of Shemer
(Some words not found in UHB: and,bought DOM the,hill Shomrōn from, Shemer in/on/at/with,talents silver and=he/it_built DOM the,hill and=he/it_called DOM name_of the=city which/who built on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in name_of Shemer owner_of the,hill Shomrōn )
This is an idiom that means “to honor Shemer” or “so that people would remember Shemer.”