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OET (OET-RV) “It’s easy for the shadows go forward,” said Hizkiyah. “So make them go backwards ten steps.”
OET-LV And_ Ḩizqiyyāh _he/it_said it_is_trifling for_the_shadow to_lengthen ten steps no if/because let_it_go_back the_shadow backwards ten steps.
UHB וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ נָקֵ֣ל לַצֵּ֔ל לִנְט֖וֹת עֶ֣שֶׂר מַעֲל֑וֹת לֹ֣א כִ֔י יָשׁ֥וּב הַצֵּ֛ל אֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית עֶ֥שֶׂר מַעֲלֽוֹת׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer yəḩizqiyyāhū nāqēl laʦʦēl linəţōt ˊeser maˊₐlōt loʼ kiy yāshūⱱ haʦʦēl ʼₐḩorannit ˊeser maˊₐlōt.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 εἶπεν Ἐζεκίας, κοῦφον τὴν σκιὰν κλῖναι δέκα βαθμούς· οὐχὶ, ἀλλʼ ἐπιστραφήτω ἡ σκιὰ ἐν τοῖς ἀναβαθμοῖς δέκα βαθμοὺς εἰς τὰ ὀπίσω.
(Kai eipen Ezekias, koufon taʸn skian klinai deka bathmous; ouⱪi, allʼ epistrafaʸtō haʸ skia en tois anabathmois deka bathmous eis ta opisō. )
BrTr And Ezekias said, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return ten degrees backward [fn]on the dial.
20:10 Or, in the degrees.
ULT And Hezekiah said, “It is easy for the shadow to stretch out ten steps. No, for the shadow will go backwards ten steps.”
UST Hezekiah replied, “It is easy to for the shadow to move forward, because that is what it always does. Ask Yahweh to make it move backward ten steps on the stairway that King Ahaz ordered his servants to build.”
BSB “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps,” answered Hezekiah, “but not for it to go back ten steps.”
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB No OEB 2 KI book available
WEBBE Hezekiah answered, “It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. No, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Hezekiah answered, “It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps, but not for it to go back ten steps.”
LSV And Hezekiah says, “It has been light for the shadow to incline ten degrees; no, but let the shadow turn backward ten degrees.”
FBV “It's easy enough for the shadow to go forward ten steps, but not to go back ten steps,” Hezekiah answered.
T4T Hezekiah replied, “It is easy to cause the shadow to move forward, because that is what it always does. Tell him to cause it to move backward ten steps/degrees.”
LEB No LEB 2 KI book available
BBE And Hezekiah said in answer, It is a simple thing for the shade to go forward; but let it go back ten degrees.
Moff No Moff 2 KI book available
JPS And Hezekiah answered: 'It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten degrees; nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.'
ASV And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.
DRA And Ezechias said: It is an easy matter for the shadow to go forward ten lines: and I do not desire that this be done, but let it return back ten degrees.
YLT And Hezekiah saith, 'It hath been light for the shadow to incline ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow turn backward ten degrees.'
Drby And Hezekiah said, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
RV And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.
SLT And Hezekiah will say, A light thing to the shadow to bow ten steps: nay, for the shadow shall turn backwards ten steps.
Wbstr And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten degrees: no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
KJB-1769 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
KJB-1611 And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go downe tenne degrees: nay, but let the shadow returne backward tenne degrees.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps 2 KI book available
Gnva And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadowe to passe forward ten degrees: not so then, but let ye shadow go backe ten degrees.
(And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to pass forward ten degrees: not so then, but let ye/you_all shadow go back ten degrees. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 KI book available
Luth No Luth 2 KI book available
ClVg Et ait Ezechias: Facile est umbram crescere decem lineis: nec hoc volo ut fiat, sed ut revertatur retrorsum decem gradibus.
(And he_said Ezechias: Facile it_is shadowm crescere ten lines: but_not this volo as fiat, but as revertatur backwards ten gradibus. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 KI book available
20:10 ten steps backward: Such a retreat of the shadow was contrary to nature, and the miracle confirmed God’s message to Hezekiah.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
(Occurrence 0) It is an easy thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Ḩizqiyyāh easy for_the,shadow to,lengthen ten steps not but retreat the,shadow backwards ten steps )
Why “it is an easy thing” can be stated clearly. “It is easy to cause the shadow to move forward ten steps, because that is the normal thing for it to do”