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OET (OET-RV) So they told David privately, but he responded, “Something that significant isn’t likely to happen. I’m hard up and without much honour.”
OET-LV And_they_spoke the_servants of_Shāʼūl in/on/at/with_privately of_Dāvid DOM the_words the_these and_he/it_said Dāvid the_seem_alittle_thing in/on/at/with_sight_your_all’s [is]_to_be_son-in-law in/on/at/with_king’s and_I [am]_a_man poor and_lightly_esteemed.
UHB וַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּ עַבְדֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֗ד הַֽנְקַלָּ֤ה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ הִתְחַתֵּ֣ן בַּמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְאָנֹכִ֖י אִֽישׁ־רָ֥שׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה׃ ‡
(vayədabrū ˊaⱱdēy shāʼūl bəʼāzənēy dāvid ʼet-haddəⱱārim hāʼēlleh vayyoʼmer dāvid hanəqallāh ⱱəˊēynēykem hitḩattēn bammelek vəʼānokiy ʼiysh-rāsh vəniqleh.)
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 Καὶ ἐλάλησαν οἱ παῖδες Σαοὺλ εἰς τὰ ὦτα Δαυὶδ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα· καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ, εἰ κούφον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν ἐπιγαμβρεῦσαι βασιλεῖ; κᾀγὼ ἀνὴρ ταπεινὸς, καὶ οὐχὶ ἔνδοξος.
(Kai elalaʸsan hoi paides Saʼoul eis ta ōta Dawid ta ɽaʸmata tauta; kai eipe Dawid, ei koufon en ofthalmois humōn epigambreusai basilei; kagō anaʸr tapeinos, kai ouⱪi endoxos. )
BrTr And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? whereas I am an humble man, and not honourable?
ULT And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David. And David said, “Is it insignificant in your eyes to be a son-in-law of the king? And I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
UST So they said that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor to become the king’s son-in-law. But I do not think that I should do that, because I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
BSB § But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
OEB And Saul’s servants spoke these words in the ears of David. And David said, ‘Is it an easy thing in your opinion to become the king’s son-in-law, when I am a poor man and of no reputation?’
WEBBE Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So Saul’s servants spoke these words privately to David. David replied, “Is becoming the king’s son-in-law something insignificant to you? I’m just a poor and lightly-esteemed man!”
LSV And the servants of Saul speak these words in the ears of David, and David says, “Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law of the king—and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
FBV Saul's servants spoke privately to David, but he replied, “Do you think it's nothing to become the king's son-in-law? I'm a poor man, and I'm not important.”
T4T So they told that to David. But David said, “It would be a great honor [RHQ] to become the king’s son-in-law. But I do not think that I should do that, because I am only a poor and insignificant man.”
LEB And Saul’s servants spoke these words to David privately.[fn] But David said, “Is it insignificant in your sight[fn] to become the son-in-law of the king, as I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”
BBE And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said: 'Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'
ASV And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
DRA And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ears of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king’s son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
YLT And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, 'Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king — and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'
Drby And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
RV And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
Wbstr And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
KJB-1769 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
KJB-1611 And Sauls seruants spake those wordes in the eares of Dauid: And Dauid said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a kings sonne in law, seeing that I am a poore man, and lightly esteemed?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps And Sauls seruauntes spake those wordes in the eares of Dauid. And Dauid said: semeth it to you a light thing to be a kinges sonne in lawe? seeing that I am a poore man, and of smal reputation.
(And Sauls servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said: seemeth/seems it to you a light thing to be a kings son in lawe? seeing that I am a poor man, and of smal reputation.)
Gnva And Sauls seruantes spake these wordes in the eares of Dauid. And Dauid sayd, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings sonne in lawe, seeing that I am a poore man and of small reputation?
(And Sauls servantes spake these words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a Kings son in law, seeing that I am a poor man and of small reputation? )
Cvdl And Sauls seruauntes spake these wordes in the eares of Dauid. But Dauid saide: Thynke ye it but a small matter, to mary the kynges doughter? As for me, I am but a poore symple man.
(And Sauls servants spake these words in the ears of David. But David said: Thynke ye/you_all it but a small matter, to mary the kings daughter? As for me, I am but a poor symple man.)
Wycl And the seruauntis of Saul spaken alle these wordis in the eeris of Dauid. And Dauid seide, Whether it semeth litil to you `to be sone in lawe of the kyng? Forsothe Y am a pore man, and a feble.
(And the servants of Saul spaken all these words in the ears of David. And David said, Whether it seemeth/seems little to you `to be son in law of the king? Forsothe I am a poor man, and a feble.)
Luth Und die Knechte Sauls redeten solche Worte vor den Ohren Davids. David aber sprach: Dünket euch das ein Geringes sein, des Königs Eidam zu sein? Ich aber bin ein armer, geringer Mann.
(And the servant(s) Sauls talked such words before/in_front_of the ears Davids. David but spoke: Dünket you the a Geringes sein, the kings Eidam to sein? I but am a armer, geringer man.)
ClVg Et locuti sunt servi Saul in auribus David omnia verba hæc. Et ait David: Num parum videtur vobis, generum esse regis? ego autem sum vir pauper et tenuis.
(And locuti are servi Saul in in_the_ears David everything words hæc. And he_said David: Num parum videtur vobis, generum esse king? I however I_am man pauper and tenuis. )
18:23 The future son-in-law would give the bride price as a gift to his bride’s father (see Gen 34:12; Exod 22:16-17).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Is it a small matter to you to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_spoke servants Shāʼūl's in/on/at/with,privately Dāvid DOM the,words the=these and=he/it_said Dāvid the,seem_~_alittle_thing in/on/at/with,sight,your_all's become_~_son-in-law in/on/at/with,king's and,I (a)_man poor and,lightly_esteemed )
David asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that he is not worthy to be the king’s son-in-law. Alternate translation: “It is a great matter to be the king’s son-in-law, and I am too poor and unimportant for that.”