2 KI 4:30 Parallel Verse View

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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.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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, “The life of Yahweh and the life of your soul, if I should leave you.” And he arose, and he went after her.

UST But the boy’s mother said, “I swear by Yahweh and your own life that I will not leave here and go home until you agree to come 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.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 2 KI 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.

4:30 Literally “The life of Yahweh”

4:30 Literally “life of your soul”

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 2 KI 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.
(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.)

SLT And the mother of the boy will say, Jehovah lives and thy soul lives, I will not leave thee. And he will rise and go after 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 ye/you_all 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.
(For_certain/Truly the mother of the child said, The Lord liveth/lives and thy/your soul liveth/lives, I shall not leeue, either 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 boys/lads spoke: So true the/of_the LORD lives and your soul, I let not from you/to_you(sg). So made/did he itself/yourself/themselves on/in/to and went you(pl)/their/her after.)

ClVg Porro mater pueri ait: Vivit Dominus, et vivit anima tua, non dimittam te. Surrexit ergo, et secutus est eam.
(Further mother children he_said: He_lives Master, and lives the_soul your, not/no let_me_go you(sg). He_rose/got_up therefore, and followed it_is her.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־יְהוָ֥ה וְ⁠חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֖ אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑⁠ךָּ

he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life (Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said mother_of of,the_lad he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and=he/it_rose_up and=he/it_went after,her )

Following the custom of her culture, the woman is swearing an oath by guaranteeing it by something that she holds sacred and by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a negative statement. Alternate translation: [I swear by Yahweh and by the life of your soul that I will not leave you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

וְ⁠חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁ⁠ךָ֖

and_[by],the_life (Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said mother_of of,the_lad he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and=he/it_rose_up and=he/it_went after,her )

The woman is using one part of Elisha, his soul, to mean all of him in the act of being alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and your life]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אִם־אֶעֶזְבֶ֑⁠ךָּ

if (Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said mother_of of,the_lad he/it_lived YHWH and_[by],the_life your_self_of,your if I,will_leave_you and=he/it_rose_up and=he/it_went after,her )

The woman is not saying that she will not leave Mount Carmel. She means that when she goes back to her home, she will not leave Elisha behind. In other words, she is insisting that he come with her. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [if I should leave here without you] or [that I will not leave here without you]

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