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Parallel 2 KI 6:20

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BI 2 Ki 6:20 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)and when they’d entered the city, Elisha said, “Yahweh, open the eyes of these people so they can see.” So Yahweh opened their eyes, and then they were stunned to see that they were in the middle of Shomron.

OET-LVAnd_he/it_was when_entered_they Shomrōn and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he/it_said Oh_YHWH open DOM the_eyes_of these_men and_see and_ YHWH _opened DOM eyes_of_their and_they_saw and_see/lo/see in_the_middle of_Shomrōn.

UHBוַ⁠יְהִי֮ כְּ⁠בֹאָ֣⁠ם שֹׁמְרוֹן֒ וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע יְהוָ֕ה פְּקַ֥ח אֶת־עֵינֵֽי־אֵ֖לֶּה וְ⁠יִרְא֑וּ וַ⁠יִּפְקַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ אֶת־עֵ֣ינֵי⁠הֶ֔ם וַ⁠יִּרְא֕וּ וְ⁠הִנֵּ֖ה בְּ⁠ת֥וֹךְ שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃
   (va⁠yə kə⁠ⱱoʼā⁠m shomrōn va⁠yyoʼmer ʼₑlīshāˊ yhwh pəqaḩ ʼet-ˊēynēy-ʼēlleh və⁠yirʼū va⁠yyifqaḩ yhwh ʼet-ˊēynēy⁠hem va⁠yyirʼū və⁠hinnēh bə⁠tōk shomrōn.)

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).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἐγένετο ὡς εἰσῆλθον εἰς Σαμάρειαν, καὶ εἶπεν Ἑλισαιὲ, ἄνοιξον δή Κύριε τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ ἰδέτωσαν· καὶ διήνοιξε Κύριος τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν, καὶ εἶδου· καὶ ἰδοὺ ἦσαν ἐν μέσῳ Σαμαρείας.
   (Kai egeneto hōs eisaʸlthon eis Samareian, kai eipen Helisaie, anoixon daʸ Kurie tous ofthalmous autōn kai idetōsan; kai diaʸnoixe Kurios tous ofthalmous autōn, kai eidou; kai idou aʸsan en mesōi Samareias. )

BrTrAnd it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisaie said, Open, I pray thee, O Lord, their eyes, and let them see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

ULTAnd it happened, when they came to Samaria, and Elisha said, “Yahweh, open the eyes of these people, and they will see.” And Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and look—in the midst of Samaria.

USTAs soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha prayed again, saying, “Yahweh, now enable these soldiers to see correctly again!” So Yahweh enabled them to see correctly, and they were surprised to see that they were inside Samaria.

BSBWhen they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these [men] that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.

MSB (Same as above)


OEBNo OEB 2 KI book available

WEBBEWhen they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, “LORD, open these men’s eyes, that they may see.”
¶ The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the middle of Samaria.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETWhen they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O Lord, open their eyes, so they can see.” The Lord opened their eyes and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

LSVAnd it comes to pass, at their coming to Samaria, that Elisha says, “YHWH, open the eyes of these, and they see”; and YHWH opens their eyes, and they see, and behold, [they are] in the midst of Samaria!

FBVAfter they had entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, “Lord, open the eyes of these men that they can see.” The Lord opened their eyes, and they looked around and saw that they were in Samaria.

T4TAs soon as they entered Samaria, Elisha prayed again, saying, “Yahweh, now enable these soldiers to see correctly again!” So Yahweh enabled them to see correctly, and they were surprised to see that they were inside Samaria city.

LEBNo LEB 2 KI book available

BBEAnd when they had come into Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, let the eyes of these men be open so that they may see. And the Lord made their eyes open, and they saw that they were in the middle of Samaria.

MoffNo Moff 2 KI book available

JPSAnd it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said: 'LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see.' And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

ASVAnd it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

DRAAnd when they were come into Samaria, Eliseus said: Lord, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw themselves to be in the midst of Samaria.

YLTAnd it cometh to pass, at their coming in to Samaria, that Elisha saith, 'Jehovah, open the eyes of these, and they see;' and Jehovah openeth their eyes, and they see, and lo, in the midst of Samaria!

DrbyAnd it came to pass when they entered into Samaria, that Elisha said, Jehovah, open the eyes of these [men] that they may see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

RVAnd it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

SLTAnd it will be when they came to Shomeron, and Elisha will say to Jehovah, Open the eyes of these, and they shall see. And Jehovah will open their eyes, and they will see; and behold, in the midst of Shomeron.

WbstrAnd it came to pass, when they had come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men , that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

KJB-1769And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.

KJB-1611And it came to passe when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw, and beholde, they were in the mids of Samaria.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

BshpsNo Bshps 2 KI book available

GnvaAnd when they were come to Samaria, Elisha saide, Lord, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and beholde, they were in the mids of Samaria.
   (And when they were come to Samaria, Elisha said, Lord, open their eyes that they may see. And the Lord opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. )

CvdlNo Cvdl 2 KI book available

WyclNo Wycl 2 KI book available

LuthNo Luth 2 KI book available

ClVgcumque ingressi fuissent in Samariam, dixit Eliseus: Domine, aperi oculos istorum, ut videant. Aperuitque Dominus oculos eorum, et viderunt se esse in medio Samariæ.
   (how_come having_entered to_have_beennt in/into/on Samariam, he_said Eliseus: Master, aperi the_eyes to_thisrum, as seeant. Aperuitque Master the_eyes their, and they_saw himself to_be in/into/on in_the_middle Samaria. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 2 KI book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) It came about that

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,entered,they Shomrōn and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ YHWH open DOM both_eyes_of these and,see and,opened YHWH DOM eyes_of,their and=they_saw and=see/lo/see! in_the=middle Shomrōn )

Alternate translation: “It happened that” or “Then,”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) open the eyes of these men that they may see

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,entered,they Shomrōn and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ YHWH open DOM both_eyes_of these and,see and,opened YHWH DOM eyes_of,their and=they_saw and=see/lo/see! in_the=middle Shomrōn )

Elisha is asking Yahweh to cause the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: “allow these men to see”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh opened their eyes and they saw

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,entered,they Shomrōn and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ YHWH open DOM both_eyes_of these and,see and,opened YHWH DOM eyes_of,their and=they_saw and=see/lo/see! in_the=middle Shomrōn )

Yahweh allowed the men to see clearly again. Alternate translation: “Yahweh took away their blindness” or “Yahweh allowed them to see clearly”

(Occurrence 0) behold

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was when,entered,they Shomrōn and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ YHWH open DOM both_eyes_of these and,see and,opened YHWH DOM eyes_of,their and=they_saw and=see/lo/see! in_the=middle Shomrōn )

The word “behold” here shows that the Arameans were surprised by what they saw.

BI 2 Ki 6:20 ©