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Parallel 1 SAM 17:34

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BI 1 Sam 17:34 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)“Your servant has been working for his father tending the flock,” David replied. “Sometimes a lion or a bear has come and taken a sheep from the flock

OET-LVand_ Dāvid _he/it_said to Shāʼūl a_shepherd servant_of_your he_has_been for_father’s_of_his in/on/at/with_sheep and_came the_lion and_DOM the_bear and_took a_sheep from_the_flock.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל רֹעֶ֨ה הָיָ֧ה עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֛ לְ⁠אָבִ֖י⁠ו בַּ⁠צֹּ֑אן וּ⁠בָ֤א הָֽ⁠אֲרִי֙ וְ⁠אֶת־הַ⁠דּ֔וֹב וְ⁠נָשָׂ֥א שֶׂ֖ה מֵ⁠הָ⁠עֵֽדֶר׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer dāvid ʼel-shāʼūl roˊeh hāyāh ˊaⱱdə⁠kā lə⁠ʼāⱱiy⁠v ba⁠ʦʦoʼn ū⁠ⱱāʼ hā⁠ʼₐrī və⁠ʼet-ha⁠ddōⱱ və⁠nāsāʼ seh mē⁠hā⁠ˊēder.)

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).

BrLXXΚαὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Σαοὺλ, ποιμαίνων ἦν ὁ δοῦλός σου τῷ πατρὶ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ποιμνίῳ· καὶ ὅταν ἤρχετο ὁ λέων, καὶ ἡ ἄρκος, καὶ ἐλάμβανε πρόβατον ἐκ τῆς ἀγέλης,
   (Kai eipe Dawid pros Saʼoul, poimainōn aʸn ho doulos sou tōi patri autou en tōi poimniōi; kai hotan aʸrⱪeto ho leōn, kai haʸ arkos, kai elambane probaton ek taʸs agelaʸs, )

BrTrAnd David said to Saul, Thy servant was tending the flock for his father; and when a lion came and a she-bear, and took a sheep out of the flock,

ULTAnd David said to Saul, “Your servant has been tending the flock for his father. And a lion or a bear has come and carried away a sheep from the flock,

USTDavid replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep for many years. During that time, whenever a lion or a bear came and carried a lamb away from the others,

BSBDavid replied “Your servant has been tending his father’s sheep, and whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb from the flock,

MSB (Same as above)


OEBBut David said to Saul, ‘Your servant was a shepherd with his father’s flock, and when a lion or a bear would come and take a lamb out of the flock,

WEBBEDavid said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,

WMBB (Same as above)

NETDavid replied to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd for his father’s flock. Whenever a lion or bear would come and carry off a sheep from the flock,

LSVAnd David says to Saul, “Your servant has been a shepherd among the sheep for his father, and the lion has come—and the bear—and has taken away a sheep out of the drove,

FBVDavid replied, “Your servant has been looking after his father's sheep. When a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

T4TDavid replied, “I have been taking care of my father’s sheep for many years. Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried away a lamb,

LEBNo LEB 1 SAM book available

BBEAnd David said to Saul, Your servant has been keeper of his father's sheep; and if a lion or a bear came and took a lamb from the flock,

MoffNo Moff 1 SAM book available

JPSAnd David said unto Saul: 'Thy servant kept his father's sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

ASVAnd David said unto Saul, Thy servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,

DRAAnd David said to Saul: Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, or a bear, and took a ram out of the midst of the flock:

YLTAnd David saith unto Saul, 'A shepherd hath thy servant been to his father among the sheep, and the lion hath come — and the bear — and hath taken away a sheep out of the drove,

DrbyAnd David said to Saul, Thy servant fed his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and also a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock.

RVAnd David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock,
   (And David said unto Saul, Thy/Your servant kept his father’s sheep; and when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock, )

SLTAnd David will say to Saul, Thy servant was feeding for his father among the sheep, and there came the lion and with the bear, and lifted up a sheep from the flock.

WbstrAnd David said to Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

KJB-1769And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:[fn]
   (And David said unto Saul, Thy/Your servant kept his father’s sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: )


17.34 lamb: or, kid

KJB-1611[fn]And Dauid said vnto Saul, Thy seruant kept his fathers sheepe, and there came a Lyon, and a Beare, and tooke a lambe out of the flocke:
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)


17:34 Or, kid.

BshpsNo Bshps 1 SAM book available

GnvaAnd Dauid answered vnto Saul, Thy seruant kept his fathers sheepe, and there came a lyon, and likewise a beare, and tooke a sheepe out of the flocke,
   (And David answered unto Saul, Thy/Your servant kept his fathers sheep, and there came a lion, and likewise a bear, and took a sheep out of the flock, )

CvdlNo Cvdl 1 SAM book available

WyclNo Wycl 1 SAM book available

LuthNo Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVgDixitque David ad Saul: Pascebat servus tuus patris sui gregem, et veniebat leo vel ursus, et tollebat arietem de medio gregis:
   (And_he_said David to Saul: Pascebat servant your of_the_father self flock, and he_was_coming lion or ursus, and removebat ram from/about in_the_middle gregis: )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 1 SAM book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

רֹעֶ֨ה הָיָ֧ה עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֛ לְ⁠אָבִ֖י⁠ו בַּ⁠צֹּ֑אן

tending it_became servant_of,your for,father's_of,his in/on/at/with,sheep

David is speaking about himself humbly in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [I, your servant, have been tending the flock for my father]

BI 1 Sam 17:34 ©