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Parallel 1SA 18:25

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BI 1Sa 18:25 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)he replied, “Pass this onto David, ‘The king doesn’t want an expensive bride price—only a hundred Philistine foreskins taken from the king’s enemies.’ ” But Sha’ul was still wanting the Philistines to be the ones to kill David.

OET-LVand_he/it_said Shāʼūl thus you_all_will_say to_Dāvid there_[is]_not delight to/for_the_king in/on/at/with_bride-price if/because in/on/at/with_a_hundred foreskins of_Fəlishəttiy to_take_revenge in/on/at/with_enemies the_king and_Shāʼūl he_planned to_fall DOM Dāvid in/on/at/with_hand of_[the]_Fəlishəttiy.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְר֣וּ לְ⁠דָוִ֗ד אֵֽין־חֵ֤פֶץ לַ⁠מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּ⁠מֹ֔הַר כִּ֗י בְּ⁠מֵאָה֙ עָרְל֣וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים לְ⁠הִנָּקֵ֖ם בְּ⁠אֹיְבֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֑לֶךְ וְ⁠שָׁא֣וּל חָשַׁ֔ב לְ⁠הַפִּ֥יל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּ⁠יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer shāʼūl koh-toʼmə lə⁠dāvid ʼēyn-ḩēfeʦ la⁠mmelek bə⁠mohar kiy bə⁠mēʼāh ˊārəlōt pəlishtim lə⁠hinnāqēm bə⁠ʼoyⱱēy ha⁠mmelek və⁠shāʼūl ḩāshaⱱ lə⁠hapil ʼet-dāvid bə⁠yad-pəlishtim.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Σαοὺλ, τάδε ἐρεῖτε τῷ Δαυὶδ, οὐ βούλεται ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν δόματι ἀλλʼ ἢ ἐν ἑκατὸν ἀκροβυστίαις ἀλλοφύλων ἐκδικῆσαι ἐχθροὺς τοῦ βασιλέως· καὶ Σαοὺλ ἐλογίσατο ἐμβαλεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς χεῖρας τῶν ἀλλοφύλων.
   (Kai eipe Saʼoul, tade ereite tōi Dawid, ou bouletai ho basileus en domati allʼ aʸ en hekaton akrobustiais allofulōn ekdikaʸsai eⱪthrous tou basileōs; kai Saʼoul elogisato embalein auton eis ⱪeiras tōn allofulōn. )

BrTrAnd Saul said, Thus shall ye speak to David, The king wants no gift but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to cast him into the hands of the Philistines.

ULTAnd Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘There is no desire of the king for the bride price, except for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged on the enemies of the king.’ ” (Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.)

USTSaul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘In order for the king to allow you to marry Michal, he wants you to kill one hundred Philistines and to cut off their foreskins and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’ ” But what Saul really wanted was that the Philistines would kill David while he was trying to kill them.

BSB  § Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’ ” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.


OEBAnd Saul said, ‘Tell David: The king desires no bride-price, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, in order to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

WEBBESaul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’ ” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETSaul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.’ ” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

LSVAnd Saul says, “Thus you say to David, There is no delight for the king in dowry, but in one hundred foreskins of the Philistines—to be avenged on the enemies of the king”; and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

FBVSaul told them, “Tell David, ‘The only dowry the king wants for the bride is one hundred foreskins of dead Philistine as a way of taking revenge on his enemies.’ ” Saul's plan was to have David be killed by the Philistines.

T4TSaul replied, “Go and say to David, ‘In order for the king to allow you to marry Michal, he wants you to kill 100 Philistines and cut off their foreskins and bring the foreskins to him to prove that you have killed them. In that way he will get revenge on his enemies.’ ” But what Saul wanted was that the Philistines would kill David while David was trying to kill them.

LEBThen Saul said, “This is what you must say to David: ‘The king desires no bride price[fn] except for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the enemies of the king.’ ” (Now Saul had planned to allow David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.)


18:25 Literally “There is not a desire for the king for a bride price”

BBEAnd Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.

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JPSAnd Saul said: 'Thus shall ye say to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.' For Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

ASVAnd Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

DRAAnd Saul said: Speak thus to David: The king desireth not any dowry, but only a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to deliver David into the hands of the Philistines.

YLTAnd Saul saith, 'Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines — to be avenged on the enemies of the king;' and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

DrbyAnd Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David: The king does not desire any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

RVAnd Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

WbstrAnd Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dower, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

KJB-1769And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
   (And Saul said, Thus shall ye/you_all say to David, The king desires not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. )

KJB-1611And Saul said, Thus shall yee say to Dauid, The King desireth not any dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be auenged of the kings enemies. But Saul thought to make Dauid fal by the hand of the Philistines.
   (And Saul said, Thus shall ye/you_all say to David, The King desires not any dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be avenged of the kings enemies. But Saul thought to make David fal by the hand of the Philistines.)

BshpsAnd Saul sayde, This wise shall ye saye to Dauid: The king careth for no other dowry, but for an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be auenged of the kynges enemies. But Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistines.
   (And Saul said, This wise shall ye/you_all say to David: The king careth for no other dowry, but for an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be avenged of the kings enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall into the hands of the Philistines.)

GnvaAnd Saul sayd, This wise shall ye say to Dauid, The King desireth no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistims, to bee auenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make Dauid fall into the handes of the Philistims.
   (And Saul said, This wise shall ye/you_all say to David, The King desires no dowrie, but an hundred foreskinnes of the Philistines, to be avenged of the Kings enemies: for Saul thought to make David fall into the hands of the Philistines. )

CvdlSaul sayde: Then saye ye vnto Dauid: The kynge desyreth no dowry, but onely an hundreth foreskynnes of the Philistynes, that vengeaunce maye be taken of the kinges enemies. Howbeit Saul thought to cause Dauid be slayne by the hades of the Philistynes.
   (Saul said: Then say ye/you_all unto David: The king desires no dowry, but only an hundreth foreskynnes of the Philistines, that vengeaunce may be taken of the kings enemies. Howbeit Saul thought to cause David be slain/killed by the hades of the Philistines.)

WycSotheli Saul seide, Thus speke ye to Dauid, The kyng hath no nede to yiftis for spowsails, no but onely to an hundrid prepucies, `that is, mennus yerdis vncircumcidid, `of Filisteis, that veniaunce be maad of the kyngis enemyes. Certis Saul thouyte to bitake Dauid in to the hondis of Filisteis.
   (Truly Saul said, Thus speak ye/you_all to David, The king hath/has no need to yiftis for spowsails, no but only to an hundred prepucies, `that is, mennus yerdis uncircumcidid, `of Philistines, that veniaunce be made of the kings enemies. Certis Saul thought to bitake David in to the hands of Philistines.)

LuthSaul sprach: So saget zu David: Der König begehret keine Morgengabe ohne hundert Vorhäute von den Philistern, daß man sich räche an des Königs Feinden. Denn Saul trachtete, David zu fällen durch der Philister Hand.
   (Saul spoke: So saget to David: The king begehret no Morgengabe without hundred Vorhäute from the Philistinesn, that man itself/yourself/themselves räche at the kings Feinden. Because Saul trachtete, David to fällen through the/of_the Philistines Hand.)

ClVgDixit autem Saul: Sic loquimini ad David: Non habet rex sponsalia necesse, nisi tantum centum præputia Philisthinorum, ut fiat ultio de inimicis regis. Porro Saul cogitabat tradere David in manus Philisthinorum.
   (Dixit however Saul: So loquimini to David: Non habet king sponsalia necesse, nisi only hundred præputia Philisthinorum, as fiat ultio about inimicis king. Further Saul cogitabat tradere David in hands Philisthinorum. )


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 0) The king does not desire any price for the bride except a hundred foreskins

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shāʼūl thus say to,David not desires to/for=the_king in/on/at/with,bride-price that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,a_hundred foreskins Pelishtim to,take_revenge in/on/at/with,enemies the=king and,Saul planned to,fall DOM Dāvid in/on/at/with,hand Pelishtim )

The verb for the second phrase may be supplied from the first. Alternate translation: “The king does not desire any price for the bride; he desires only that you bring to him 100 foreskins” (See also: translate-numbers)

(Occurrence 0) foreskins

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shāʼūl thus say to,David not desires to/for=the_king in/on/at/with,bride-price that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,a_hundred foreskins Pelishtim to,take_revenge in/on/at/with,enemies the=king and,Saul planned to,fall DOM Dāvid in/on/at/with,hand Pelishtim )

The foreskin is a fold of skin on a man’s private part that is removed during circumcision.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) to be avenged from the king’s enemies

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shāʼūl thus say to,David not desires to/for=the_king in/on/at/with,bride-price that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,a_hundred foreskins Pelishtim to,take_revenge in/on/at/with,enemies the=king and,Saul planned to,fall DOM Dāvid in/on/at/with,hand Pelishtim )

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to get revenge on the king’s enemies”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

(Occurrence 0) to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Shāʼūl thus say to,David not desires to/for=the_king in/on/at/with,bride-price that/for/because/then/when in/on/at/with,a_hundred foreskins Pelishtim to,take_revenge in/on/at/with,enemies the=king and,Saul planned to,fall DOM Dāvid in/on/at/with,hand Pelishtim )

Here “fall” means to die. The phrase “by the hand” is an idiom that tells us the means by which something will happen, in this case, David will be killed by the Philistines. If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to have the Philistines kill David” (See also: figs-idiom and figs-activepassive)

BI 1Sa 18:25 ©