2KI 3:11 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωσαφὰτ, οὐκ ἔστιν ὧδε προφήτης τοῦ Κυρίου, καὶ ἐπιζητήσωμεν τὸν Κύριον παρʼ αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη εἷς τῶν παίδων τοῦ βασιλέως Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ εἶπεν, ὧδε Ἑλισαιὲ υἱὸς Σαφὰτ, ὃς ἐπέχεεν ὕδωρ ἐπὶ χεῖρας Ἠλιού.
(Kai eipen Yōsafat, ouk estin hōde profaʸtaʸs tou Kuriou, kai epizaʸtaʸsōmen ton Kurion parʼ autou; kai apekrithaʸ heis tōn paidōn tou basileōs Israaʸl, kai eipen, hōde Helisaie huios Safat, hos epeⱪeʼen hudōr epi ⱪeiras Aʸliou. )

BrTr And Josaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, [fn]that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, There is here Elisaie son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Eliu.

ULT And Jehoshaphat said, “Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we might seek Yahweh by him?” And one person from the servants of the king of Israel answered, and he said, “Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat who poured water onto the hands of Elijah.”

UST Jehoshaphat said, “Is there a prophet here who can ask Yahweh for us what we should do?”
¶ One of Joram’s army officers said, “Elisha son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah’s assistant.”

BSB § But Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the LORD here? Let us inquire of the LORD through him.”
§ And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shaphat is here. He used to pour water on the hands of Elijah.[fn]”

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEBBE But Jehoshaphat said, “Isn’t there a prophet of the LORD here, that we may enquire of the LORD by him?”
¶ One of the king of Israel’s servants answered, “Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah, is here.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of the Lord here that we might seek the Lord’s direction?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered, “Elisha son of Shapat is here; he used to be Elijah’s servant.”

LSV And Jehoshaphat says, “Is there not a prophet of YHWH here, and we seek YHWH by him?” And one of the servants of the king of Israel answers and says, “Here [is] Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”

FBV But Jehoshaphat asked, “Isn't there a prophet of the Lord here with us? Let us consult the Lord through him.”
¶ One of the king of Israel's officers answered, “Elisha, son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah's assistant.”[fn]

3:11 “He was Elijah's assistant”: literally, “He used to pour water on Elijah's hands.”

T4T Jehoshaphat said, “Is there a prophet here who can ask Yahweh for us what we should do?”
¶ One of Joram’s army officers said, “Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here. He was Elijah’s assistant.” [IDM]

LEB Then Jehoshaphat asked, “Is there no prophet of Yahweh here that we might inquire guidance from Yahweh?” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered and said, “Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.”[fn]

3:11 That is, Elisha had served Elijah

BBE But Jehoshaphat said, Is there no prophet of the Lord here, through whom we may get directions from the Lord? And one of the king of Israel's men said in answer, Elisha, the son of Shaphat, is here, who was servant to Elijah.

Moff No Moff 2KI book available

JPS But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?' And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.'

ASV But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

DRA And Josaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may beseech the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered: Here is Eliseus the son of Saphat, who poured water on the hands of Elias.

YLT And Jehoshaphat saith, 'Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, and we seek Jehovah by him?' And one of the servants of the king of Israel answereth and saith, 'Here [is] Elisha son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.'

Drby And Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

RV But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

Wbstr But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.

KJB-1769 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel’s servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.

KJB-1611 But Iehoshaphat said, Is there not here a Prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israels seruants answered, and said, Here is Elisha the sonne of Shaphat, which powred water on the hands of Eliiah.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps But Iehosaphat said: Is there not here a prophete of the Lorde, that we maye enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israels seruauntes aunswered and saide: Here is Elisa the sonne of Saphat, which powred water on the handes of Elias.
(But Yehosaphat said: Is there not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may enquire of the Lord by him? And one of the king of Israels servants answered and said: Here is Elisa the son of Saphat, which poured water on the hands of Elias/Elijah.)

Gnva But Iehoshaphat saide, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the King of Israels seruants answered, and said, Here is Elisha the sonne of Shaphat, which powred water on the handes of Eliiah.
(But Yehoshaphat said, Is there not here a Prophet of the Lord, that we may inquire of the Lord by him? And one of the King of Israels servants answered, and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Eliyah. )

Cvdl But Iosaphat sayde: Is here no prophet of ye LORDE, yt we maye axe coucell at ye LORDE by him? Then answered one of ye kynge of Israels seruauntes, & saide: Here is Eliseus ye sonne of Saphat, which poured water vpon Elias handes.
(But Yosaphat said: Is here no prophet of ye/you_all LORD, it we may axe coucell at ye/you_all LORD by him? Then answered one of ye/you_all king of Israels servants, and said: Here is Eliseus ye/you_all son of Saphat, which poured water upon Elias/Elijah hands.)

Wycl And Josephat seide, Whether ony prophete of the Lord is here, that we biseche the Lord bi hym? And oon of the seruauntis of the kyng of Israel answeride, Elisee, the sone of Saphat, is here, that schedde watir on the hondis of Elie.
(And Yosephat said, Whether any prophet of the Lord is here, that we beseech/implore the Lord by him? And one of the servants of the king of Israel answered, Elisee, the son of Saphat, is here, that schedde water on the hands of Elye/Elijah.)

Luth Josaphat aber sprach: Ist kein Prophet des HErr’s hie, daß wir den HErr’s durch ihn ratfragten? Da antwortete einer unter den Knechten des Königs Israels und sprach: Hie ist Elisa, der Sohn Saphats, der Elia Wasser auf die Hände goß.
(Yosaphat but spoke: Is kein Prophet the LORD’s hie, that we/us the LORD’s through him/it ratfragten? So replied einer under the servants the kings Israels and spoke: Here is Elisa, the/of_the son Saphats, the/of_the Elia water on the hands goß.)

ClVg Et ait Josaphat: Estne hic propheta Domini, ut deprecemur Dominum per eum? Et respondit unus de servis regis Israël: Est hic Eliseus filius Saphat, qui fundebat aquam super manus Eliæ.
(And he_said Yosaphat: Estne this a_prophet Master, as deprecemur Dominum through him? And answered one about servis king Israel: Est this Eliseus son Saphat, who fundebat waterm over hands Eliæ. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Is there not here a prophet of Yahweh, that we may consult Yahweh by him?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) ?,is_there_no here prophet to/for=YHWH and,inquire_of DOM YHWH through,DOM,him and,answered one(ms) of,servants king Yisrael and=he/it_said here ʼElīshāˊ son_of Shāfāţ which/who pour waters on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in hands ʼĒliy^yāh )

Jehoshaphat uses a rhetorical question here to state that he is certain that there is a prophet there and to find out where he is. Alternate translation: “I am sure there is a prophet of Yahweh here! Tell me where one is, so we may consult Yahweh by him.”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Shaphat

This is the name of a man.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) who poured water on the hands of Elijah

This idiom means that he was Elijah’s helper. The phrase “poured water on the hands” is a description of one of the ways he served Elijah. Alternate translation: “who was a helper to Elijah”

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