PRO 29:26 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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ULT Many are those who seek the face of a ruler,
⇔ but from Yahweh is justice of a man.

UST Many people want leaders to help them,
⇔ but Yahweh is the only one who does what is just for them.

BSB ⇔ Many seek the ruler’s favor,
⇔ but a man receives justice from the LORD.

OEB Many seek royal favour,
⇔ but it is God who decides every man’s fate.

WEBBE Many seek the ruler’s favour,
⇔ but a man’s justice comes from the LORD.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Many people seek the face of a ruler,
⇔ but it is from the Lord that one receives justice.

LSV Many are seeking the face of a ruler,
And the judgment of each [is] from YHWH.

FBV Many people look for favors from a ruler, but justice comes from the Lord.

T4T ⇔ Many people request rulers to do things to help them,
⇔ but Yahweh is the only one who surely does for people what is fair/just.

LEB • [fn] of a ruler, but from Yahweh[fn]

?:? Literally “faces”

?:? Literally “comes justice for a man”

BBE The approval of a ruler is desired by great numbers: but the decision in a man's cause comes from the Lord.

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JPS Many seek the ruler's favour; but a man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

ASV Many seek the ruler’s favor;
⇔ But a man’s judgment cometh from Jehovah.

DRA Many seek the face of the prince: but the judgment of every one cometh forth from the Lord.

YLT Many are seeking the face of a ruler, And from Jehovah [is] the judgment of each.

Drby Many seek the ruler's face; but a man's right judgment is from Jehovah.

RV Many seek the ruler’s favour: but a man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.

Wbstr Many seek the ruler's favor; but every man's judgment cometh from the LORD.

KJB-1769 Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgment cometh from the LORD.[fn]
(Many seek the ruler’s favour; but every man’s judgement cometh from the LORD. )

29.26 the ruler’s…: Heb. the face of a ruler

KJB-1611 [fn][fn]Many seeke the rulers fauour, but euery mans iudgement commeth from the LORD.
(Many seek the rulers favour, but euery mans judgement cometh/comes from the LORD.)

29:26 Cha. 19.6

29:26 Hebr. the face of a ruler.

Bshps Many there be that seke the princes fauour: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lorde.
(Many there be that seek the princes favour: but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the Lord.)

Gnva Many doe seeke the face of the ruler: but euery mans iudgement commeth from the Lord.
(Many do seek the face of the ruler: but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the Lord. )

Cvdl Many there be that seke ye prynces fauoure, but euery mans iudgment commeth from the LORDE.
(Many there be that seek ye/you_all princes favour, but every mans judgement cometh/comes from the LORD.)

Wyc Many men seken the face of the prince; and the doom of alle men schal go forth of the Lord.
(Many men seek the face of the prince; and the doom of all men shall go forth of the Lord.)

Luth Viele suchen das Angesicht eines Fürsten; aber eines jeglichen Gericht kommt vom HErr’s.
(Viele suchen the face one Fürsten; but one jeglichen Gericht comes from_the LORD’s.)

ClVg Multi requirunt faciem principis, et judicium a Domino egreditur singulorum.
(Multi requirunt face principis, and yudicium from Master egreditur singulorum. )

BrTr Many wait on the favour of rulers; but justice comes to a man from the Lord.

BrLXX Πολλοὶ θεραπεύουσι πρόσωπα ἡγουμένων, παρὰ δὲ Κυρίου γίνεται τὸ δίκαιον ἀνδρί.
(Polloi therapeuousi prosōpa haʸgoumenōn, para de Kuriou ginetai to dikaion andri. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים פְּנֵי־מוֹשֵׁ֑ל

seek face/surface_of ruler

Here Solomon implies that these people seek the face of a ruler in order to ask him to help them in some way. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “are those who seek the face of a ruler to ask for his help”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מְבַקְשִׁ֣ים

seek

Here Solomon speaks of people trying to meet a ruler as if the ruler’s face were an object that people seek to find. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “are those who try to meet”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

פְּנֵי

face/surface_of

Here, face refers to being in the presence of the whole person. See how you translated the same use of face in 7:15.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מוֹשֵׁ֑ל & אִֽישׁ

ruler & (a)_man

Here, a ruler and a man refer to rulers and other people in general, not a specific ruler or man. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “any ruler … any person”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מִשְׁפַּט־אִֽישׁ

justice (a)_man

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe justice that is for the benefit of a man. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “is justice for a man” or “is justice on behalf of a man”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִשְׁפַּט

justice

See how you translated the abstract noun justice in 1:3.

Parallel PRO 29:26