OBA 1:19 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) ⇔ The people from the Negev will take ownership of Esau’s mountain,
⇔ ≈and the people from the Shefelah will take ownership of the Philistines’ land.
⇔ They will recapture the Efraim and Samarian countrysides,
⇔ ≈and the people of Benyamin will recapture Gilead.

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 Καὶ κατακληρονομήσουσιν οἱ ἐν ναγὲβ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Ἡσαῦ, καὶ οἱ ἐν τῇ σεφηλὰ τοὺς ἀλλοφύλους· καὶ κατακληρονομήσουσι τὸ ὄρος Ἐφραὶμ, καὶ τὸ πεδίον Σαμαρείας, καὶ Βενιαμὶν, καὶ τὴν Γαλααδίτιν.
(Kai kataklaʸronomaʸsousin hoi en nageb to oros to Haʸsau, kai hoi en taʸ sefaʸla tous allofulous; kai kataklaʸronomaʸsousi to oros Efraim, kai to pedion Samareias, kai Beniamin, kai taʸn Galaʼaditin. )

BrTr And they that dwell in the [fn]south shall inherit the mount of Esau, and they in the plain the Philistines: and they shall inherit the mount of Ephraim, and the plain of Samaria, and Benjamin, and the land of Galaad.

ULT And the Negev will possess the mountain of Esau,
⇔ and the Shephelah, the Philistines.
⇔ And they will possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria,
⇔ and Benjamin, Gilead.

UST The Israelites who live in the southern wilderness of Judea will capture the land of Edom.
⇔ The Israelites who live in the western foothills will capture the region of Phoenicia.
⇔ The Israelites will also capture the areas that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim and that surrounded the city of Samaria to the north.
⇔ The people of the tribe of Benjamin will capture the region east of the Jordan River.

BSB Those from the Negev will possess the mountains of Esau;
⇔ those from the foothills [fn] will possess the land of the Philistines.
⇔ They will occupy the fields of Ephraim and Samaria,
⇔ and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

1:19 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea

OEB ⇔ They will possess the Negeb and Mount Esau,
⇔ and the Shephelah of the Philistines.
⇔ They will possess the territory of Ephraim and Samaria,
⇔ and Benjamin will possess Gilead.

WEBBE Those of the South will possess the mountain of Esau, and those of the lowland, the Philistines. They will possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria. Benjamin will possess Gilead.

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(19-21)People from the south will take over the Esau mountains;
  people from the foothills will overrun the Philistines.
They’ll take the farms of Ephraim and Samaria,
  and Benjamin will take Gilead.
Earlier, Israelite exiles will come back
  and take Canaanite land to the north at Zarephath.
Jerusalem exiles from the far northwest in Sepharad
  will come back and take the cities in the south.
The remnant of the saved in Mount Zion
  will go into the mountains of Esau
And rule justly and fairly,
  a rule that honors God’s kingdom.

NET The people of the Negev will take possession of Esau’s mountain,
⇔ and the people of the Shephelah will take
⇔ possession of the land of the Philistines.
⇔ They will also take possession of the territory of Ephraim and the territory of Samaria,
⇔ and the people of Benjamin will take possession of Gilead.

LSV And they have possessed the south with the mountain of Esau,
And the low country with the Philistines,
And they have possessed the field of Ephraim,
And the field of Samaria,
And Benjamin with Gilead.

FBV Those living in the Negev will occupy the mountains of Esau; those from the foothills of Judah[fn] will occupy the land of the Philistines, and possess the fields of Ephraim and Samaria; those from the tribe of Benjamin will occupy Gilead.

1:19 Literally, “Shephelah.”

T4T ⇔ The Israeli people who live in the southern desert are the ones who will capture Edom.
⇔ And those who live in the western foothills will capture the Phoenicia region and the areas of Ephraim and Samaria.
⇔ And people of the tribe of Benjamin will conquer the Gilead region.

LEB No LEB OBA 1:19 verse available

BBE And they will take the South, and the lowland, and the country of Ephraim, and Gilead, as their heritage.

Moff They shall hold the Negeb (Esau’s ranges), the lowlands of the Philistines, the hill country (both Ephraim’s district and Samaria’s), and Gilead of the Ammonites;

JPS And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the Lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

ASV And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the lowland the Philistines; and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

DRA And they that are toward the south, shall inherit the mount of Esau, and they that are in the plains, the Philistines: and they shall possess the country of Ephraim, and the country of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Galaad.

YLT And they have possessed the south with the mount of Esau, And the low country with the Philistines, And they have possessed the field of Ephraim, And the field of Samaria, And Benjamin with Gilead.

Drby And [they of] the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines; yea, they shall possess the field of Ephraim and the field of Samaria; and Benjamin [shall possess] Gilead;

RV And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the lowland the Philistines and they shall possess the field of Ephraim, and the field of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

Wbstr And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

KJB-1769 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau; and they of the plain the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria: and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.

KJB-1611 And they of the South shall possesse the mount of Esau, and they of the plaine, the Philistines: and they shall possesse the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Beniamin shall possesse Gilead.
(And they of the South shall possess the mount of Esau, and they of the plain, the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Benyamin shall possess Gilead.)

Bshps And they shall possesse the south side of the mount of Esau, and the plaine of the Philistines, and they shall possesse the fieldes of Ephraim, and the fieldes of Samaria, and Beniamin shall haue Gilead.
(And they shall possess the south side of the mount of Esau, and the plain of the Philistines, and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Benyamin shall have Gilead.)

Gnva And they shall possesse the South side of the mount of Esau, and the plaine of the Philistims: and they shall possesse the fieldes of Ephraim, and the fieldes of Samaria, and Beniamin shall haue Gilead.
(And they shall possess the South side of the mount of Esau, and the plain of the Philistines: and they shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Samaria, and Benyamin shall have Gilead. )

Cvdl They of the south shal haue the mount of Esau in possession: and loke what lieth vpon the grounde, that shal the Philistynes haue: the playne feldes shal Ephraim and Samaria possesse: and the mountaynes of Galaad shal Ben Iamin haue.
(They of the south shall have the mount of Esau in possession: and look what lieth/lies upon the ground, that shall the Philistines haue: the plain fields shall Ephraim and Samaria possesse: and the mountains of Galaad shall Benyamin haue.)

Wyc And these that ben at the south, schulen enherite the hil of Esau; and thei that ben in the lowe feeldis, schulen enherite Filistiym; and thei schulen welde the cuntrei of Effraym, and cuntrei of Samarie; and Beniamyn schal welde Galaad.
(And these that been at the south, should enherite the hill of Esau; and they that been in the lowe fields, should enherite Filistiym; and they should weld the country of Ephraim, and country of Samarie; and Benyamin shall weld Galaad.)

Luth Und die gegen Mittag werden das Gebirge Esau und die in Gründen werden die Philister besitzen; ja, sie werden das Feld Ephraim und das Feld Samaria besitzen und Benjamin das Gebirge Gilead.
(And the gegen Mittag become the mountains Esau and the in Gründen become the Philistines besitzen; ja, they/she/them become the Feld Ephraim and the Feld Samaria besitzen and Benyamin the mountains Gilead.)

ClVg Et hæreditabunt hi, qui ad austrum sunt, montem Esau, et qui in campestribus, Philisthiim: et possidebunt regionem Ephraim et regionem Samariæ, et Benjamin possidebit Galaad.
(And hæreditabunt hi, who to austrum are, montem Esau, and who in campestribus, Philistines: and possidebunt regionem Ephraim and regionem Samariæ, and Benyamin possidebit Galaad. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠יָרְשׁ֨וּ

and,possess

This verse as a whole describes people who live in different parts of Israel conquering the territories next to them. Alternate translation: “will conquer”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַ⁠נֶּ֜גֶב

the,Negev

The Negev is the name of the southern region of Judea that is dry, rocky, and barren. It is being used to represent the people who live there. The people are being described by the name of something closely associated with them, the land that they live in. Alternate translation: “The Israelites who live in the Negev”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

הַ֣ר עֵשָׂ֗ו

mountain ˊĒsāv

This was one of the mountains in Edom. See how you translated this in verses 8 and 9. Yahweh is referring to the whole territory of Edom by using the name of one prominent part of it. Alternate translation: “the country of Edom”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠הַ⁠שְּׁפֵלָה֙

and,the,shephelah

The Shephelah is the name of the western foothills in the land of Israel. That location is being used to represent the people who live there. The people are being described by the name of something closely associated with them, the land that they live in. Alternate translation: “the Israelites who live in the western foothills.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠הַ⁠שְּׁפֵלָה֙ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים

and,the,shephelah DOM Pelishtim

Here, the reader is expected to supply the verb will possess from the previous clause. Alternate translation: “and the Israelites who live in the Shephelah will possess the land of the Philistines”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים

Pelishtim

The Philistines were people who occupied the territory to the west of Israel. Here, the people are used to represent that territory, also known as the region of Phoenicia. Alternate translation: “the region of the Philistines”

וְ⁠יָרְשׁוּ֙

and,possess

Alternate translation: “The people of Israel will possess”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֶת־שְׂדֵ֣ה אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְ⁠אֵ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה שֹׁמְר֑וֹן

DOM DOM DOM territory ʼEfrayim and=DOM territory Shomrōn

Here, field refers to a large, open area, and represents the whole territory that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim and that surrounded the city of Samaria. Alternate translation: “all of the territory that had belonged to the people of Ephraim and all of the area around Samaria”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וּ⁠בִנְיָמִ֖ן

and,Benjamin

Here, Benjamin represents the people of the tribe of Benjamin. All the people are being portrayed as if they were a single person, their ancestor. See the UST.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ⁠בִנְיָמִ֖ן אֶת־הַ⁠גִּלְעָֽד

and,Benjamin DOM the,Gilead

Here, the reader is expected to supply the verb will possess from the previous clause. Alternate translation: “and the people of the tribe of Benjamin will possess the land of Gilead”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

הַ⁠גִּלְעָֽד

the,Gilead

Gilead is a region east of the land of Israel, across the Jordan River. It is being used to represent the areas to the east. See the UST.

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