1 SAM 19:4 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So the next morning, Yonatan spoke well of David to his father Sha’ul, saying, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hasn’t sinned against you, and actually, he’s been a big help to you.

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).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐλάλησεν Ἰωνάθαν περὶ Δαυὶδ ἀγαθὰ πρὸς Σαοὺλ τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὸν, μὴ ἁμαρτησάτω ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς τὸν δοῦλόν σου Δαυὶδ, ὅτι οὐχ ἡμάρτηκεν εἰς σὲ, καὶ τὰ ποιήματα αὐτοῦ ἀγαθὰ σφόδρα·
(Kai elalaʸsen Yōnathan peri Dawid agatha pros Saʼoul ton patera autou, kai eipe pros auton, maʸ hamartaʸsatō ho basileus eis ton doulon sou Dawid, hoti ouⱪ haʸmartaʸken eis se, kai ta poiaʸmata autou agatha sfodra; )

BrTr And Jonathan spoke favourably concerning David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against thy servant David, for he has not sinned against thee, and his deeds are very good.

ULT And Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and he said to him, “May the king not sin against his servant, against David, for he has not sinned against you, but surely his deeds have been very good for you.

UST The next morning, Jonathan spoke with his father Saul in the field. He said many good things about David. He told his father, “Please do not do anything to harm David, who serves you faithfully. That would be a sin. David has never done anything to harm you. Everything he has done has helped you very much.

BSB Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions [have been] highly beneficial to you.

OEB Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, ‘Let not the king sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you and because his conduct toward you has been exceedingly good.

WEBBE Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Don’t let the king sin against his servant, against David; because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good towards you;

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So Jonathan spoke on David’s behalf to his father Saul. He said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, for he has not sinned against you. On the contrary, his actions have been very beneficial for you.

LSV And Jonathan speaks good of David to his father Saul and says to him, “Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works [are] very good for you;

FBV Then Jonathan spoke positively about David to his father Saul, and told him, “The king should not do anything bad to his servant David because he's not done anything bad to you—he has always served you well.

T4T The next morning, Jonathan spoke with his father, saying many good things about David. He said, “You should never do anything to harm your servant David! He has never done anything to harm you! Everything that he has done has helped you very much.

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE And Jonathan gave his father Saul a good account of David, and said to him, Let not the king do wrong against his servant, against David; because he has done you no wrong, and all his acts have had a good outcome for you:

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS And Jonathan spoke good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him: 'Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his work hath been very good towards thee;

ASV And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:

DRA And Jonathan spoke good things of David to Saul his father: and said to him: Sin not, O king, against thy servant, David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and his works are very good towards thee.

YLT And Jonathan speaketh good of David unto Saul his father, and saith unto him, 'Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works for thee [are] very good;

Drby And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against thee; for also what he did was very advantageous to thee;

RV And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
(And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath/has not sinned against thee/you, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: )

SLT And Jonathan will speak good of David to Saul his father, and he will say to him, The king will not sin against his servant against David, for he sinned not against thee, and because of his doing good to thee greatly:

Wbstr And Jonathan spoke good of David to Saul his father, and said to him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been toward thee very good:

KJB-1769 ¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good:
(¶ And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the king sin against his servant, against David; because he hath/has not sinned against thee/you, and because his works have been to thee-ward very good: )

KJB-1611 ¶ And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruant, against Dauid: because hee hath not sinned against thee, and because his workes haue bene to thee ward very good.
(¶ And Yonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the King sin against his servant, against David: because he hath/has not sinned against thee/you, and because his works have been to thee/you ward very good.)

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva And Ionathan spake good of Dauid vnto Saul his father, and said vnto him, Let not the King sinne against his seruat, against Dauid: for he hath not sinned against thee, but his works haue bene to thee very good.
(And Yonathan spake good of David unto Saul his father, and said unto him, Let not the King sin against his seruat, against David: for he hath/has not sinned against thee/you, but his works have been to thee/you very good. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Locutus est ergo Jonathas de David bona ad Saul patrem suum: dixitque ad eum: Ne pecces rex in servum tuum David, quia non peccavit tibi, et opera ejus bona sunt tibi valde.
(Spoke it_is therefore Yonathas from/about David good(s) to Saul father his_own: he_saidque to him: Don't pecces king in/into/on a_servant your David, because not/no he_sinned to_you, and works his good(s) are to_you very_much. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ בְּ⁠עַבְדּ֣⁠וֹ בְ⁠דָוִ֗ד כִּ֣י ל֤וֹא חָטָא֙ לָ֔⁠ךְ וְ⁠כִ֥י מַעֲשָׂ֖י⁠ו טוֹב־לְ⁠ךָ֥ מְאֹֽד

not sin the=king in/on/at/with,servant_of,his in/on/at/with,David that/for/because/then/when not sinned to/for=you(fs) and=because/when deeds_of,his good to/for=yourself(m) very

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since his servant David has not sinned against the king, but surely his deeds have been very good for you, may you not sin against him]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ בְּ⁠עַבְדּ֣⁠וֹ

not sin the=king in/on/at/with,servant_of,his

Jonathan is speaking to Saul respectfully in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [May you, the king, not sin against your servant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ בְּ⁠עַבְדּ֣⁠וֹ

not sin the=king in/on/at/with,servant_of,his

Jonathan assumes that his father, King Saul, will know that by sin against, he means to do unjustified harm. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [May the king not sinfully do unjustified harm to his servant]

Parallel 1 SAM 19:4

Parallel 1 SAM 19:4