1SA 10:20 Parallel Verse View

Note: This view shows ‘verses’ which are not natural language units and hence sometimes only part of a sentence will be visible. Normally the OET discourages the reading of individual ‘verses’, but this view is only designed for doing comparisons of different translations. Click on any Bible version abbreviation down the left-hand side to see the verse in more of its context. The OET segments on this page are still very early looks into the unfinished texts of the Open English Translation of the Bible. Please double-check these texts in advance before using in public.

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Then Shemuel had all the Israeli tribes approach, and the tribe of Benyamin was selected.

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 προσήγαγε Σαμουὴλ πάντα τὰ σκῆπτρα Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ κατακληροῦται σκῆπτρον Βενιαμίν.
(Kai prosaʸgage Samouaʸl panta ta skaʸptra Israaʸl, kai kataklaʸroutai skaʸptron Beniamin. )

BrTr And Samuel brought nigh all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is taken by lot.

ULT And Samuel brought near all of the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

UST When the representatives of the Israelite tribes approached, Samuel threw a lot, and God made it indicate that he had chosen someone from the tribe of Benjamin.

BSB § Thus Samuel had all the tribes of Israel come forward, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected.

OEB So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was picked by lot.

WEBBE So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

LSV And Samuel brings all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,

FBV Samuel had all Israel come forward by tribes, and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot.

T4T When those representatives came near to Samuel, God indicated that he had chosen someone from the tribe descended from Benjamin.

LEB So Samuel brought near all the tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin was selected by lot.

BBE So Samuel made all the tribes of Israel come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

Moff No Moff 1SA book available

JPS So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

ASV So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

DRA And Samuel brought to him all the tribes of Israel, and the lot fell on the tribe of Benjamin.

YLT And Samuel bringeth near the whole tribes of Israel, and the tribe of Benjamin is captured,

Drby And Samuel caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

RV So Samuel brought all the tribes of Israel near, and the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

Wbstr And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

KJB-1769 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come near, the tribe of Benjamin was taken.

KJB-1611 And when Samuel had caused all the tribes of Israel to come neere, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And when Samuel had assembled together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
(And when Samuel had assembled together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benyamin was taken.)

Gnva And when Samuel had gathered together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Beniamin was taken.
(And when Samuel had gathered together all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of Benyamin was taken. )

Cvdl Now whan Samuel had brought forth all the trybes of Israel, the trybe of BenIamin was taken.
(Now when Samuel had brought forth all the tribes of Israel, the tribe of BenYamin was taken.)

Wycl And Samuel settide to gidere alle the lynages of Israel, and lot felde on the lynage of Beniamyn.
(And Samuel set together all the lynages of Israel, and lot field on the lineage of Benyamin.)

Luth Da nun Samuel alle Stämme Israels herzubrachte, ward getroffen der Stamm Benjamin.
(So now Samuel all Stämme Israels herzubrachte, what/which met the/of_the tribe Benyamin.)

ClVg Et applicuit Samuel omnes tribus Israël, et cecidit sors tribus Benjamin.
(And applicuit Samuel everyone three Israel, and fell sors three Benyamin. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אֵ֖ת כָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

DOM all/each/any/every tribes_of Yisrael

The author is speaking of tribes as a whole to represent one part of them, their leaders. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [leaders from all of the tribes of Israel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּלָּכֵ֖ד שֵׁ֥בֶט בִּנְיָמִֽן

and,taken tribe_of Binyāmīn

The author assumes that his readers will understand that this was done by casting lots to determine Yahweh’s choice. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [and the tribe of Benjamin was chosen by lot]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יִּלָּכֵ֖ד שֵׁ֥בֶט בִּנְיָמִֽן

and,taken tribe_of Binyāmīn

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and Yahweh indicated through the lot that he had chosen the tribe of Benjamin]

Parallel 1SA 10:20