2KI 2:16 Parallel Verse View

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2:16 Variant note: ה/גיאות: (x-qere) ’הַ/גֵּאָי֑וֹת’: lemma_d/1516 n_1 morph_HTd/Ncbpa id_12Wyn הַ/גֵּאָי֑וֹת

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, 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 καὶ εἶπον πρὸς αὐτὸν, ἰδοὺ δὴ μετὰ τῶν παίδων σου πεντήκοντα ἄνδρες υἱοὶ δυνάμεως· πορευθέντες δὴ ζητησάτωσαν τὸν κύριόν σου, μή ποτε ᾖρεν αὐτὸν πνεῦμα Κυρίου, καὶ ἔῤῥιψεν αὐτὸν ἐν τῷ Ἰορδάνῃ ἢ ἐφʼ ἓν τῶν ὀρέων ἢ ἐφʼ ἕνα τῶν βουνῶν· καὶ εἶπεν Ἑλισαιὲ, οὐκ ἀποστελεῖτε.
(kai eipon pros auton, idou daʸ meta tōn paidōn sou pentaʸkonta andres huioi dunameōs; poreuthentes daʸ zaʸtaʸsatōsan ton kurion sou, maʸ pote aʸren auton pneuma Kuriou, kai eɽɽipsen auton en tōi Yordanaʸ aʸ efʼ hen tōn oreōn aʸ efʼ hena tōn bounōn; kai eipen Helisaie, ouk aposteleite. )

BrTr And they said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty men [fn]of strength: let them go now, and seek thy lord: [fn]peradventure the Spirit of the Lord has taken him up, and cast him into Jordan, or on one of the mountains, or on one of the hills. And Elisaie said, Ye shall not send.

2:16 Gr. sons of strength Hebraism.

2:16 Gr. lest at any time.

ULT And they said to him, “Look, please—there are with your servants 50 men, sons of military prowess. Please, let them go, and they will seek your lord, in case the Spirit of Yahweh lifted him, and he threw him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.” And he said, “Do not send.”

UST One of them said, “Sir, if you permit us, fifty of our strongest men will go and search for your master on the other side of the river. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley.”
¶ Elisha replied, “No, do not send them.”

BSB § “Look now,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty valiant men. Please let them go and search for your master. Perhaps the Spirit of the LORD has taken him up and put him on one of the mountains or in one of the valleys.”
§ “Do not send them,” Elisha replied.

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEBBE They said to him, “See now, there are with your servants fifty strong men. Please let them go and seek your master. Perhaps the LORD’s Spirit has taken him up, and put him on some mountain or into some valley.”
¶ He said, “Don’t send them.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They said to him, “Look, there are fifty capable men with your servants. Let them go and look for your master, for the wind sent from the Lord may have carried him away and dropped him on one of the hills or in one of the valleys.” But Elisha replied, “Don’t send them out.”

LSV and say to him, “Now behold, there are fifty men with your servants, sons of valor: please let them go, and they seek your lord, lest the Spirit of YHWH has taken him up, and casts him on one of the hills or into one of the valleys”; and he says, “You do not send.”

FBV “Look,” they said to Elisha, “we your servants have fifty good men here. Please allow them to go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has taken him and put him down on a mountain or in a valley somewhere.”
¶ “Don't bother sending them,” Elisha replied.

T4T One of them said, “Sir, if you permit us, 50 of our strongest men will go and search for your master on the other side of the river. Perhaps the Spirit of Yahweh has left him on some mountain or in some valley.”
¶ Elisha replied, “No, do not send them.”

LEB Then they said to him, “Look, there are with your servants fifty able men. Please let them go and look for your master, lest the Spirit of Yahweh has lifted him up and thrown him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys,” but he said, “You must not send them.”

BBE And they said, Your servants have with us here fifty strong men; be pleased to let them go in search of Elijah; for it may be that the spirit of the Lord has taken him up and put him down on some mountain or in some valley. But he said, Do not send them.

Moff No Moff 2KI book available

JPS And they said unto him: 'Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master; lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.' And he said: 'Ye shall not send.'

ASV And they said unto him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

DRA And they said to him: Behold, there are with thy servants fifty strong men, that can go, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the spirit of the Lord hath taken him up and cast him upon some mountain or into some valley. And he said: Do not send.

YLT and say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, there are with thy servants fifty men, sons of valour: let them go, we pray thee, and they seek thy lord, lest the Spirit of Jehovah hath taken him up, and doth cast him on one of the hills, or into one of the valleys;' and he saith, 'Ye do not send.'

Drby and said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty valiant men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master, lest perhaps the Spirit of Jehovah have taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some ravine. And he said, Ye shall not send.

RV And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

Wbstr And they said to him, Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest perhaps the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.

KJB-1769 ¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master: lest peradventure the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.[fn][fn]
(¶ And they said unto him, Behold now, there be with thy/your servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee/you, and seek thy/your master: lest peradventure/perhaps the Spirit of the LORD hath/has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said, Ye/You_all shall not send. )

2.16 strong…: Heb. sons of strength

2.16 some mountain: Heb. one of the mountains

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn][fn]And they said vnto him, Behold now, there bee with thy seruants fiftie strong men, let them goe, we pray thee, and seeke thy master: lest peraduenture the Spirit of the LORD hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. And he said, Ye shall not send.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

2:16 Hebr. sonnes of strength.

2:16 Hebr. one of the mountaines.

Bshps And saide vnto him: See, now there be with thy seruauntes fiftie strong men, let the go we pray thee & seeke thy maister: yf happly the spirite of the Lorde hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. And he saide: Ye shall send none.
(And said unto him: See, now there be with thy/your servants fifty strong men, let the go we pray thee/you and seek thy/your master: if happily the spirit of the Lord hath/has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said: Ye/You_all shall send none.)

Gnva And said vnto him, Beholde nowe, there be with thy seruants fiftie strong men: let them go, we pray thee, and seeke thy master, if so be the Spirite of the Lord hath taken him vp, and cast him vpon some mountaine, or into some valley. But he said, Ye shall not sende.
(And said unto him, Behold nowe, there be with thy/your servants fifty strong men: let them go, we pray thee/you, and seek thy/your master, if so be the Spirite of the Lord hath/has taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. But he said, Ye/You_all shall not sende. )

Cvdl and sayde vnto him: Beholde, there are fiftye valeaunt me amonge thy seruauntes, let them go and seke thy lorde, peraduenture the sprete of the LORDE hath taken him, and cast him vpon some mountaine or in some valley. But he saide: Sende them not.
(and said unto him: Behold, there are fifty valiant me among thy/your servants, let them go and seek thy/your lord, peradventure/perhaps the spirit of the LORD hath/has taken him, and cast him upon some mountain or in some valley. But he said: Send them not.)

Wycl And thei seiden to hym, Lo! with thi seruauntis ben fifti stronge men, that moun go, and seke thi lord, lest perauenture the Spirit of the Lord hath take hym, and hath cast forth hym in oon of the hillis, ethir in oon of the valeys.
(And they said to him, Lo! with thy/your servants been fifty strong men, that moun go, and seek thy/your lord, lest peradventure/perhaps the Spirit of the Lord hath/has take him, and hath/has cast forth him in one of the hills, ethir in one of the valleys.)

Luth Und sprachen zu ihm: Siehe, es sind unter deinen Knechten fünfzig Männer, starke Leute, die laß gehen und deinen Herrn suchen; vielleicht hat ihn der Geist des HErr’s genommen und irgend auf einen Berg, oder irgend in ein Tal geworfen. Er aber sprach: Lasset nicht gehen!
(And said to him: See, it are under deinen servants fünfzig men, starke Leute, the let go and deinen Lord suchen; vielleicht has him/it the/of_the spirit the LORD’s taken and irgend on a Berg, or irgend in a Tal geworfen. He but spoke: Lasset not go!)

ClVg dixeruntque illi: Ecce cum servis tuis sunt quinquaginta viri fortes qui possunt ire, et quærere dominum tuum, ne forte tulerit eum spiritus Domini, et projecerit eum in unum montium, aut in unam vallium. Qui ait: Nolite mittere.
(dixeruntque illi: Behold when/with servis tuis are quinquaginta viri strong who possunt ire, and quærere dominum tuum, not forte tulerit him spiritus Master, and proyecerit him in one montium, aut in unam vallium. Who he_said: Don't mittere. )

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