MARK 7:32 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The people there brought a man to him who couldn’t hear or speak, and asked Yeshua to heal him.

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And they bring to him one deaf and barely able to speak, and they beg him that he would lay his hand on him.

UST Then, people led to Jesus a man who could not hear and who could not speak well. They urged Jesus to heal him by touching him.

BLB And they bring to Him a man who was deaf and who spoke with difficulty, and they implore Him that He might lay the hand on him.

AICNT And they brought to him a deaf and mute man, and they begged him to lay his hand on him.

OEB Some people brought to him a man who was deaf and almost dumb, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

WEBBE They brought to him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech. They begged him to lay his hand on him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET They brought to him a deaf man who had difficulty speaking, and they asked him to place his hands on him.

LSV and they bring to Him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on Him that He may put the hand on him.

FBV There they brought him a deaf man who also could not speak properly. They asked Jesus to touch the man with his hand and heal him.

TCNT Some people brought to him a deaf man who had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on the man.

T4T There, people brought to him a man who was deaf and who could hardly talk. They begged Jesus to lay his hands on him in order to heal him.

LEB And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had difficulty speaking, and they were imploring him that he would place his[fn] hand on him.

7:32 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun

BBE And they came to him with one who had no power of hearing and had trouble in talking; and they made a request to him to put his hands on him.

Moff And a deaf man who stammered was brought to him, with the request that he would lay his hand on him.

Wymth Here they brought to Him a deaf man that stammered, on whom they begged Him to lay His hands.

ASV And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

DRA And they bring to him one deaf and dumb; and they besought him that he would lay his hand upon him.

YLT and they bring to him a deaf, stuttering man, and they call on him that he may put the hand on him.

Drby And they bring to him a deaf [man] who could not speak right, and they beseech him that he might lay his hand on him.

RV And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.
(And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech/implore him to lay his hand upon him. )

SLT And they bring to him a deaf one, tongue-tied; and they beseech him that he would put the hand upon him.

Wbstr And they bring to him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.

KJB-1769 And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
(And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech/implore him to put his hand upon him. )

KJB-1611 And they bring vnto him one that was deafe, and had an impediment in his speech: and they beseech him to put his hand vpon him.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And they brought vnto hym one that was deafe, and had an impediment in his speache: and they prayed him to put his hande vpon hym.
(And they brought unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech: and they prayed him to put his hand upon him.)

Gnva And they brought vnto him one that was deafe and stambered in his speache, and prayed him to put his hand vpon him.
(And they brought unto him one that was deaf and stambered in his speech, and prayed him to put his hand upon him. )

Cvdl And they brought vnto him one that was deaf, and had impediment in his speach. And they prayed him, that he wolde laye his hande vpon him.
(And they brought unto him one that was deaf, and had impediment in his speech. And they prayed him, that he would lay his hand upon him.)

TNT And they brought vnto him one that was deffe and stambred in his speche and prayde him to laye his honde apon him.
(And they brought unto him one that was deffe and stambred in his speech and prayed him to lay his hand upon him. )

Wycl And thei bryngen to hym a man deef and doumbe, and preieden hym to leye his hoond on hym.
(And they bryngen to him a man deaf and dumb, and prayed him to leye his hand on him.)

Luth Und sie brachten zu ihm einen Tauben, der stumm war; und sie baten ihn, daß er die Hand auf ihn legte.
(And they/she/them brought to/for him a pigeons, the/of_the mute war; and they/she/them asked him/it, that he the hand on/in/to him/it laid.)

ClVg Et adducunt ei surdum, et mutum, et deprecabantur eum, ut imponat illi manum.[fn]
(And they_bring to_him deaf, and mute, and they_were_praying him, as imponat them hand. )

7.32 Surdum et mutum. BEDA. Qui scilicet, nec aures verbis Dei audiendis, nec os pro loquendis aperit. Quales necesse est ut hi qui audire et loqui verbum Dei longo usu didicerunt, Domino sanandos offerant, ut eos quos humana fragilitas nequit, gratiæ dextera salvet. HIERON. Genus humanum tanquam unus homo varia peste absumptus in protoplasto, cæcatur dum videt, surdus fit dum audit, dum odorat emungitur, obmutescit dum loquitur, mancus fit dum manus erigit, incurvatur dum erigitur, hydropicus fit dum concupiscit, claudus dum progreditur, lepra suffunditur dum mundatur, dæmone impletur dum divinitatem appetit, moritur morte dum audacter excusat. Et deprecabantur. Incarnationem Domini prophetæ et patriarchæ cupiebant.

7.32 Deaf and mute. BEDA. Who namely, but_not ears with_words of_God to_listens, but_not mouth for to_speaks opens. What_kinds necessary it_is as these who/which to_hear and to_speak the_word/saying of_God long usu didicerunt, Master healthyndos offer, as them which human fragilitas nequit, thanks right_hand saves. HIERON. Genus human as_if one human varia plague absumptus in/into/on protoplasto, cæcatur while he_sees, surdus fit while listens, while smellat emungitur, obmutescit while speaks, mancus fit while hands raises, bends_down while is_erected, hydropicus fit while desires, lame while progreditur, leprosy suffunditur while is_cleaned, demon is_fulfilled while divinity appetit, he_dies death while audacter excusat. And they_were_praying. Incarnation Master the_prophets and patriarchs they_wanted.

UGNT καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφὸν καὶ μογιλάλον, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα.
(kai ferousin autōi kōfon kai mogilalon, kai parakalousin auton hina epithaʸ autōi taʸn ⱪeira.)

SBL-GNT καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφὸν ⸀καὶ ⸀μογιλάλον, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα.
(kai ferousin autōi kōfon ⸀kai ⸀mogilalon, kai parakalousin auton hina epithaʸ autōi taʸn ⱪeira.)

RP-GNT Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφὸν μογγιλάλον, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα.
(Kai ferousin autōi kōfon mongilalon, kai parakalousin auton hina epithaʸ autōi taʸn ⱪeira.)

TC-GNT Καὶ φέρουσιν αὐτῷ [fn]κωφὸν [fn]μογγιλάλον, καὶ παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα.
(Kai ferousin autōi kōfon mongilalon, kai parakalousin auton hina epithaʸ autōi taʸn ⱪeira. )

7:32 κωφον ¦ κωφον και ECM^† NA SBL TH WH

7:32 μογγιλαλον ¦ μογιλαλον 𝔐^pt ANT CT TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 7:31–37: Jesus healed a man who could not hear or talk

In the previous section, Jesus helped a Gentile woman. In this section, he traveled to another Gentile area, called the Decapolis, where he had been before (5:1–20). As soon as he entered the area, some people asked him to heal a man who was unable to hear or talk.

It is good to translate this section before you decide on a heading for it.

Here are some other headings for this section:

The healing of a man who could not hear or talk

Jesus healed a man who was deaf and had a speech defect

Jesus heals a man who was deaf and could not speak clearly

There are no direct parallel passages for this section. Some similar terms are used in Matthew 15:29–31.

7:32a–c

In this verse some people brought to Jesus a man who was deaf and had a speech defect. The Greek text does not specify the cause of these disabilities, but they were probably caused by disease or injury.Lane, page 266. Your translation should not imply that the man was demon-possessed.

7:32a

Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf

After he arrived there, some people brought to him a man who was deaf
While he/Jesus was there, some people came to him with a man who could not hear

In Greek this verse begins with the common connector that is often translated as “and.” It introduces what happened after Jesus and his disciples arrived near the Sea of Galilee. Use a natural way in your language to connect 7:31 and 7:32. For example:

There (NIV)

While he was there (NCV)

Some people brought: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Some people brought is literally “they brought.” In 7:33, these people are referred to as “a crowd.” In some languages it may be more natural to use the same term here. Use a term that is natural in your language to introduce this group of people.

to Him: The pronoun Him refers to Jesus.

a man who was deaf: The word deaf means “unable to hear.”

7:32b

and hardly able to speak,

and had a speech defect.
and could not talk clearly.

and hardly able to speak: The Greek word that the BSB translates as hardly able to speak literally means “to speak with difficulty.” It indicates here that the man was unable to speak clearly. He was probably not completely mute, but other people could not understand his speech easily.There are two interpretations: (1) He had a speech impediment; (2) He could not speak intelligibly. Many commentaries support each view, but all the English versions on TW support (1).

Here are some other ways to translate this:

could not talk plainly (NCV)

had difficulty speaking (NET)

had a speech defect (GW)

General Comment on 7:32a–b

The deaf man is in focus in this story. Because of this, it may be more natural to introduce him before you introduce the people who brought him. For example:

A certain man was there. He was deaf and could hardly speak. Some people brought him to Jesus.

A man who was deaf and could hardly talk was brought by some people to Jesus.

7:32c

and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him.

They pleaded with Jesus to lay his hand on the man so that he would be healed.
They earnestly asked Jesus to touch the man to heal him.
And they begged him saying, “Touch this man and heal him.”

they: The pronoun they refers to the same people who brought the man to Jesus.

begged: In this context the Greek word that the BSB translates as begged indicates that the people made an earnest request.

Here are some other ways to translate this word:

earnestly asked

pleaded

Refer to how you translated this same word in 5:10.The same verb parakaleō is also used in 5:17–18 and 5:23a, but in the latter verse an intensifying word is added.

Jesus: The Greek word that the BSB translates as Jesus is literally “him,” as in the RSV. The BSB uses the word Jesus so that it is clear that the people are speaking with Jesus, not with the deaf man. Refer to Jesus in a way that is natural in your language.

to place His hand on him: The people asked Jesus to place His hand on him in order to heal the man. If the purpose of their request is not clear in your language, it may be necessary to make this information explicit. For example, the NLT says:

to lay his hands on the man to heal him

place His hand: The text does not say where Jesus should place His hand. In some languages it may be more natural to use a general expression. For example, the CEV says:

to touch him

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-participants

φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφὸν καὶ μογιλάλον

˱they˲_˓are˒_bringing ˱to˲_him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφόν καί μογιλάλον καί παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτόν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τήν χεῖρα)

Here Mark introduces a man who is deaf and barely able to speak as a new character in the story. Use a natural form in your language for introducing a new character. Alternate translation: [there was a man there who was deaf and barely able to speak. They bring him to Jesus] or [they bring to him a man. He was deaf and barely able to speak]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

φέρουσιν & παρακαλοῦσιν

˱they˲_˓are˒_bringing & ˱they˲_˓are˒_imploring

Here, the pronoun they refers to people in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that refers generally to people. Alternate translation: [certain people bring … they beg]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

αὐτὸν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφόν καί μογιλάλον καί παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτόν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τήν χεῖρα)

It may be more natural in your language to have a direct quotation here. Alternate translation: [him, “Please lay your hand on him.”]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τὴν χεῖρα

˱he˲_˓may˒_lay_on ˱on˲_him (Some words not found in SR-GNT: Καί φέρουσιν αὐτῷ κωφόν καί μογιλάλον καί παρακαλοῦσιν αὐτόν ἵνα ἐπιθῇ αὐτῷ τήν χεῖρα)