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OET (OET-RV) Pass by undressed and humiliated, inhabitants of Shafir.
⇔ ≈Don’t come out, inhabitants of Tsa’anan.
⇔ Beyt-Haetsel mourns—its place to stand is taken from you

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 κατοικοῦσα καλῶς τὰς πόλεις αὐτῆς, οὐκ ἐξῆλθε κατοικοῦσα Σενναὰρ, κόψασθαι οἶκον ἐχόμενον αὐτῆς, λήψεται ἐξ ὑμῶν πληγὴν ὀδύνης.
(katoikousa kalōs tas poleis autaʸs, ouk exaʸlthe katoikousa Sennaʼar, kopsasthai oikon eⱪomenon autaʸs, laʸpsetai ex humōn plaʸgaʸn odunaʸs. )

BrTr The inhabitant of Sennaar, fairly inhabiting her cities, came not forth to mourn for the house next to her: she shall receive of you the stroke of grief.

ULT Pass by, inhabitants of Shaphir,
⇔ in nakedness and shame.
⇔  do not come out, inhabitants of Zaanan.
⇔ Beth Ezel mourns,
⇔ its place to stand is taken from you.

UST You people who live in Shaphir,
⇔ naked and ashamed, you will be taken to another country.
⇔ You people in Beth Ezel should mourn,
⇔ because no one from Zaanan will go out to help you.

BSB Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir.[fn] The dwellers of Zaanan[fn] will not come out. Beth-ezel[fn] is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
⇔ 
⇔

1:11 Shaphir means pleasant.

1:11 Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew for come out.

1:11 Beth-ezel means adjoining house.

OEB Pass by, inhabitants of Shaphir, naked and ashamed!
⇔ The inhabitants of Zaanan cannot leave their city.
⇔ Beth-ezel laments and removes its support from you.

WEBBE Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame.
⇔ The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out.
⇔ The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Residents of Shaphir, pass by in nakedness and humiliation!
⇔ The residents of Zaanan can’t leave their city.
⇔ Beth Ezel mourns,
⇔ “He takes from you what he desires.”

LSV Pass over for you, O inhabitant of Shaphir,
Naked one of shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan has not gone out,
The lamentation of Beth-Ezel takes from you its standing.

FBV Leave,[fn] people of Shaphir, naked and ashamed. People of Zanaan don't come out. People of Beth Ezel mourn, for you have lost your support.[fn]

1:11 This is thought by some to refer to the exile.

1:11 Meaning uncertain.

T4T You people who live in Shaphir town, whose name means ‘beautiful,’
⇔ naked and ashamed, you will be taken to another country.
⇔ You people in Beth-Ezel town should mourn,
⇔ because no one from Zaanan town, whose name means ‘one who goes out,’ will go out to help you.

LEB No LEB MIC book available

BBE Be uncovered and go away, you who are living in Shaphir: the one living in Zaanan has not come out of her town; Beth-ezel is taken away from its base, even from its resting-place.

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JPS Pass ye away, O inhabitant of Saphir, in nakedness and shame; the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the standing-place thereof.

ASV Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof.

DRA And pass away, O thou that dwellest in the Beautiful place, covered with thy shame: she went not forth that dwelleth in the confines: the House adjoining shall receive mourning from you, which stood by herself.

YLT Pass over for thee, O inhabitant of Shaphir, Naked one of shame. Not gone out hath the inhabitant of Zaanan, The lamentation of Beth-Ezel doth take from you its standing.

Drby Pass away, inhabitress of Shaphir, in nakedness [and] shame. The inhabitress of Zaanan is not come forth for the lamentation of Beth-ezel: he will take from you its shelter.

RV Pass ye away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof.
(Pass ye/you_all away, Oh inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame: the inhabitant of Zaanan is not come forth; the wailing of Beth-ezel shall take from you the stay thereof. )

SLT Pass away for you, thou fair one inhabiting the nakedness of shame: she inhabiting the place of flocks shall not go forth to the wailing of the house of firm root; he shall take from you his standing.

Wbstr Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame exposed: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive from you his standing.

KJB-1769 Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.[fn][fn][fn][fn]
(Pass ye/you_all away, thou/you inhabitant of Sapphire, having thy/your shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing. )

1.11 thou…: or, thou that dwellest fairly

1.11 inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress

1.11 Zaanan: or, The country of flocks

1.11 Beth-ezel: or, A place near

KJB-1611 Passe yee away thou [fn]inhabitant of [fn]Saphir, hauing thy shame naked; the inhabitant of [fn]Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of [fn]Beth-ezel, he shall receiue of you his standing.
(Pass ye/you_all away thou/you inhabitant of Sapphire, having thy/your shame naked; the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel, he shall receive of you his standing.)

1:11 Heb. inhabitresse.

1:11 Or, thou that dwellest fairely.

1:11 Or, the countrey of flockes.

1:11 Or, a place neere.

Bshps No Bshps MIC book available

Gnva Thou that dwellest at Shaphir, go together naked with shame: she that dwelleth at Zaanan, shall not come forth in ye mourning of Beth-ezel: the enemie shall receiue of you for his standing.
(Thou/You that dwellest/dwell at Shaphir, go together naked with shame: she that dwelleth/dwells at Zaanan, shall not come forth in ye/you_all mourning of Beth-ezel: the enemy shall receive of you for his standing. )

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ClVg Et transite vobis, habitatio pulchra, confusa ignominia: non est egressa quæ habitat in exitu: planctum domus vicina accipiet ex vobis, quæ stetit sibimet.
(And transite to_you, housing beautiful, confusa disgrace: not/no it_is gone_out which he_lives in/into/on exit: crying home vicina will_receive from to_you, which he_stood to_himselfmet. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT MIC book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

General Information:

The meanings of the names of the villages is important to Micah here. You may want to include the meanings of the names of the places in a footnote.

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Shaphir

(Some words not found in UHB: pass_on to/for=you_all inhabitants_of Shaphir nakedness shame not come_out inhabitants_of Tsaʼₐnān/(Zaanan) wailing_of house_of -ezel taken from,you_all support_of,its )

The name of this city sounds like one meaning “beautiful.” It contrasts with “nakedness and shame.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) in nakedness and shame

This idiom makes explicit that the people will be totally naked. Alternate translation: “totally naked and ashamed”

(Occurrence 0) Zaanan

The name of this city means “go out.” They are too afraid to go out and help.

(Occurrence 0) Beth Ezel

The name of this city means “house of taking away.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) for their protection is taken away

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: “for I have taken away everything that might protect them”

Parallel MIC 1:11

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