1 SAM 18:18 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “Who am I,” David asked, “and who are my relatives in my father’s clan in Yisrael, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

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).

ULT But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

UST But David said to Saul, “I do not have the standing to become your son-in-law. I am not a very important person, and I come from a family that does not belong to an important Israelite clan.”

BSB And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

OEB And David replied to Saul, ‘Who am I, and what is my father’s clan in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?’

WEBBE David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET David said to Saul, “Who am I? Who are my relatives or the clan of my father in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”

LSV And David says to Saul, “Who [am] I? And what [is] my life—the family of my father in Israel—that I am son-in-law of the king?”

FBV “But who am I, and what status does my family have in Israel, for me to become the son-in-law of the king?” David replied.[fn]

18:18 David may have been concerned at the cost of providing a dowry, especially as this is a condition of marriage mentioned later in verse 25.

T4T But David said to Saul, “I am not [RHQ] a very important person, and my family is not very important, and my clan is not a very important Israeli clan. So I do not deserve to become your son-in-law.” [RHQ]

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And David said unto Saul: 'Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?'

ASV And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

DRA And David said to Saul: Who am I, or what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law of the king?

YLT And David saith unto Saul, 'Who [am] I? and what my life — the family of my father in Israel — that I am son-in-law to the king?'

Drby And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

RV And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

SLT And David will say to Saul, Who am I? and who was my father’s family in Israel that I shall be son-in-law to the king?

Wbstr And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

KJB-1769 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

KJB-1611 And Dauid said vnto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my fathers family in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the king?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva And Dauid answered Saul, What am I? and what is my life, or the family of my father in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the King?
(And David answered Saul, What am I? and what is my life, or the family of my father in Israel, that I should be son in law to the King? )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Ait autem David ad Saul: Quis ego sum, aut quæ est vita mea, aut cognatio patris mei in Israël, ut fiam gener regis?
(He_said however David to Saul: Who I I_am, or which it_is life my, or cognatio of_the_father my/mine in/into/on Israel, as fiam gener king? )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֤י אָֽנֹכִי֙ וּ⁠מִ֣י חַיַּ֔⁠י מִשְׁפַּ֥חַת אָבִ֖⁠י בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּֽי־אֶהְיֶ֥ה חָתָ֖ן לַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

who? I and,what family_of,my clan_of father's_of,my in/on/at/with,Israel that/for/because/then/when be son-in-law to_the,king

David is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I am not worthy to be the king’s son-in-law! My family, my father’s clan in Israel, is not important enough!]

Note 2 topic: translate-kinship

חָתָ֖ן לַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

son-in-law to_the,king

Your language may have its own term or expression for this relationship. Alternate translation: [the husband of the king’s daughter]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

לַ⁠מֶּֽלֶךְ

to_the,king

David is speaking about Saul respectfully in the third person even though he is speaking to him directly. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [to you, the king]

Parallel 1 SAM 18:18

Parallel 1 SAM 18:18