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OET (OET-RV) So they wrapped their waists in sacking and put ropes on their heads, and went to Yisrael’s king, saying, “Your servant Ben-Hadad asks you to spare his life.”
¶ “Is he still alive?” he asked. “He’s like a brother to me.”
OET-LV And_tied sackcloth(s) in/on/at/with_waists_of_their and_ropes in/on/at/with_heads_of_their and_they_came to the_king_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) and_they_said servant_of_your Ben Hₐdad he_says let_it_live please live_of_me and_he/it_said still_he alive my_brother/kindred he.
UHB וַיַּחְגְּרוּ֩ שַׂקִּ֨ים בְּמָתְנֵיהֶ֜ם וַחֲבָלִ֣ים בְּרָאשֵׁיהֶ֗ם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ עַבְדְּךָ֧ בֶן־הֲדַ֛ד אָמַ֖ר תְּחִֽי־נָ֣א נַפְשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֛אמֶר הַעוֹדֶ֥נּוּ חַ֖י אָחִ֥י הֽוּא׃ ‡
(vayyaḩgərū saqqim bəmātənēyhem vaḩₐⱱālim bərāʼshēyhem vayyāⱱoʼū ʼel-melek yisrāʼēl vayyoʼmərū ˊaⱱdəkā ⱱen-hₐdad ʼāmar təḩiy-nāʼ nafshiy vayyoʼmer haˊōdennū ḩay ʼāḩiy hūʼ.)
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 No BrLXX 1 KI 20:32 verse available
BrTr No BrTr 1 KI 20:32 verse available
ULT And they girded on sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and they came to the king of Israel. And they said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let my life live.’ ” And he said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
UST The king permitted them to do that, so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’ ” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
BSB So [with] sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’ ” And [the king] answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
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MSB So [with] sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-hadad says, ‘Please spare my life.’ ” And [the king] answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
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OEB So they girded sackcloth about their loins and put ropes about their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, ‘Your servant Ben-hadad says, “Let me live.” ’ And he replied, ‘Is he yet alive? He is my brother.’
WEBBE So they put sackcloth on their bodies and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live.’ ”
¶ He said, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So they put sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads and went to the king of Israel. They said, “Your servant Ben Hadad says, ‘Please let me live!’ ” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”
LSV And they gird sackcloth on their loins, and ropes [are] on their heads, and they come to the king of Israel, and say, “Your servant Ben-Hadad has said, Please let me live”; and he says, “Is he still alive? He [is] my brother.”
FBV So wearing sackcloth around their waists and ropes on their heads, they went and surrendered to the king of Israel, and told him, “Your servant Ben-hadad asks, ‘Please let me live.’ ” The king replied “Is he still alive? I think of him as my brother.”
T4T The king permitted them to do that, so they wrapped coarse sacks around their waists and put ropes on their heads/necks, and they went to the king of Israel and said to him, “Ben-Hadad, who greatly respects you, says, ‘Please do not kill me.’ ” Ahab replied, “Is he still alive? He is like a brother to me!”
LEB No LEB 1 KI book available
BBE So they put on haircloth, and cords on their heads, and came to the king of Israel and said, Your servant Ben-hadad says, Let me now keep my life. And he said, Is he still living? he is my brother.
Moff No Moff 1 KI book available
JPS So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said: 'Thy servant Ben-hadad saith: I pray thee, let me live.' And he said: 'Is he yet alive? he is my brother.'
ASV So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
DRA So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said to him: Thy servant Benadad saith: I beseech thee let me have my life. And he said: If he be yet alive he is my brother.
YLT And they gird sackcloth on their loins, and ropes [are] on their heads, and they come in unto the king of Israel, and say, 'Thy servant Ben-Hadad hath said, Let me live, I pray thee;' and he saith, 'Is he yet alive? he [is] my brother.'
Drby And they girded sackcloth on their loins, and ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-Hadad says, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
RV So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
(So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy/Your servant Ben-hadad saith/says, I pray thee/you, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. )
SLT And they will bind sackcloth upon their loins, and ropes upon their heads, and they will come to the king of Israel, and say, Thy servant Ben-hadad said, Now wilt thou save alive my soul? And he will say, Is he yet living? he is my brother.
Wbstr So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
KJB-1769 So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy servant Ben-hadad saith, I pray thee, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.
(So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy/Your servant Ben-hadad saith/says, I pray thee/you, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. )
KJB-1611 So they girded sackcloth on their loynes, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy seruant Benhadad saith, I pray thee, let me liue. And he said, Is he yet aliue? he is my brother.
(So they girded sackcloth on their loins, and put ropes on their heads, and came to the king of Israel, and said, Thy/Your servant Ben-hadad saith/says, I pray thee/you, let me live. And he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother.)
Bshps No Bshps 1 KI book available
Gnva Then they gyrded sackecloth about their loynes, and put ropes about their heads, and came to the King of Israel, and sayd, Thy seruant Ben-hadad sayth, I pray thee, let me liue: and he sayd, Is he yet aliue? he is my brother.
(Then they girded sackcloth about their loins, and put ropes about their heads, and came to the King of Israel, and said, Thy/Your servant Ben-hadad saith/says, I pray thee/you, let me live: and he said, Is he yet alive? he is my brother. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 1 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 1 KI book available
Luth No Luth 1 KI book available
ClVg Accinxerunt saccis lumbos suos, et posuerunt funiculos in capitibus suis, veneruntque ad regem Israël, et dixerunt ei: Servus tuus Benadad dicit: Vivat, oro te, anima mea. Et ille ait: Si adhuc vivit, frater meus est.
(Accinxerunt saccis lumbos his_own, and they_put funiculos in/into/on heads to_his_own, they_cameque to the_king Israel, and they_said to_him: Servus your Benadad he_says: Vivat, oro you(sg), the_soul my. And he he_said: When/But_if still vivit, brother mine it_is. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 KI book available
20:13-34 Two distinct battles ensued, one in Samaria (20:13-25) and one at Aphek (20:26-34). The writer included similar details regarding both: (1) pre-battle counsel (20:13-14, 23-25), (2) pre-battle conditions (20:15-16, 26-28), (3) victory for Israel despite the superior numbers of the enemy (20:17-21, 29-30), and (4) post-battle counsel (20:22, 31).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
Is he still alive?
(Some words not found in UHB: and,tied sackcloth in/on/at/with,waists_of,their and,ropes in/on/at/with,heads_of,their and=they_came to/towards king Yisrael and=they_said servant_of,your son_of -hadad he/it_had_said live now live_of,me and=he/it_said ?,still,he he/it_lived my=brother/kindred he/it )
Ahab asks this question to express surprise. Alternate translation: “I am surprised that he is still alive!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
He is my brother
(Some words not found in UHB: and,tied sackcloth in/on/at/with,waists_of,their and,ropes in/on/at/with,heads_of,their and=they_came to/towards king Yisrael and=they_said servant_of,your son_of -hadad he/it_had_said live now live_of,me and=he/it_said ?,still,he he/it_lived my=brother/kindred he/it )
“My brother” here is a metaphor for somebody who is a good friend. Alternate translation: “He is like a brother to me” or “He is like family”