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OET (OET-RV) Haza’el asked, “But how could your servant be in a position to do such a major thing when he’s only minor, like a dog in the palace?”
¶ “Yahweh has let me see you as king over Aram.” Elisha replied.
OET-LV And_ Ḩₐzāʼēl _he/it_said if/because_that what servant_of_your the_dog (cmp) he_will_do the_thing the_great the_this and_ ʼElīshāˊ _he/it_said shown_me YHWH DOM_you king over ʼArām.
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר חֲזָהאֵ֔ל כִּ֣י מָ֤ה עַבְדְּךָ֙ הַכֶּ֔לֶב כִּ֣י יַעֲשֶׂ֔ה הַדָּבָ֥ר הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּ֑ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלִישָׁ֔ע הִרְאַ֧נִי יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ מֶ֥לֶךְ עַל־אֲרָֽם׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer ḩₐzāhʼēl kiy māh ˊaⱱdəkā hakkeleⱱ kiy yaˊₐseh haddāⱱār haggādōl hazzeh vayyoʼmer ʼₑlīshāˊ hirʼanī yhwh ʼotkā melek ˊal-ʼₐrām.)
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 Ἀζαὴλ, τίς ἐστιν ὁ δοῦλός σου, ὁ κύων ὁ τεθνηκὼς, ὅτι ποιήσει τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο; καὶ εἶπεν Ἑλισαιὲ, ἔδειξέ μοι Κύριός σε βασιλεύοντα ἐπὶ Συρίαν.
(Kai eipen Azaaʸl, tis estin ho doulos sou, ho kuōn ho tethnaʸkōs, hoti poiaʸsei to ɽaʸma touto; kai eipen Helisaie, edeixe moi Kurios se basileuonta epi Surian. )
BrTr And Azael said, Who is thy servant? a dead dog, that he [fn]should do this thing? And Elisaie said, The Lord has shewn me thee ruling over Syria.
8:13 Gr. shall.
ULT And Hazael said, “But what is your servant, the dog, that he will do this great thing?” And Elisha said, “Yahweh has made me see you—king over Aram.”
UST Hazael replied, “I am as powerless as a dog. How could I do such terrible things?”
¶ Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Aram.”
BSB “But how {could} your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you [will be] king over Aram.”
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MSB “But how {could} your servant, a mere dog, do such a monstrous thing?” said Hazael. And Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you [will be] king over Aram.”
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OEB No OEB 2 KI book available
WEBBE Hazael said, “But what is your servant, who is but a dog, that he could do this great thing?”
¶ Elisha answered, “The LORD has shown me that you will be king over Syria.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Hazael said, “How could your servant, who is as insignificant as a dog, accomplish this great military victory?” Elisha answered, “The Lord has revealed to me that you will be the king of Syria.”
LSV And Hazael says, “But what [is] your servant—the dog, that he does this great thing?” And Elisha says, “YHWH has showed me you—king of Aram.”
FBV “But how could someone like me who's just a ‘dog’ achieve anything like that?” Hazael asked.
¶ “The Lord has shown me that you are going to be the king of Aram,” Elisha replied.
T4T Hazael replied, “I am as insignificant as [MET] a dog; ◄how could I do such things?/I would never do such terrible things!►” [RHQ]
¶ Elisha replied, “Yahweh has also revealed to me that you will become the king of Syria.”
LEB No LEB 2 KI book available
BBE And Hazael said, How is it possible that your servant, who is only a dog, will do this great thing? And Elisha said, The Lord has made it clear to me that you will be king over Aram.
Moff No Moff 2 KI book available
JPS And Hazael said: 'But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing?' And Elisha answered: 'The LORD hath shown me that thou shalt be king over Aram.'
ASV And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, who is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, Jehovah hath showed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
DRA And Hazael said: But what am I thy servant a dog, that I should do this great thing? And Eliseus said: The Lord hath shewn me that thou shalt be king of Syria.
YLT And Hazael saith, 'But what, [is] thy servant the dog, that he doth this great thing?' And Elisha saith, 'Jehovah hath shewed me thee — king of Aram.'
Drby And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha said, Jehovah has shewn me that thou wilt be king over Syria.
RV And Hazael said, But what is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
(And Hazael said, But what is thy/your servant, which is but a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath/has showed me that thou/you shalt/shall be king over Syria. )
SLT And Hamel will say, For what! thy servant, the dog, that he will do this great word? and Elisha will say, Jehovah caused me to see thee king over Aram.
Wbstr And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shown me that thou wilt be king over Syria.
KJB-1769 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
(And Hazael said, But what, is thy/your servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath/has showed me that thou/you shalt/shall be king over Syria. )
KJB-1611 And Hazael said, But what, is thy seruant a dogge, that he should doe this great thing? And Elisha answered, The LORD hath shewed mee that thou shalt be king ouer Syria.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)
Bshps No Bshps 2 KI book available
Gnva Then Hazael said, What? is thy seruant a dog, that I should doe this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed mee, that thou shalt be King of Aram.
(Then Hazael said, What? is thy/your servant a dog, that I should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath/has showed me, that thou/you shalt/shall be King of Aram. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 KI book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 KI book available
Luth No Luth 2 KI book available
ClVg Dixitque Hazaël: Quid enim sum servus tuus canis, ut faciam rem istam magnam? Et ait Eliseus: Ostendit mihi Dominus te regem Syriæ fore.
(And_he_said Hazaël: What because I_am servant your dog, as I_will_do rem that_(one) bigm? And he_said Eliseus: Ostendit to_me Master you(sg) the_king Syriæ fore. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 KI book available
8:13 a nobody like me: Literally a dog. As scavengers, dogs were held in low esteem in the ancient Near East. King Shalmaneser III of Assyria observed in his annals, “Hazael, son of a nobody, seized the throne.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Who is your servant, that he should do this great thing?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Ḩₐzāʼēl that/for/because/then/when what servant_of,your the,dog that/for/because/then/when he/it_made/did the,thing the,great the=this and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ shown,me YHWH DOM,you king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼArām )
Hazel refers to himself here as Elisha’s servant. Hazel uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he does not think he could do the terrible things that Elisha has said. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I could never do such great things!” or “Who am I, that I would have the power to do such things?”
(Occurrence 0) this great thing
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Ḩₐzāʼēl that/for/because/then/when what servant_of,your the,dog that/for/because/then/when he/it_made/did the,thing the,great the=this and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ shown,me YHWH DOM,you king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼArām )
“this terrible thing.” Here the word “great” refers to something that has a large effect and is terrible.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
(Occurrence 0) He is only a dog
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Ḩₐzāʼēl that/for/because/then/when what servant_of,your the,dog that/for/because/then/when he/it_made/did the,thing the,great the=this and=he/it_said ʼElīshāˊ shown,me YHWH DOM,you king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ʼArām )
Hazael is talking about himself. He speaks of his low status and lack of influence by comparing himself to a dog. Here a dog represents a lowly animal. Alternate translation: “I am as powerless as a dog” or “I am as powerless as a lowly animal”