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OET-LV [is]_righteous the_first in/on/at/with_case_his wwww[fn] his/its_neighbour and_cross-examines_him.
18:17 Variant note: יבא: (x-qere) ’וּ/בָֽא’: lemma_c/935 morph_HC/Vqq3ms id_20jvq וּ/בָֽא
UHB צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ וּבָֽא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ[fn] וַחֲקָרֽוֹ׃ ‡
(ʦaddiq hāriʼshōn bərīⱱō ūⱱāʼ-rēˊēhū vaḩₐqārō.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
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K יבא
ULT The first one with his case is right,
⇔ then his neighbor comes and examines him.
UST People who state their cases first seem to be right
⇔ until people whom they know arrive and question them.
BSB ⇔ The first to state his case seems right
⇔ until another comes and cross-examines him.
OEB The first man to plead seems right,
⇔ but then comes the other and tests him.
WEB He who pleads his cause first seems right—
⇔ until another comes and questions him.
WMB (Same as above)
NET The first to state his case seems right,
⇔ until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.
LSV The first in his own cause [seems] righteous,
[But] his neighbor comes and has searched him.
FBV The first person to plead a case sounds right until someone comes to cross-examine them.
T4T ⇔ The first person to present his case in court seems right,
⇔ but when ◄someone else/his opponent► begins to ask him questions, it may become clear that what he said was not true.
LEB • deemed righteous, but his neighbor will come and examine him.
BBE The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.
Moff No Moff PRO book available
JPS He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
ASV He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;
⇔ But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.
DRA The just is first accuser of himself: his friend cometh, and shall search him.
YLT Righteous [is] the first in his own cause, His neighbour cometh and hath searched him.
Drby He that is first in his own cause [seemeth] just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
RV He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him out.
Wbstr He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbor cometh and searcheth him.
KJB-1769 He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
(He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh/comes and searcheth him.)
KJB-1611 He that is first in his owne cause, seemeth iust; but his neighbour commeth and searcheth him.
(He that is first in his own cause, seemeth iust; but his neighbour cometh/comes and searcheth him.)
Bshps The righteous declareth his owne cause first him selfe, and his neighbour commeth and tryeth hym.
(The righteous declareth his own cause first himself, and his neighbour cometh/comes and tryeth him.)
Gnva He that is first in his owne cause, is iust: then commeth his neighbour, and maketh inquirie of him.
(He that is first in his own cause, is iust: then cometh/comes his neighbour, and maketh inquirie of him.)
Cvdl The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, yf his neghbor come, he shal fynde him.
(The righteous accuseth hi self first of all, if his neghbor come, he shall find him.)
Wyc A iust man is the first accusere of hym silf; his frend cometh, and schal serche hym.
(A just man is the first accusere of himself; his frend cometh/comes, and shall serche him.)
Luth Der Gerechte ist seiner Sache zuvor gewiß; kommt sein Nächster, so findet er ihn also.
(The Gerechte is his matter zuvor gewiß; comes his Nächster, so finds he him/it also.)
ClVg Justus prior est accusator sui: venit amicus ejus, et investigabit eum.[fn]
(Yustus prior it_is accusator sui: he_came amicus his, and investigabit him.)
18.17 Justus prior. Omnis qui vere justus est, etc., usque ad ejus humilitatem digna mercede remunerat.
18.17 Yustus prior. Omnis who vere justus it_is, etc., until to his humilitatem digna reward remunerat.
BrTr A righteous man accuses himself at the beginning of his speech, but [fn]when he has entered upon the attack, the adversary is reproved.
18:17 Comp. Mark 14. ult. and margin, with 2 Tim. 4. 14-17.
BrLXX Δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ, ὡς δʼ ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος ἐλέγχεται.
(Dikaios heautou kataʸgoros en prōtologia, hōs dʼ an epibalaʸ ho antidikos elegⱪetai.)
18:17 It is important to hear both sides of a dispute. Only fools jump to conclusions and rush to judgment; the wise take time to discern.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
צַדִּ֣יק הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ וּבָֽא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ
law-abiding/just the,first in/on/at/with,case,his (Some words not found in UHB: law-abiding/just the,first in/on/at/with,case,his יבא his/its=neighbour and,cross-examines,him )
This verse refers to a dispute in which one person states his case that seems to be right until that person’s neighbor examines him by asking him questions. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “When people dispute, the first one states his case and seems to be right. Then his neighbor comes and questions what he said”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun
הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן בְּרִיב֑וֹ & רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ וַחֲקָרֽוֹ
the,first in/on/at/with,case,his & his/its=neighbour and,cross-examines,him
The first one, his, and him refer to a type of person, not a particular first one. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “Any first person with that person’s case … that person’s neighbor … and examines that person”
Note 3 topic: translate-ordinal
הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן
the,first
If your language does not use ordinal numbers, you could use a cardinal number here or an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: “Person one”
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast
וּבָֽא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ
(Some words not found in UHB: law-abiding/just the,first in/on/at/with,case,his יבא his/its=neighbour and,cross-examines,him )
Solomon uses the word then here to indicate a contrast between the idea of the previous clause and this clause. Solomon implies that the results of examining the first one will be that his case is not right. Use the most natural way in your language to indicate a contrast. Alternate translation: “but then his neighbor comes”