PSA 51:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
⇔ ≈ and make me clean from my sin

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 ἐν τῷ ἐλθεῖν Δωὴκ τὸν Ἰδουμαῖον, καὶ ἀναγγεῖλαι τῷ Σαοὺλ, καὶ εἰπεῖν αὐτῷ, ἦλθε Δαυὶδ εἰς τὸν οἶκον Ἀβιμέλεχ.
(en tōi elthein Dōaʸk ton Idoumaion, kai anangeilai tōi Saʼoul, kai eipein autōi, aʸlthe Dawid eis ton oikon Abimeleⱪ.)

BrTr when Doec the Idumean came and told Saul, and said to him, David is gone to the house of Abimelech.

ULT Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity
⇔ and cleanse me from my sin.

UST Remove my sin completely, as if it were dirt that you were washing off me
⇔ to make me clean.

BSB Wash me clean of my iniquity
⇔ and cleanse me from my sin.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Wash me clean of my guilt,
⇔ make me pure of my sin.

WEBBE Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity.
⇔ Cleanse me from my sin.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Wash away my wrongdoing!
⇔ Cleanse me of my sin!

LSV Thoroughly wash me from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin,

FBV Wash away all my guilt; cleanse me from my sin.

T4T Make me pure from the wrong things that I have done;
⇔ make me clean from the guilt of my sin.

LEB • Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,
• and from my sin cleanse me.

BBE Let all my wrongdoing be washed away, and make me clean from evil.

Moff wash me from every stain of guilt,
⇔ and purge me from my sin.

JPS (51-4) Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

ASV Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
⇔ And cleanse me from my sin.

DRA When Doeg the Edomite came and told Saul David went to the house of Achimelech. [1 Kings 22]

YLT Thoroughly wash me from mine iniquity, And from my sin cleanse me,

Drby Wash me fully from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

RV Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
(Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.)

SLT Multiply to wash me from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

Wbstr Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

KJB-1769 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.
(Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.)

KJB-1611 Wash mee throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Washe me throughly from myne iniquitie: and clense me from my sinne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Gnva Wash me throughly from mine iniquitie, and clense me from my sinne.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Cvdl Wash me well fro my wickednesse, & clense me fro my synne.
(Wash me well from my wickedness, and cleanse me from my sin.)

Wycl `whanne Doech Idumei cam, and telde to Saul, and seide to him, Dauid cam in to the hows of Abymelech.
(when Doech Edomi came, and told to Saul, and said to him, David came in to the house of Abymelech.)

Luth da der Prophet Nathan zu ihm kam, als er war zu Bathseba eingegangen.
(there the/of_the Prophet Nathan to/for him came, as he what/which to/for Bathseba received.)

ClVg cum venit Doëg Idumæus, et nuntiavit Sauli: Venit David in domum Achimelech.[fn]
(when/with he_came Doëg Idumæus, and announced Saul: He_came David in/into/on house/home Achimelech.)

51.2 Dœg. CASS. Adversarius David significat Antichristum, qui totum orbem movebit; qui veniet per signa, et miracula ante adventum judicii, et auxilium a Saule, id est, a diabolo petens, nuntiabit venisse David, id est, Christum in domum Achimelech, id est, ad Ecclesiam, quæ est regnum Patris. Abimelech. HIER. Dicit, in Hebræo Achimelech, etc., usque ad ergo Abimelech patris mei regnum, et significat Judæos.

51.2 Dœg. CASS. Adversarius David means Antichristum, who/which whole the_world movebit; who/which will_come through signs, and miracles before arrival judgement, and help/aid(n) from Saule, that it_is, from devil petens, nuntiabit came David, that it_is, Christ/Messiah in/into/on house/home Achimelech, that it_is, to assembly/church, which it_is kingdom Father's. Abimelech. HIER. Sayit, in/into/on Hebrew Achimelech, etc., until to therefore Abimelech of_the_father my/mine kingdom, and means Jews.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

הֶ֭רֶב כַּבְּסֵ֣⁠נִי מֵ⁠עֲוֺנִ֑⁠י וּֽ⁠מֵ⁠חַטָּאתִ֥⁠י טַהֲרֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: when,came to=him/it Nātān the,prophet when, he/it_came to/towards daughter_of -sheba )

The expressions Make great and wash me together express a single idea. The expression Make great tells in what way David wants God to washhim. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הֶ֭רֶב כַּבְּסֵ֣⁠נִי מֵ⁠עֲוֺנִ֑⁠י וּֽ⁠מֵ⁠חַטָּאתִ֥⁠י טַהֲרֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: when,came to=him/it Nātān the,prophet when, he/it_came to/towards daughter_of -sheba )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Another approach would be to connect the phrases with a word that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. See how you as a team have decided to translate the parallel phrases in the Psalms, and do that here and throughout this psalm. Alternate translation: [Wash me thoroughly to cleanse me of my sin] or [Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, yes, cleanse me from my sin]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הֶ֭רֶב כַּבְּסֵ֣⁠נִי מֵ⁠עֲוֺנִ֑⁠י וּֽ⁠מֵ⁠חַטָּאתִ֥⁠י טַהֲרֵֽ⁠נִי

(Some words not found in UHB: when,came to=him/it Nātān the,prophet when, he/it_came to/towards daughter_of -sheba )

This could mean (both meanings may be present): (1) that David is speaking of his iniquity or sin as if it were actually dirt or a stain that God could wash off of him in order to cleanse him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Completely take away my iniquity, yes, remove all of my sin] or (2) that David is speaking as if his iniquity or sin had made him ritually unclean and so unable to participate in the worship of God until he became ritually clean again through ceremonial washing. Alternate translation: [Take away all of my iniquity to make me acceptable to you again so that I can worship you freely]

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