2KI 3:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “As army commander Yahweh lives,” Elisha responded, “the one who I serve, I wouldn’t be talking to you or even face you, if I hadn’t recognised King Yehoshafat of Yehudah.

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 Καὶ εἶπεν Ἑλισαιὲ, ζῇ Κύριος τῶν δυνάμεων ᾧ παρέστην ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ, ὅτι εἰ μὴ πρόσωπον Ἰωσαφὰτ βασιλέως Ἰούδα ἐγὼ λαμβάνω, εἰ ἐπέβλεψα πρὸς σὲ, καὶ εἶδόν σε.
(Kai eipen Helisaie, zaʸ Kurios tōn dunameōn hō parestaʸn enōpion autou, hoti ei maʸ prosōpon Yōsafat basileōs Youda egō lambanō, ei epeblepsa pros se, kai eidon se. )

BrTr And Elisaie said, As the Lord of hosts before whom I [fn]stand lives, unless I [fn]regarded the presence of Josaphat the king of Juda, I would not have looked on thee, nor seen thee.

ULT And Elisha said, “By the life of Yahweh of hosts, whom I stand to his face, that unless I am lifting the face of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look to you, nor would I see you.

UST Elisha replied, “I serve Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels in heaven. As surely as he lives, if I did not respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not even think about doing anything to help you.

BSB § Then Elisha said, “As surely as the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, were it not for my regard for the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not look at you or acknowledge you.

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEBBE Elisha said, “As the LORD of Armies lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look towards you, nor see you.

WMBB Elisha said, “As the LORD of Hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I respect the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look towards you, nor see you.

NET Elisha said, “As certainly as the Lord who rules over all lives (whom I serve), if I did not respect King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I would not pay attention to you or acknowledge you.

LSV And Elisha says, “YHWH of Hosts lives, before whom I have stood; for unless I am lifting up the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I do not look to you, nor see you;

FBV Elisha replied, “As the Lord Almighty lives, the one I serve, if I didn't respect the fact that Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, is here, I wouldn't even look in your direction or acknowledge you.

T4T Elisha replied, “I serve Yahweh, the commander of the armies of angels in heaven. As surely as he lives, if I did not respect Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not even think about doing anything to help you.

LEB Then Elisha said, “As Yahweh of hosts lives,[fn] before whom I stand, surely if I was not regarding the face[fn] of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would have not looked at you nor even glanced at you.

3:14 Literally “The life of Yahweh of hosts”

3:14 Or “lifting the face”

BBE Then Elisha said, By the life of the Lord of armies whose servant I am, if it was not for the respect I have for Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, I would not give a look at you, or see you.

Moff No Moff 2KI book available

JPS And Elisha said: 'As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

ASV And Elisha said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

DRA And Eliseus said to him: As the Lord of hosts liveth, in whose sight I stand, if I did not reverence the face of Josaphat king of Juda, I would not have hearkened to thee, nor looked on thee.

YLT And Elisha saith, 'Jehovah of Hosts liveth, before whom I have stood; for unless the face of Jehoshaphat king of Judah I am lifting up, I do not look unto thee, nor see thee;

Drby And Elisha said, As Jehovah of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee nor see thee.

RV And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.

Wbstr And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look towards thee, nor see thee.

KJB-1769 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look toward thee, nor see thee.
(And Elisha said, As the LORD of hosts/armies liveth/lives, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Yudah, I would not look toward thee/you, nor see thee/you. )

KJB-1611 And Elisha said, As the LORD of hostes liueth, before whom I stand, Surely were it not that I regard the presence of Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah, I would not looke toward thee, nor see thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And Elias saide: As the Lorde of hoastes liueth, in whose sight I stande, and it were not that I regarde the presence of Iehosaphat the king of Iuda, I would not loke towarde thee, nor yet see thee.
(And Elias/Elijah said: As the Lord of hosts/armies liveth/lives, in whose sight I stande, and it were not that I regarde the presence of Yehosaphat the king of Yudah, I would not look towarde thee/you, nor yet see thee/you.)

Gnva Then Elisha said, As the Lord of hostes liueth, in whose sight I stande, if it were not, that I regarde the presence of Iehoshaphat the King of Iudah, I woulde not haue looked towarde thee, nor seene thee.
(Then Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts/armies liveth/lives, in whose sight I stande, if it were not, that I regarde the presence of Yehoshaphat the King of Yudah, I would not have looked towarde thee/you, nor seen thee/you. )

Cvdl Eliseus sayde: As truly as the LORDE Zebaoth lyueth, before whom I stode, yf I regarded not Iosaphat the kynge of Iuda, I wolde not regarde the, ner set oughte by ye.
(Eliseus said: As truly as the LORD Zebaoth liveth/lives, before whom I stood, if I regarded not Yosaphat the king of Yudah, I would not regarde them, nor set oughte by ye.)

Wycl And Elisee seide to hym, The Lord of oostis lyueth, in whos siyt Y stonde, if Y were not aschamed of the cheer of Josephat, king of Juda, treuli Y hadde not perseyued, nethir Y hadde biholde thee.
(And Elisee said to him, The Lord of hosts/armies liveth/lives, in whos sight I stonde, if I were not aschamed of the cheer of Yosephat, king of Yudah, truly I had not perseyued, neither I had behold thee/you.)

Luth Elisa sprach: So wahr der HErr Zebaoth lebet, vor dem ich stehe, wenn ich nicht Josaphat, den König Judas, ansähe, ich wollte dich nicht ansehen noch achten.
(Elisa spoke: So wahr the/of_the LORD Zebaoth lives, before/in_front_of to_him I stehe, when I not Yosaphat, the king Yudas, ansähe, I wanted you/yourself not ansehen still achten.)

ClVg Dixitque ad eum Eliseus: Vivit Dominus exercituum, in cujus conspectu sto, quod si non vultum Josaphat regis Judæ erubescerem, non attendissem quidem te, nec respexissem.
(And_he_said to him Eliseus: Vivit Master exercituum, in cuyus in_sight sto, that when/but_if not/no vultum Yosaphat king Yudæ erubescerem, not/no attendissem indeed you(sg), but_not respexissem. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) As Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ he/it_lived YHWH armies/messengers which/who stand before,face/front,him that/for/because/then/when not face/surface_of Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) king Yehuda I lifting/taking if look at,you and=if see,you )

“As I know that Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, surely.” Here Elisha compares the certainty that Yahweh is alive to the certainty that, if it were not for Jehoshaphat being there, he would not pay attention to Joram. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “As surely as Yahweh of hosts lives, before whom I stand, I promise you, if it”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) before whom I stand

Here serving Yahweh is spoken of as standing in his presence. Alternate translation: “whom I serve”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

(Occurrence 0) were it not for the fact that I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, I would not pay any attention to you

This can be written in positive form. Alternate translation: “I pay attention to you only because I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat king of Judah”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) I honor the presence of Jehoshaphat

Here Jehoshaphat is referred to by his presence. Alternate translation: “I honor Jehoshaphat”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) I would not pay any attention to you, or even look at you

These two phrases have similar meaning and are used together to emphasize that he would not pay any attention to Joram. Alternate translation: “I would not have anything at all to do with you”

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