1 SAM 13:19 Parallel Verse View

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13:19 OSHB variant note: אמר: (x-qere) ’אָמְר֣וּ’: lemma_559 morph_HVqp3cp id_09Y4x אָמְר֣וּ

13:19 OSHB note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 τέκτων σιδήρου οὐχ εὑρίσκετο ἐν πάσῃ γῇ Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι εἶπον οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι, μὴ ποιήσωσιν οἱ Ἑβραῖοι ῥομφαίαν καὶ δόρυ.
(Kai tektōn sidaʸrou ouⱪ heurisketo en pasaʸ gaʸ Israaʸl, hoti eipon hoi allofuloi, maʸ poiaʸsōsin hoi Hebraioi ɽomfaian kai doru. )

BrTr And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.

ULT Now a blacksmith was not found in all of the land of Israel. For the Philistines had said, “Lest the Hebrews make a sword or a spear.”

UST The Philistines did not want the Israelites (whom they called Hebrews) to be able to make any swords or spears. So they did not allow any Israelites to be metalworkers.

BSB And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

OEB Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, ‘The Hebrews must not make swords or spears,’

WEBBE Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

WMBB Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all Eretz-Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

NET A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

LSV And a craftsman is not found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear”;

FBV There wasn't a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel, because the Philistines had said, “So that the Hebrews don't make swords and spears.”

T4T At that time, there were no men in Israel who ◄were blacksmiths/could make things from iron►. The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears';

ASV Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

DRA Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears.

YLT And an artificer is not found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, 'Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear;'

Drby Now there was no smith found throughout the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears.

RV Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

SLT And an artificer will not be found in all the land of Israel: (for the rovers said, Lest the Hebrews shall make a sword or spear:)

Wbstr Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: (for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:)

KJB-1769 ¶ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

KJB-1611 ¶ Now there was no smith found thorowout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrewes make them swords or speares.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva Then there was no smith founde throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistims sayde, Lest the Ebrewes make them swordes or speares.
(Then there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Porro faber ferrarius non inveniebatur in omni terra Israël: caverant enim Philisthiim, ne forte facerent Hebræi gladium aut lanceam.
(Further faber ferrarius not/no I_foundebatur in/into/on all earth/land Israel: caverant because Philistines, not perhaps facerent Hebræi a_sword or lanceam. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠חָרָשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יִמָּצֵ֔א בְּ⁠כֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־אָמְר֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּ֚ן יַעֲשׂ֣וּ הָ⁠עִבְרִ֔ים חֶ֖רֶב א֥וֹ חֲנִֽית

and,blacksmith not found in/on/at/with,all_of earth/land Yisrael that/for/because/then/when (Some words not found in UHB: and,blacksmith not found in/on/at/with,all_of earth/land Yisrael that/for/because/then/when said Fəlishtiy lest make the,Hebrews swords or spears )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Now since the Philistines had said, ‘Lest the Hebrews make a sword or a spear,’ a blacksmith was not found in all of the land of Israel]

Note 2 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠חָרָשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יִמָּצֵ֔א בְּ⁠כֹ֖ל אֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

and,blacksmith not found in/on/at/with,all_of earth/land Yisrael

The author is providing further background information to help readers understand what will happen next in the story. In the next chapter, he will describe a remarkable victory despite starting with basically no weapons. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠חָרָשׁ֙ לֹ֣א יִמָּצֵ֔א

and,blacksmith not found

See how you translated the term found in [13:15](../13/15.md). Alternate translation: [Now there were no blacksmiths]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

אָמְר֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּ֚ן יַעֲשׂ֣וּ הָ⁠עִבְרִ֔ים חֶ֖רֶב א֥וֹ חֲנִֽית

(Some words not found in UHB: and,blacksmith not found in/on/at/with,all_of earth/land Yisrael that/for/because/then/when said Fəlishtiy lest make the,Hebrews swords or spears )

The author is summarizing, in the form of a direct quotation, the reason why the Philistines decided not to allow Israelites to be blacksmiths. The Philistines may not have spoken these actual words to one another, so you could translate this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [the Philistines had decided that they did not want the Hebrews to be able to make swords or spears]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

חֶ֖רֶב א֥וֹ חֲנִֽית

swords or spears

The Philistines are not referring to a specific sword or spear. They mean such weapons in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using plural forms. Alternate translation: [swords or spears]

Parallel 1 SAM 13:19

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