1KI 21:20 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When Eliyyah arrived, Ahav asked him, “Ah, my enemy. Have you found me?”
¶ “Yes, I’ve found you,” Eliyyah replied. “It seems you’ve sold your soul by doing what Yahweh’s finds to be evil.

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).

BrLXX ἐπάταξεν ἕκαστος τὸν παρʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐδευτέρωσιν ἕκαστος τὸν παρʼ αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔφυγε Συρία· καὶ κατεδίωξεν αὐτοὺς Ἰσραήλ· καὶ σώζεται υἱὸς Ἄδερ βασιλεὺς Συρίας ἐφʼ ἵππου ἱππέως.
(epataxen hekastos ton parʼ autou; kai edeuterōsin hekastos ton parʼ autou; kai efuge Suria; kai katediōxen autous Israaʸl; kai sōzetai huios Ader basileus Surias efʼ hippou hippeōs. )

BrTr smote each one the man next to him; and each one a second time smote the man next to him: and Syria fled, and Israel pursued them; and the son of Ader, even the king of Syria, escapes on the horse of a horseman.

ULT And Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” And he said, “I have found, on account of you having sold yourself by doing the evil thing in the eyes of Yahweh.

UST So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, “You, my enemy, have found me!” Elijah answered, “Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong.

BSB § When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.”
§ He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.

OEB And Ahab said to Elijah, ‘Have you found me, O mine enemy?’ And he answered, ‘I have. Because thou hast sold thyself to no purpose, to do that which is displeasing to Jehovah,

WEBBE Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?”
¶ He answered, “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do that which is evil in the LORD’s sight.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So, you have found me, my enemy!” Elijah replied, “I have found you, because you are committed to doing evil in the sight of the Lord.

LSV And Ahab says to Elijah, “Have you found me, O my enemy?” And he says, “I have found—because of your selling yourself to do evil in the eyes of YHWH;

FBV “So have you come to find me, my enemy?” Ahab asked Elijah. “I have found you, because you have sold yourself to do what is evil in the Lord sight,” Elijah replied.

T4T So when Elijah met with Ahab, Ahab said to him, “You, my enemy, have found me!” [RHQ] Elijah answered, “Yes, I have found you. You have never stopped doing the things that Yahweh says are wrong.

LEB Then Ahab said to Elijah, “Have you found me, my enemy?” He said, “I have found you because you have sold yourself to do evil in the eyes of Yahweh.

BBE And Ahab said to Elijah, Have you come face to face with me, O my hater? And he said, I have come to you because you have given yourself up to do evil in the eyes of the Lord.

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JPS And Ahab said to Elijah: 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' And he answered: 'I have found thee; because thou hast given thyself over to do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD.

ASV And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee, because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah.

DRA And Achab said to Elias: Hast thou found me thy enemy? He said: I have found thee, because thou art sold, to do evil in the sight of the Lord.

YLT And Ahab saith unto Elijah, 'Hast thou found me, O mine enemy?' and he saith, 'I have found — because of thy selling thyself to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah;

Drby And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, mine enemy? And he said, I have found [thee]; because thou hast sold thyself to do evil in the sight of Jehovah.

RV And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to do that which is evil in the sight of the LORD.

Wbstr And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O my enemy? And he answered, I have found thee : because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

KJB-1769 And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.
(And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou/you found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou/you hast sold thyself/yourself to work evil in the sight of the LORD. )

KJB-1611 And Ahab said to Eliiah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemie? And he answered, I haue found thee: because thou hast sold thy selfe to worke euill in the sight of the LORD.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Ahab sayde to Elias: Hast thou founde me, O thou myne enemie? He aunswered: I haue founde thee, for thou hast sold thy selfe to worke wickednesse in the sight of the Lorde.
(And Ahab said to Elias/Elijah: Hast thou/you found me, O thou/you mine enemy? He answered: I have found thee/you, for thou/you hast sold thyself/yourself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord.)

Gnva And Ahab sayd to Eliiah, Hast thou found mee, O mine enemie? And he answered, I haue found thee: for thou hast solde thy selfe to worke wickednes in the sight of the Lord.
(And Ahab said to Eliyah, Hast thou/you found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee/you: for thou/you hast sold thyself/yourself to work wickedness in the sight of the Lord. )

Cvdl And Achab sayde vnto Elias: Hast thou euer founde me thine enemye? He saide: Yee, I haue founde the, because thou art euen solde to do euell in the sighte of the LORDE.
(And Achab said unto Elias/Elijah: Hast thou/you ever found me thine/your enemy? He said: Yee, I have found them, because thou/you art even sold to do evil in the sight of the LORD.)

Wycl And Achab seyde to Elie, Whether thou hast founde me thin enemy? Which Elie seide, Y haue founde, for thou art seeld that thou schuldist do yuel in the siyt of the Lord.
(And Achab seyde to Elye/Elijah, Whether thou/you hast found me thine/your enemy? Which Elye/Elijah said, I have founde, for thou/you art seeld that thou/you should do evil in the sight of the Lord.)

Luth Und Ahab sprach zu Elia: Hast du mich je deinen Feind erfunden? Er aber sprach: Ja, ich habe dich funden, darum daß du verkauft bist, nur Übels zu tun vor dem HErr’s.
(And Ahab spoke to Elia: Hast you me each/ever deinen Feind erfunden? He but spoke: Ya, I have you/yourself funden, therefore that you verkauft bist, nur Übels to do/put before/in_front_of to_him LORD’s.)

ClVg Et ait Achab ad Eliam: Num invenisti me inimicum tibi? Qui dixit: Inveni, eo quod venundatus sis, ut faceres malum in conspectu Domini.
(And he_said Achab to Eliam: Num invenisti me inimicum tibi? Who dixit: Inveni, eo that venundatus sis, as faceres evil in in_sight Master. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

Have you found me, my enemy?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAḩʼāⱱ to/towards ʼĒliy^yāh the,found,me enemy,my and=he/it_said found because sold,you for=doing the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH )

Ahab uses this question to express anger toward Elijah. That Elijah “found” Ahab likely refers to Elijah discovering Ahab’s actions, not to finding his physical location. Alternate translation: “You have found me, my enemy!” or “You have discovered what I have done, my enemy!” (See also: figs-explicit)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

you have sold yourself to do what is evil

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAḩʼāⱱ to/towards ʼĒliy^yāh the,found,me enemy,my and=he/it_said found because sold,you for=doing the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH )

A person being committed to doing what is evil is spoken of as if that person had sold himself to evil. Alternate translation: “you have dedicated yourself to doing what is evil”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

what is evil in the sight of Yahweh

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAḩʼāⱱ to/towards ʼĒliy^yāh the,found,me enemy,my and=he/it_said found because sold,you for=doing the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH )

The phrase, “in the sight of” refers to someone’s opinion. See how you translated this in 1 Kings 11:6. Alternate translation: “what Yahweh considers to be evil”

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