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OET (OET-RV) But the mother of the young man said, “By the life of Yahweh and the life of your spirit, I won’t leave without you.” So he got ready, and went with her.
OET-LV And_she/it_said the_mother the_child [by]_the_life of_YHWH and_live yourself_you if leave_you and_he/it_rose_up and_he/it_went after_her.
UHB וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵ֣ם הַנַּ֔עַר חַי־יְהוָ֥ה וְחֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ וַיָּ֖קָם וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אַחֲרֶֽיהָ׃ ‡
(vattoʼmer ʼēm hannaˊar ḩay-yhwh vəḩēy-nafshəkā ʼim-ʼeˊezⱱeⱪā vayyāqām vayyēlek ʼaḩₐreyhā.)
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 ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ παιδαρίου, ζῇ Κύριος καὶ ζῇ ἡ ψυχή σου, εἰ ἐνκαταλείψω σε· καὶ ἀνέστη Ἑλισαιὲ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὀπίσω αὐτῆς.
(Kai eipen haʸ maʸtaʸr tou paidariou, zaʸ Kurios kai zaʸ haʸ psuⱪaʸ sou, ei enkataleipsō se; kai anestaʸ Helisaie, kai eporeuthaʸ opisō autaʸs. )
BrTr And the mother of the child said, As the Lord lives and as thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And Elisaie arose, and went after her.
ULT And the mother of the young man said, “By the life of Yahweh and by the life of your spirit, I will not leave you.” And he got up, and he went after her.
UST But the boy’s mother said, “Just as certain as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her to her home.
BSB § And the mother of the boy said, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So he got up and followed her.
OEB No OEB 2KI book available
WEBBE The child’s mother said, “As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you.”
¶ So he arose, and followed her.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The mother of the child said, “As certainly as the Lord lives and as you live, I will not leave you.” So Elisha got up and followed her back.
LSV And the mother of the youth says, “YHWH lives, and your soul lives—if I leave you”; and he rises and goes after her.
FBV But the boy's mother said, “As the Lord lives and as you live, I'm not leaving without you!” So he got up and went with her.
T4T But the boy’s mother said, “Just as certain as Yahweh lives and you live, I will not go home if you do not go with me.” So Elisha returned with her to her home.
LEB Then the mother of the boy said, “As Yahweh lives[fn] and as your soul lives,[fn] I will surely not leave you.” So he got up and went after her.
BBE But the mother of the child said, As the Lord is living and as your soul is living, I will not go back without you. So he got up and went with her.
Moff No Moff 2KI book available
JPS And the mother of the child said: 'As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee.' And he arose, and followed her.
ASV And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
DRA But the mother of the child said: As the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. He arose, therefore, and followed her.
YLT And the mother of the youth saith, 'Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth — if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.
Drby And the mother of the lad said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And he rose up and followed her.
RV And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
Wbstr And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
KJB-1769 And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
(And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth/lives, and as thy/your soul liveth/lives, I will not leave thee/you. And he arose, and followed her. )
KJB-1611 And the mother of the childe said, As the LORD liueth, and as thy soule liueth, I will not leaue thee. And he arose, and followed her.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps And the mother of the childe said: As the Lorde lyueth, and as thy soule lyueth, I wyll not leaue thee. And he arose, and folowed her.
(And the mother of the child said: As the Lord liveth/lives, and as thy/your soul liveth/lives, I will not leave thee/you. And he arose, and followed her.)
Gnva And the mother of the childe sayde, As the Lord liueth, and as thy soule liueth, I will not leaue thee. Therefore he arose, and followed her.
(And the mother of the child said, As the Lord liveth/lives, and as thy/your soul liveth/lives, I will not leave thee/you. Therefore he arose, and followed her. )
Cvdl But the childes mother sayde: As truly as the LORDE lyueth, and as truly as yi soule lyueth, I wyll not leaue the. Then gat he vp, and wente after her.
(But the child’s mother said: As truly as the LORD liveth/lives, and as truly as yi soul liveth/lives, I will not leave them. Then gat he up, and went after her.)
Wycl Forsothe the `modir of the child seide, The Lord lyueth and thi soule lyueth, Y schal not leeue, `ether forsake, thee. Therfor he roos, and suede hir.
(Forsothe the `modir of the child said, The Lord liveth/lives and thy/your soul liveth/lives, I shall not leeue, `ether forsake, thee/you. Therefore he rose, and followed her.)
Luth Die Mutter aber des Knaben sprach: So wahr der HErr lebet und deine SeeLE, ich lasse nicht von dir. Da machte er sich auf und ging ihr nach.
(The mother but the Knaben spoke: So wahr the/of_the LORD lives and your SeeLE, I let not from dir. So made he itself/yourself/themselves on and went you/their/her after.)
ClVg Porro mater pueri ait: Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, non dimittam te. Surrexit ergo, et secutus est eam.
(Further mater pueri he_said: Vivit Master, and vivit anima tua, not/no dimittam you(sg). Surrexit therefore, and secutus it_is eam. )
4:8-37 Elisha’s dealings with the woman from Shunem are presented in two parallel sections (4:8-20, 21-37). Shunem was a border town in the tribal allotment to Issachar (Josh 19:18).
(Occurrence 0) As Yahweh lives, and as you live
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said mother_of the,child he/it_lived YHWH and,live yourself,you if leave,you and=he/it_rose_up and=he/it_went after,her )
This shows that the mother is taking an oath. The mother compares the certainty that Yahweh and Elisha are alive to the certainty of what she is saying. This is a way of making a solemn promise. Alternate translation: “As surely as Yahweh lives and as you live” or “I solemnly promise that”