1 SAM 20:15 Parallel Verse View

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

OET (OET-RV) Don’t ever terminate that agreement of faithfulness towards my family, even when Yahweh destroys your enemies wherever they are.[ref]

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
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 οὐκ ἐξαρεῖς ἔλεός σου ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴκου μου ἕως τοῦ αἰῶνος· καὶ εἰ μὴ, ἐν τῷ ἐξαίρειν Κύριον τοὺς ἐχθροὺς Δαυὶδ ἔκαστον ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου τῆς γῆς,
(ouk exareis eleos sou apo tou oikou mou heōs tou aiōnos; kai ei maʸ, en tōi exairein Kurion tous eⱪthrous Dawid ekaston apo tou prosōpou taʸs gaʸs, )

BrTr thou shalt not withdraw thy mercy from my house for ever: and [fn]if thou doest not, when the Lord cuts off the enemies of David each from the face of the earth,

20:15 Gr. The meaning of the Heb. is here greatly obscured.

ULT but you shall not cut off your covenant faithfulness from with my house forever, not even when Yahweh cuts off the enemies of David, a man from upon the face of the ground.”

UST Instead, please never stop acting kindly toward my family, even after Yahweh has killed all your enemies everywhere on earth.”

BSB and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”

OEB continue your kindness to my household forever, even if the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.’

WEBBE but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when the LORD has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Don’t ever cut off your loyalty to my family, not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth

LSV but you do not cut off your kindness from my house for all time, nor in YHWH’s cutting off the enemies of David, each one from off the face of the ground.”

FBV and please don't ever remove your trustworthy love for my family, even when the Lord has removed every one of your enemies from the earth.”

T4T But if I die, never stop being kind to my family, even after Yahweh has gotten rid of all your enemies all over the earth.”

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.'

ASV but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever; no, not when Jehovah hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

DRA Thou shalt not take away thy kindness from my house for ever, when the Lord shall have rooted out the enemies of David, every one of them from the earth, may he take away Jonathan from his house, and may the Lord require it at the hands of David’s enemies.

YLT but thou dost not cut off thy kindness from my house unto the age, nor in Jehovah's cutting off the enemies of David, each one from off the face of the ground.'

Drby but thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever, no, not when Jehovah cuts off the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth.

RV but also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
(but also thou/you shalt/shall not cut off thy/your kindness from my house forever: no, not when the LORD hath/has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. )

SLT And thou shalt not cut off thy mercy from my house, even forever: and not in Jehovah’s cutting off the enemies of David a man from the face of the earth.

Wbstr But also thou shalt not withdraw thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

KJB-1769 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindness from my house for ever: no, not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.
(But also thou/you shalt/shall not cut off thy/your kindness from my house forever: no, not when the LORD hath/has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. )

KJB-1611 But also thou shalt not cut off thy kindnesse from my house for euer: no not when the LORD hath cut off the enemies of Dauid, euery one from the face of the earth.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva But I require that thou cut not off thy mercie from mine house for euer: no, not when the Lord hath destroyed the enemies of Dauid, euery one from the earth.
(But I require that thou/you cut not off thy/your mercy from mine house forever: no, not when the Lord hath/has destroyed the enemies of David, every one from the earth. )

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ClVg non auferes misericordiam tuam a domo mea usque in sempiternum, quando eradicaverit Dominus inimicos David, unumquemque de terra: auferat Jonathan de domo sua, et requirat Dominus de manu inimicorum David.
(not/no auferes mercy your(sg) from at_home my until in/into/on eternal, when eradicaverit Master enemies David, each_one from/about earth/land: auferat Yonathan from/about at_home his_own, and requires Master from/about by_hand of_enemies David. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠לֹֽא־תַכְרִ֧ת אֶֽת־חַסְדְּ⁠ךָ֛ מֵ⁠עִ֥ם בֵּיתִ֖⁠י

and=not cut_off DOM kindness_of,your from,with house_of,my

Jonathan is speaking as if David’s covenant faithfulness were an object that he could cut off. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but you shall not withhold your covenant faithfulness from my house] or [but you shall be sure to show your covenant faithfulness to my house]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מֵ⁠עִ֥ם בֵּיתִ֖⁠י

from,with house_of,my

Here, house means all the people descended from a particular person. It envisions them as if they were one household living together. Alternate translation: [from my descendants]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠הַכְרִ֤ת

in/on/at/with,cuts_off

Jonathan is speaking as if David’s enemies were a branch of a bush or tree such as a person cuts off. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [destroys]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֶת־אֹיְבֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד

DOM enemies_of Dāvid

Jonathan is referring to David in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the second person. Alternate translation: [your enemies]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אִ֕ישׁ מֵ⁠עַ֖ל פְּנֵ֥י הָ⁠אֲדָמָֽה

(a)_man from=under face/surface_of the=soil

Jonathan is using a common expression of his culture. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [so that not a single one is left on the surface of the earth]

Parallel 1 SAM 20:15

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