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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 1KI 18:21 verse available
OET-LV And_came_near ʼĒliyyāh to all the_people and_he/it_said until when [will]_you_all [be]_limping on the_two the_opinions if Yahweh the_ʼₑlhīmv walk after_him and_if the_Baˊal walk after_him and_not they_answered the_people DOM_him/it a_word.
UHB וַיִּגַּ֨שׁ אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ עַד־מָתַ֞י אַתֶּ֣ם פֹּסְחִים֮ עַל־שְׁתֵּ֣י הַסְּעִפִּים֒ אִם־יְהוָ֤ה הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְאִם־הַבַּ֖עַל לְכ֣וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ הָעָ֛ם אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָֽר׃ ‡
(vayyiggash ʼēliyyāhū ʼel-ⱪāl-hāˊām vayyoʼmer ˊad-mātay ʼattem poşḩīm ˊal-shəttēy haşşəˊipīm ʼim-yahweh hāʼₑlohīm ləkū ʼaḩₐrāyv vəʼim-habaˊal ləkū ʼaḩₐrāyv vəloʼ-ˊānū hāˊām ʼotō dāⱱār.)
Key: yellow:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, 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 Elijah came near to all the people and he said, “Until when will you be limping over the two opinions? If Yahweh is God, go after him, but if the Baal, go after him.” And the people did not answer him a word.
UST Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How long are you going to be undecided about who is truly God? If Yahweh is God, then worship him. If Baal is truly God, then worship him!” But the people said nothing in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh.
BSB Then Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long will you waver between two opinions? If the LORD is God, follow Him. But if Baal is God, follow him.”
§ But the people did not answer a word.
OEB Then Elijah came near to all the people and said, ‘How long are you going to limp between the two sides? If Jehovah be God, follow him, but if the Baal, then follow him.’ But the people gave him no answer.
WEB Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If Yahweh is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.”
¶ The people didn’t say a word.
WMB Elijah came near to all the people, and said, “How long will you waver between the two sides? If the LORD is God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.”
¶ The people didn’t say a word.
NET Elijah approached all the people and said, “How long are you going to be paralyzed by indecision? If the Lord is the true God, then follow him, but if Baal is, follow him!” But the people did not say a word.
LSV and Elijah comes near to all the people and says, “Until when are you leaping on the two branches? If YHWH [is] God, go after Him; and if Ba‘al, go after him”; and the people have not answered him a word.
FBV Elijah approached the people and asked them, “How long will you hobble along, hesitating between two opposite beliefs? If the Lord is God, then follow him. But if Baal is God, then follow him.” But the people gave o answer.
T4T Then Elijah stood in front of them and said, “How long [RHQ] are you going to be undecided about who is truly God? If Yahweh is truly God, then worship/serve him. If Baal is truly God, then worship/serve him!” But the people said nothing in reply, because they were afraid of what Jezebel would do to them if they admitted that they worshiped Yahweh.
LEB Elijah approached to all the people and said, “How long will you go limping over two opinions? If Yahweh is God, go after him; but if Baal, go after him.” But the people did not answer him a word.
BBE And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.
MOF No MOF 1KI book available
JPS And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said: 'How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow Him; but if Baal, follow him.' And the people answered him not a word.
ASV And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
DRA And Elias coming to all the people, said: How long do you halt between two sides? if the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people did not answer him a word.
YLT and Elijah cometh nigh unto all the people, and saith, 'Till when are ye leaping on the two branches? — if Jehovah [is] God, go after Him; and if Baal, go after him;' and the people have not answered him a word.
DBY Then Elijah drew near to all the people, and said, How long do ye halt between two opinions? if Jehovah be [fn]God, follow him; and if Baal, follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
18.21 Elohim
RV And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
WBS And Elijah came to all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD is God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.
KJB And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.[fn]
(And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye/you_all between two opinions? if the LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.)
18.21 opinions: or, thoughts
BB And Elias came vnto all the people, and said: how long halt ye betweene two opinions? If the Lorde be God, folowe him: but if Baal be he, then go after him. And the people aunswered him not one worde.
(And Elias/Elijah came unto all the people, and said: how long halt ye/you_all between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal be he, then go after him. And the people answered him not one word.)
GNV And Eliiah came vnto all the people, and said, How long halt ye betweene two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal be he, then goe after him. And the people answered him not a worde.
(And Eliiah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye/you_all between two opinions? If the Lord be God, follow him: but if Baal be he, then go after him. And the people answered him not a word. )
CB Then stepte Elias vnto all the people, & sayde: How longe halte ye on both ye sydes? Yf the LORDE be God, the walke after him: but yf Baal be he, the folowe him. And the people gaue him no answere.
(Then stepte Elias/Elijah unto all the people, and said: How long halte ye/you_all on both ye/you_all sydes? If the LORD be God, the walk after him: but if Baal be he, the follow him. And the people gave him no answere.)
WYC Forsothe Elie neiyede to al the puple of Israel, and seide, Hou long halten ye in to twey partis? If the Lord is God, sue ye hym; forsothe if Baal is God, sue ye hym. And the puple answeride not o word to hym.
(Forsothe Elye/Elijah neiyede to all the people of Israel, and said, How long halten ye/you_all in to two partis? If the Lord is God, sue ye/you_all him; forsothe if Baal is God, sue ye/you_all him. And the people answered not o word to him.)
LUT Da trat Elia zu allem Volk und sprach: Wie lange hinket ihr auf beiden Seiten? Ist der HErr GOtt, so wandelt ihm nach; ist‘s aber Baal, so wandelt ihm nach! Und das Volk antwortete ihm nichts.
(So stepped Elia to allem people and spoke: How lange hinket her on beiden Seiten? Ist the LORD God, so wandelt him nach; ist‘s but Baal, so wandelt him nach! And the people antwortete him nichts.)
CLV Accedens autem Elias ad omnem populum, ait: Usquequo claudicatis in duas partes? si Dominus est Deus, sequimini eum: si autem Baal, sequimini illum. Et non respondit ei populus verbum.
(Accedens however Elias to omnem the_people, ait: Usquequo claudicatis in duas partes? when/but_if Master it_is God, sequimini eum: when/but_if however Baal, sequimini illum. And not/no respondit to_him populus verbum. )
BRN And Eliu drew near to them all: and Eliu said to them, How long wilt ye halt on both [fn]feet? if the Lord be God, follow him; but if Baal, follow him. And the people answered not a word.
18:21 Gr. the hams, from γόνν, the knee.
BrLXX Καὶ προσήγαγεν Ἠλιοὺ πρὸς πάντας· καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἠλιοὺ, ἕως πότε ὑμεῖς χωλανεῖτε ἐπʼ ἀμφοτέραις ταῖς ἰγνύαις· εἰ ἔστι Κύριος ὁ Θεὸς, πορεύεσθε ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ· εἰ δὲ Βάαλ, πορεύεσθε ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ· καὶ οὐκ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ λαὸς λόγον.
(Kai prosaʸgagen Aʸliou pros pantas; kai eipen autois Aʸliou, heōs pote humeis ⱪōlaneite epʼ amfoterais tais ignuais; ei esti Kurios ho Theos, poreuesthe opisō autou; ei de Baal, poreuesthe opisō autou; kai ouk apekrithaʸ ho laos logon. )
18:21 The Hebrew word translated waver means “to be lame” or “to limp.” Elijah compared the people’s hobbling between the worship of the Lord and of Baal to a person who limps awkwardly from one foot to the other. Elijah may have also been referring to the ritual dance performed by Baal’s prophets as they attempted to gain the storm-god’s attention (18:26).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
How long will you keep changing your mind?
(Some words not found in UHB: and,came_near ʼĒliy\sup yāh\sup* to/towards all/each/any/every the,people and=he/it_said until when(q) you_all waver on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two(fd) the,opinions if YHWH the=ʼₑlhīmv go after,him and=if the,Baal go after,him and=not answer the,people DOM=him/it word )
Elijah asks this question to urge the people to make a decision. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You have been indecisive for long enough.”
did not answer him a word
(Some words not found in UHB: and,came_near ʼĒliy\sup yāh\sup* to/towards all/each/any/every the,people and=he/it_said until when(q) you_all waver on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in two(fd) the,opinions if YHWH the=ʼₑlhīmv go after,him and=if the,Baal go after,him and=not answer the,people DOM=him/it word )
Alternate translation: “did not say anything” or “were silent”