MIC 7:3 Parallel Verse View

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

OET (OET-RV) They’re very good at doing harm:
⇔ the leader asks for money,
⇔ ≈the judge is ready for bribes,
⇔ and the powerful man is telling others what he wants to obtain,
⇔ and so they scheme together.

7:3 OSHB note: Marks a place where we agree with BHQ against BHS in reading L.

7:3 OSHB note: Marks an anomalous form.

7:3 OSHB note: We read punctuation in L differently from BHS.

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 ἐπὶ τὸ κακὸν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἑτοιμάζουσιν· ὁ ἄρχων αἰτεῖ, καὶ ὁ κριτὴς εἰρηνικοὺς λόγους ἐλάλησε, καταθύμιον ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ ἐστιν· καὶ ἐξελοῦμαι τὰ ἀγαθὰ αὐτῶν
(epi to kakon tas ⱪeiras autōn hetoimazousin; ho arⱪōn aitei, kai ho kritaʸs eiraʸnikous logous elalaʸse, katathumion psuⱪaʸs autou estin; kai exeloumai ta agatha autōn )

BrTr they prepare their hands for mischief, the prince asks a reward, and the judge speaks flattering words; it is the desire of their soul:

ULT Their hands are very good at doing harm:
⇔ the ruler asks for money,
⇔ the judge is ready for bribes,
⇔ and the powerful man is saying to others what he wants to obtain.
⇔ Thus they plot together.

UST They do what is evil with all their might.
⇔ Government officials and judges all ask for bribes.
⇔ Important people tell others what they want,
⇔ and they plot together about how to get it.

BSB Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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MSB Both hands are skilled at evil; the prince and the judge demand a bribe. When the powerful utters his evil desire, they all conspire together.
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OEB ⇔ Their hands know well how to do evil,
⇔ the officer and judge demands a bribe,
⇔ the high official decides as he pleases
⇔ and they conspire to pervert justice.

WEBBE Their hands are on that which is evil to do it diligently.
⇔ The ruler and judge ask for a bribe.
⇔ The powerful man dictates the evil desire of his soul.
⇔ Thus they conspire together.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They are determined to be experts at doing evil;
⇔ government officials and judges take bribes,
⇔ prominent men make demands,
⇔ and they all do what is necessary to satisfy them.

LSV On the evil [are] both hands to do [it] well,
The prince is asking—also the judge—for repayment,
And the great—he is speaking the mischief of his soul,
And they wrap it up.

FBV They are experts at evil;[fn] both officials and judges ask for bribes; the powerful demand their evil desires; and they scheme together to get what they want.

7:3 Literally, “they do evil with both hands well.”

T4T They all use both hands to do what is evil.
⇔ Government officials and judges all ask for bribes.
⇔ Important people tell others what they want,
⇔ and they plot/scheme together about how to get it done.

LEB No LEB MIC book available

BBE Their hands are made ready to do evil; the ruler makes requests for money, and the judge is looking for a reward; and the great man gives decisions at his pleasure, and the right is twisted.

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JPS Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul; thus they weave it together.

ASV Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the evil desire of his soul: thus they weave it together.

DRA The evil of their hands they call good: the prince requireth, and the judge is for giving: and the great man hath uttered the desire of his soul, and they have troubled it.

YLT On the evil [are] both hands to do [it] well, The prince is asking — also the judge — for recompence, And the great — he is speaking the mischief of his soul, And they wrap it up.

Drby Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge [is there] for a reward; and the great [man] uttereth his soul's greed: and [together] they combine it.

RV Their hands are upon that which is evil to do it diligently; the prince asketh, and the judge is ready for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth the mischief of his soul: thus they weave it together.

SLT For doing evil with the hands to do well, the chief asking, and the judge, for peace; and the great one, he spake the mischief of his soul: and they will entangle it.

Wbstr That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man , he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.

KJB-1769 ¶ That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.[fn]

7.3 his…: Heb. the mischief of his soul

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]That they may doe euill with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the iudge asketh for a reward: and the great man, he vttereth his mischieuous desire: so they wrap it vp.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

7:3 Heb. the mischiefe of the soule.

Bshps No Bshps MIC book available

Gnva To make good for the euil of their hands, the prince asked, and the iudge iudgeth for a reward: therefore the great man he speaketh out the corruption of his soule: so they wrapt it vp.
(To make good for the evil of their hands, the prince asked, and the judge judgeth for a reward: therefore the great man he speaketh/speaks out the corruption of his soul: so they wrapped it up. )

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ClVg Malum manuum suarum dicunt bonum: princeps postulat, et judex in reddendo est; et magnus locutus est desiderium animæ suæ, et conturbaverunt eam.
(Malum hands of_their_own they_say good: prince afterulat, and the_judge in/into/on returnndo it_is; and big spoke it_is desire/wish soul his_own, and conturbaverunt her. )

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