2KI 4:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) and Elisha told her, “In due course after the normal months, you’ll have a son to hold.”
¶ “No, my master, man of God,” she stammered. “Don’t lie to your female servant.”

4:16 OSHB variant note: אתי: (x-qere) ’אַ֖תְּ’: lemma_859 b n_1.0 morph_HPp2fs id_12kWB אַ֖תְּ

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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 Ἐλισαιὲ πρὸς αὐτήν, εἰς τὸν καιρὸν τοῦτον, ὡς ἡ ὥρα, ζῶσα σὺ, περιειληφυῖα υἱόν· ἡ δὲ εἶπε, μή κύριε, μὴ διαψεύσῃ τὴν δούλην σου.
(Kai eipen Elisaie pros autaʸn, eis ton kairon touton, hōs haʸ hōra, zōsa su, perieilaʸfuia huion; haʸ de eipe, maʸ kurie, maʸ diapseusaʸ taʸn doulaʸn sou. )

BrTr And Elisaie said to her, At this time next year, as the season is, thou shalt be alive, and embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, do not lie to thy servant.

ULT And he said, “At this appointed time, like the living time, you will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, man of God—do not lie to your female servant.”

UST Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your infant son in your arms.” But she protested, “Oh, Sir, you are a prophet who brings messages from God, so please do not deceive me by saying things like that!”

BSB And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.”
§ “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”

OEB No OEB 2KI book available

WEBBE He said, “At this season next year, you will embrace a son.”
¶ She said, “No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your servant.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He said, “About this time next year you will be holding a son.” She said, “No, my master! O prophet, do not lie to your servant!”

LSV and he says, “At this season, according to the time of life, you are embracing a son”; and she says, “No, my lord, O man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.”

FBV Elisha told her, “Around this time next year, you will be holding a son in your arms.”
¶ “No, my lord!” she responded. “Man of God, don't tell your servant lies!”

T4T Elisha said to her, “About this time next year you will be holding your infant son in your arms.” But she protested, “O, sir, you are a prophet who brings messages from God, so please do not deceive/lie to me by saying things like that!”

LEB And he said, “At this time _⌊next spring_⌋,[fn] you will be embracing a son.” She said, “No, my lord, O man of God! You must not tell a lie to your servant!”

4:16 Literally “about that season as the time of life”

BBE And Elisha said, At this time in the coming year you will have a son in your arms. And she said, No, my lord, O man of God, do not say what is false to your servant.

Moff No Moff 2KI book available

JPS And he said: 'At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son.' And she said: 'Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.'

ASV And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thy handmaid.

DRA He said to her: At this time, and this same hour, if life accompany, thou shalt have a son in thy womb. But she answered: Do not, I beseech thee, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

YLT and he saith, 'At this season, according to the time of life, thou art embracing a son;' and she saith, 'Nay, my lord, O man of God, do not lie unto thy maid-servant.'

Drby And he said, At this appointed time, when thy term is come, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, man of [fn]God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

4.16 Elohim

RV And he said, At this season, when the time cometh round, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
(And he said, At this season, when the time cometh/comes round, thou/you shalt/shall embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou/you man of God, do not lie unto thine/your handmaid. )

SLT And he will say, At this appointment about the time thou living to embrace a son. And she will say, My lord, thou man of God, do not deceive With thy servant.

Wbstr And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, No, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie to thy handmaid.

KJB-1769 And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.[fn]
(And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou/you shalt/shall embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou/you man of God, do not lie unto thine/your handmaid. )

4.16 season: Heb. set time

KJB-1611 [fn]And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt imbrace a sonne. And she said, Nay my lord, thou man of God, doe not lie vnto thine handmaid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

4:16 Heb. set time.

Bshps And he saide: At this tyme appoynted, according to the tyme of lyfe, thou shalt imbrace a sonne. And she said: Oh nay my lorde thou man of God, do not lye vnto thyne handmayde.
(And he said: At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou/you shalt/shall embrace a son. And she said: Oh nay my lord thou/you man of God, do not lie unto thine/your handmaid.)

Gnva And he said, At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a sonne. And she sayd, Oh my Lord, thou man of God, doe not lye vnto thine handmayd.
(And he said, At this time appointed, according to the time of life, thou/you shalt/shall embrace a son. And she said, Oh my Lord, thou/you man of God, do not lie unto thine/your handmaid. )

Cvdl And he sayde: Aboute this tyme yf ye frute can lyue, thou shalt enbrace a sonne. She sayde: Alas, no my lorde, thou man of God, lye not vnto thy handmayden.
(And he said: Aboute this time if ye/you_all fruit can live, thou/you shalt/shall enbrace a son. She said: Alas, no my lord, thou/you man of God, lie not unto thy/your handmaiden.)

Wycl he seide to hir, In this tyme and in this same our, if lijf schal be felow, thou schalt haue a sone in the wombe. And sche answeride, Nyle thou, my lord, the man of God, Y biseche, nyle thou lye to thin hondmaide.
(he said to her, In this time and in this same our, if life shall be fellow, thou/you shalt/shall have a son in the womb. And she answered, Not/Don't thou/you, my lord, the man of God, I beseech/implore, nor/neither/not thou/you lie to thin hondmaide.)

Luth Und er sprach: Um diese Zeit über ein Jahr sollst du einen Sohn herzen. Sie sprach: Ach nicht, mein Herr, du Mann Gottes, lüge deiner Magd nicht!
(And he spoke: To this/these time above a year should you(sg) a son herzen. They/She spoke: Oh_dear not, my Lord, you(sg) man God’s, lüge your(s) maid not!)

ClVg dixit ad eam: In tempore isto, et in hac eadem hora, si vita comes fuerit, habebis in utero filium. At illa respondit: Noli quæso, domine mi vir Dei, noli mentiri ancillæ tuæ.
(he_said to her: In at_the_time to_this, and in/into/on this_way the_same hora, when/but_if life comes has_been, habebis in/into/on the_womb son. But that answered: Don't quæso, domine mi man of_God, don't mentiri handmaiden yours. )

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