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OET (OET-RV) [fn]Now David was the son of Yishay (from the Efrat clan, he lived in Bethlehem in Yehudah) who had eight sons, and by Sha’ul’s time, was quite old compared to other men.[fn]
17:12 Verses 12–31 aren’t included in every ancient Greek translation.
17:12 There’s a small variation in the original manuscripts at the end of the verse, but it has minimal effect on the essential story-line.
OET-LV and_Dāvid [was]_a_son of_a_man an_ʼEfrātī the_this from food/grain/bread Yəhūdāh/(Judah) and_his/its_name [was]_Yishay/(Jesse) and_to/for_him/it eight sons and_the_man in/on/at/with_days of_Shāʼūl he_was_old he_had_gone in/on/at/with_men.
UHB וְדָוִד֩ בֶּן־אִ֨ישׁ אֶפְרָתִ֜י הַזֶּ֗ה מִבֵּ֥ית לֶ֨חֶם֙ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּשְׁמ֣וֹ יִשַׁ֔י וְל֖וֹ שְׁמֹנָ֣ה בָנִ֑ים וְהָאִישׁ֙ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל זָקֵ֖ן בָּ֥א בַאֲנָשִֽׁים׃ ‡
(vədāvid ben-ʼiysh ʼefrātiy hazzeh mibēyt leḩem yəhūdāh ūshəmō yishay vəlō shəmonāh ⱱānim vəhāʼīsh biymēy shāʼūl zāqēn bāʼ ⱱaʼₐnāshim.)
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 No BrLXX 1SA 17:12 verse available
BrTr And David son of an Ephrathite said, this Ephrathite was of Bethleem Juda, and his name was Jessae, and he had eight sons. And the man passed for an old man among men in the days of Saul.
ULT Now David was the son of this Ephrathite man from Bethlehem in Judah, and his name was Jesse. And eight sons were for him. And the man was old in the days of Saul, coming among men.
UST Now David son of Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the region of the tribe of Judah. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul was king, Jesse had already become a very old man.
BSB § Now David was the son of a man named Jesse, an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons in the days of Saul. And Jesse was old and well along in years.[fn]
17:12 LXX and Syriac; Hebrew He had become advanced among men
OEB Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse. Jesse had eight sons. The man was old in the days of Saul, advanced in years among men.
WEBBE Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons. The man was an elderly old man in the days of Saul.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Now David was the son of this Ephrathite named Jesse from Bethlehem in Judah. He had eight sons, and in Saul’s days he was old and well advanced in years.
LSV And David [is] son of this Ephraimite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name [is] Jesse, and he has eight sons, and the man has become aged among men in the days of Saul;
FBV David was the son of a man named Jesse. He was an Ephrathite from Bethlehem of Judah who had eight sons. At the time Saul was king, Jesse was very old.
T4T David was the son of Jesse. Jesse was from the clan of Ephrath. He lived in Bethlehem, in the area where the descendants of Judah lived. Jesse had eight sons. When Saul was king, Jesse had already become a very old man [DOU].
LEB Now David was the son of an Ephrathite. This man was from Bethlehem of Judah, and his name was Jesse. He had[fn] eight sons; in the days of Saul this man was old, yet he still walked among[fn] the men.
17:12 Literally “And for him were”
17:12 The LXX reads “he went in years”; that is, he was advanced in years
BBE Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah named Jesse, who had eight sons; and he was an old man in Saul's day, and far on in years.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem in Judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.
ASV Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.
DRA Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Juda before mentioned, whose name was Isai, who had eight sons, and was an old man in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.
YLT And David [is] son of this Ephrathite of Beth-Lehem-Judah, whose name [is] Jesse, and he hath eight sons, and the man in the days of Saul hath become aged among men;
Drby Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem-Judah whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons; and the man was old in the days of Saul, advanced [in years] among men.
RV Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man was an old man in the days of Saul, stricken in years among men.
Wbstr Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
KJB-1769 ¶ Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth-lehem-judah, whose name was Jesse; and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.
KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]Now Dauid was the sonne of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Iudah, whose name was Iesse, and hee had eight sonnes: and the man went among men for an old man in the dayes of Saul.
(¶ Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Bethlehem Yudah, whose name was Yesse, and he had eight sons: and the man went among men for an old man in the days of Saul.)
17:12 Chap. 16.1.
Bshps Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem Iuda, named Isai, which had eyght sonnes, & this man was taken for an olde man in the dayes of Saul.
(David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem Yudah, named Isai, which had eyght sons, and this man was taken for an old man in the days of Saul.)
Gnva Nowe this Dauid was the sonne of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Iudah, named Ishai, which had eight sonnes: and this man was taken for an olde man in the daies of Saul.
(Now this David was the son of an Ephrathite of Beth-lehem Yudah, named Ishai, which had eight sons: and this man was taken for an old man in the days of Saul. )
Cvdl But Dauid was the sonne of a man of Ephrata of Bethleem Iuda, whose name was Isai, which had eight sonnes, and was an olde man in Sauls tyme, and was well strycken in age amonge men.
(But David was the son of a man of Ephrata of Bethlehem Yudah, whose name was Isai, which had eight sons, and was an old man in Sauls time, and was well strycken in age among men.)
Wycl Forsothe Dauid was `the sone of a man of Effrata, of whom it is `biforseid, of Bethleem of Juda, to `which man the name was Isay, which hadde eiyte sones; and `the man was eld in the daies of Saul, and of greet age among men.
(Forsothe David was `the son of a man of Effrata, of whom it is `biforseid, of Bethlehem of Yudah, to `which man the name was Isay, which had eight sons; and `the man was old in the days of Saul, and of great age among men.)
Luth David aber war eines ephrathischen Mannes Sohn, von Bethlehem-Juda, der hieß Isai, der hatte acht Söhne und war ein alter Mann zu Sauls Zeiten und war betagt unter den Männern.
(David but what/which one ephrathischen Mannes son, from Bethlehem-Yuda, the/of_the was_called Isai, the/of_the had acht sons and what/which a alter man to Sauls Zeiten and what/which betagt under the menn.)
ClVg David autem erat filius viri Ephrathæi, de quo supra dictum est, de Bethlehem Juda, cui nomen erat Isai, qui habebat octo filios, et erat vir in diebus Saul senex, et grandævus inter viros.[fn]
(David however was son viri Ephrathæi, about quo supra dictum it_is, about Bethlehem Yuda, cui nomen was Isai, who had octo filios, and was man in days Saul senex, and grandævus between viros. )
17.12 Octo filios. HIERON., quæst. Hebr., tom. 3. In Paralipomenon tantum septem dicuntur, etc., usque ad Nathan quoque prophetam dicit Isidorus de Gabaonitis fuisse.
17.12 Octo filios. HIERON., quæst. Hebr., tom. 3. In Paralipomenon only seven dicuntur, etc., until to Nathan too prophetam dicit Isidorus about Gabaonitis fuisse.
(Occurrence 0) He had eight sons
(Some words not found in UHB: and,David son_of (a)_man (an)_Efrati the=this from, food/grain/bread Yehuda and=his/its=name Yishay/(Jesse) and=to/for=him/it eight children and,the,man in/on/at/with,days Shāʼūl old he/it_came in/on/at/with,men )
“He” refers to Jesse.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
(Occurrence 0) Jesse was an old man … very old among men
(Some words not found in UHB: and,David son_of (a)_man (an)_Efrati the=this from, food/grain/bread Yehuda and=his/its=name Yishay/(Jesse) and=to/for=him/it eight children and,the,man in/on/at/with,days Shāʼūl old he/it_came in/on/at/with,men )
The two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis.