1 SAM 17:26 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “What was it that’ll be done for the man who kills this Philistine and take’s Yisrael’s disgrace away?” David asked some of the men standing around him. “Because who does that uncircumcised Philistine think he is that he would taunt the army of the living God?”

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
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).

BrTr and David spoke to the men who stood with him saying, Shall it indeed be done thus to the man who shall smite that Philistine, and take away reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he has defied the army of the living God?

ULT And David spoke to the men standing with him, saying, “What will be done for the man who strikes this Philistine and turns away the disgrace from upon Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should taunt the arrays of the living God?”

UST David talked with some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “This Philistine is a mere pagan. He should not be mocking soldiers who worship the only true God. Please confirm for me what the king will give to the soldier who kills this Philistine and stops him from shaming us Israelites.”

BSB David asked the men who were standing with him “What will be done for the man who kills this Philistine and removes this disgrace from Israel? Just who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

OEB Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, ‘What should be done for the man who strikes that Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he has dared to insult the armies of the living God?’

WEBBE David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done to the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET David asked the men who were standing near him, “What will be done for the man who strikes down this Philistine and frees Israel from this humiliation? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he defies the armies of the living God?”

LSV And David speaks to the men who are standing by him, saying, “What is done to the man who strikes this Philistine, and has turned aside reproach from Israel? For who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine that he has reproached the ranks of the living God?”

FBV David asked the men who were standing beside him, “What will the man receive who kills this Philistine and removes this shame from Israel? Who does this heathen[fn] Philistine think he is, mocking the armies of the living God?”

17:26 “Heathen”: literally, “uncircumcised.” Also verse 36.

T4T David talked to some of the men who were standing near him. He said, “What will be given to whoever kills this Philistine and frees us Israelis from this shame/disgrace? And who does this heathen Philistine think he is, defying/ridiculing the army that serves the all-powerful God?”

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BBE And David said to the men near him, What will be done to the man who overcomes this Philistine and takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this Philistine, a man without circumcision, that he has put shame on the armies of the living God?

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: 'What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the taunt from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should have taunted the armies of the living God?'

ASV And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

DRA And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying: What shall be given to the man that shall kill this Philistine, and shall take away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

YLT And David speaketh unto the men who are standing by him, saying, 'What is done to the man who smiteth this Philistine, and hath turned aside reproach from Israel? for who [is] this uncircumcised Philistine that he hath reproached the ranks of the living God?'

Drby And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that smites this Philistine, and takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living [fn]God?

17.26 Elohim

RV And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
(And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh/takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? )

SLT And David will say to the men standing with him, saying, What shall be done to the man who shall strike this one of the rovers, and take away the reproach from Israel? for who this uncircumcised of the rovers? for he upbraided the ranks of the living God.

Wbstr And David spoke to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?

KJB-1769 And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?
(And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh/takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God? )

KJB-1611 And Dauid spake to the men that stood by him, saying; What shall bee done to the man that killeth this Philistine; and taketh away the reproch from Israel? for who is this vncircumcised Philistine, that he should defie the armies of the liuing God?
(And David spake to the men that stood by him, saying; What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine; and taketh/takes away the reproach from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defie the armies of the living God?)

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva Then Dauid spake to the men that stoode with him, and sayde, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistim, and taketh away the shame from Israel? for who is this vncircumcised Philistim, that he shoulde reuile the hoste of the liuing God?
(Then David spake to the men that stood with him, and said, What shall be done to the man that killeth this Philistine, and taketh/takes away the shame from Israel? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should revile the host/army of the living God? )

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ClVg Et ait David ad viros qui stabant secum, dicens: Quid dabitur viro qui percusserit Philisthæum hunc, et tulerit opprobrium de Israël? quis enim est hic Philisthæus incircumcisus, qui exprobravit acies Dei viventis?
(And he_said David to men who stabant with_him, saying: What will_be_given to_the_man who percusserit Philisthæum hunc, and took reproach from/about Israel? who/any because it_is this/here Philisthæus incircumcisus, who exprobravit line/array of_God living? )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂ֗ה

what? done

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: [What will the king do]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הֵסִ֥יר חֶרְפָּ֖ה מֵ⁠עַ֣ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

and,removes disgrace from=under Yisrael

David is speaking as if disgrace were a physical object that someone could turn away from the Israelites. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [so that we Israelites are not disgraced any more]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּ֣י

that/for/because/then/when

Here the word For introduces a further consideration. Alternate translation: [After all]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֗י הַ⁠פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י הֶֽ⁠עָרֵל֙ הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י חֵרֵ֔ף מַעַרְכ֖וֹת אֱלֹהִ֥ים חַיִּֽים

who? the,Philistine the,uncircumcised the=this that/for/because/then/when defy armies_of ʼElohīm life(pl)

David is using the question form for emphasis. If speakers of your language would not use questions for this purpose, you could translate this as a statement or exclamation. Alternate translation: [this uncircumcised Philistine cannot rightfully taunt the arrays of the living God!]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠פְּלִשְׁתִּ֤י הֶֽ⁠עָרֵל֙ הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה

the,Philistine the,uncircumcised the=this

See how you translated this expression in [14:6](../14/06.md). Alternate translation: [this heathen Philistine]

Parallel 1 SAM 17:26

Parallel 1 SAM 17:26