1KI 2:31 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and the king told him, “Just do what he said. Kill him and bury him, and in that way you’ll remove the blood guilt from me and my descendants for the blood that Yoav shed without cause.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ὁ βασιλεύς, πορεύου, καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ καθὼς εἴρηκε, καὶ ἄνελε αὐτὸν· καὶ θάψεις αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐξαρεῖς σήμερον τὸ αἷμα ὃ δωρεὰν ἐξέχεεν, ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ καὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου τοῦ πατρός μου.
(Kai eipen autōi ho basileus, poreuou, kai poiaʸson autōi kathōs eiraʸke, kai anele auton; kai thapseis auton, kai exareis saʸmeron to haima ho dōrean exeⱪeʼen, apʼ emou kai apo tou oikou tou patros mou. )

BrTr And the king said to him, Go, and do to him as he has spoken, and kill him: and thou shalt bury him, and thou shalt remove this day the blood which he shed without cause, from me and from the house of my father.

ULT And the king said to him, “Do just as he has spoken and attack him and bury him. And you will remove from on me and from on the house of my father the bloodshed without cause that Joab poured out.

UST The king replied to him, “Do what he has requested. Kill him and bury his body. If you do that, I and my descendants will no longer be punished for what Joab did when he killed two men who were innocent.

BSB § And the king replied, “Do just as he says. Strike him down and bury him, and so remove from me and from the house of my father the innocent blood that Joab shed.

OEB And the king said to him, ‘Do as he has said: strike him down and bury him, that you may take away the innocent blood which Joab shed from me and from my father’s clan.

WEBBE The king said to him, “Do as he has said, and fall on him, and bury him, that you may take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET The king told him, “Do as he said! Strike him down and bury him. Take away from me and from my father’s family the guilt of Joab’s murderous, bloody deeds.

LSV And the king says to him, “Do as he has spoken, and fall on him, and you have buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed from off me, and from off the house of my father;

FBV “Do as he says,” the king told Benaiah. “Strike him down and bury him. In that way you will remove from me and my family the guilt of the innocent blood that Joab shed.

T4T The king replied to him, “Do what he has requested. Kill him and bury his body. If you do that, my descendants [MTY] and I will no longer be punished for what Joab did when he killed [MTY] two men who ◄were innocent/had not done anything that is wrong►.

LEB Then the king said to him, “Do as he spoke; fall upon him and bury him, and so you shall remove the innocent blood that Joab shed from on me and from on the house of my father.

BBE And the king said, Do as he has said and make an attack on him there, and put his body into the earth; so that you may take away from me and from my family the blood of one put to death by Joab without cause.

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JPS And the king said unto him: 'Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father's house.

ASV And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

DRA And the king said to him: Do as he hath said: and kill him, and bury him, and thou shalt remove the innocent blood which hath been shed by Joab, from me, and from the house of my father.

YLT And the king saith to him, 'Do as he hath spoken, and fall upon him, and thou hast buried him, and turned aside the causeless blood which Joab shed, from off me, and from off the house of my father;

Drby And the king said to him, Do as he has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; and take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

RV And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the blood, which Joab shed without cause, from me and from my father’s house.

Wbstr And the king said to him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.

KJB-1769 And the king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou mayest take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father.
(And the king said unto him, Do as he hath/has said, and fall upon him, and bury him; that thou/you mayest/may take away the innocent blood, which Joab shed, from me, and from the house of my father. )

KJB-1611 And the king saide vnto him, Doe as he hath said, and fall vpon him, and bury him, that thou mayest take away the innocent blood which Ioab shed, from mee, and from the house of my father.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And the king sayde vnto him, Do euen as he hath sayd: Smite him, & burie him, that thou mayest take away the blood which Ioab shed causelesse, from me, and from the house of my father.
(And the king said unto him, Do even as he hath/has said: Smite him, and burie him, that thou/you mayest/may take away the blood which Yoab shed causelesse, from me, and from the house of my father.)

Gnva And the King sayde vnto him, Doe as he hath sayd, and smite him, and bury him, that thou mayest take away the blood, which Ioab shed causelesse, from me and from the house of my father.
(And the King said unto him, Do as he hath/has said, and smite him, and bury him, that thou/you mayest/may take away the blood, which Yoab shed causelesse, from me and from the house of my father. )

Cvdl The kinge saide vnto him: Do as he hath spoken, and slaye him, and bury him, that thou mayest put fro me and my fathers house the bloude which Ioab hath shed without a cause,
(The king said unto him: Do as he hath/has spoken, and slay/kill him, and bury him, that thou/you mayest/may put from me and my fathers house the blood which Yoab hath/has shed without a cause,)

Wycl And the kyng seide to Banaie, Do thou as he spak, and sle thou hym, and birie him; and thou schalt remoue the innocent blood, that was sched out of Joab, fro me, and fro the hows of my fadir.
(And the king said to Banaie, Do thou/you as he spak, and slay/kill thou/you him, and birie him; and thou/you shalt remoue the innocent blood, that was sched out of Yoab, from me, and from the house of my father.)

Luth Der König sprach zu ihm: Tue, wie er geredet hat, und schlage ihn und begrabe ihn, daß du das Blut, das Joab umsonst vergossen hat, von mir tust und von meines Vaters Hause,
(The king spoke to him: Tue, like he geredet has, and hit/beat him/it and begrabe him/it, that you the blood, the Yoab umsonst vergossen has, from to_me tust and from my father house,)

ClVg Dixitque ei rex: Fac sicut locutus est, et interfice eum, et sepeli: et amovebis sanguinem innocentem qui effusus est a Joab, a me, et a domo patris mei.
(And_he_said to_him rex: Fac like spoke it_is, and interfice him, and sepeli: and amovebis sanguinem innocentem who effusus it_is from Yoab, from me, and from at_home of_the_father my/mine. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠הֲסִירֹ֣תָ ׀ דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם אֲשֶׁר֙ שָׁפַ֣ךְ יוֹאָ֔ב מֵ⁠עָלַ֕⁠י וּ⁠מֵ⁠עַ֖ל בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

and,remove bloods_of without_cause which/who shed Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) from,on,me and,from,on house_of father's,my

Here Solomon speaks as if the bloodshed that Joab committed were a liquid that he had poured out on Solomon and the house of his father David, and he speaks as if killing Joab will remove this liquid from them. He means that the bloodshed that Joab committed causes Solomon and the house of his father David to be guilty, and that killing Joab will cause them no longer to be guilty. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable figure of speech or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you will cleanse me and the house of my father from the bloodshed without cause with which Joab stained us” or “and you will take away from me and from the house of my father the guilt of the bloodshed without cause that Joab caused”

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וַ⁠הֲסִירֹ֣תָ

and,remove

Here, the word and introduces what will happen as a result of Benaiah killing and burying Joab. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces a result. Alternate translation: “so that you will remove” or “and so you will remove”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽ⁠י

house_of father's,my

Here, house represents David’s family and descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the relatives of my father” or “the descendants of my father”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

דְּמֵ֣י חִנָּ֗ם

bloods_of without_cause

Here, the phrase without cause indicates that the people Joab killed did not deserve to die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable phrase or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “the bloodshed of innocent people” or “the unjust bloodshed”

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