1SA 20:39 Parallel Verse View

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

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 τὸ παιδάριον οὐκ ἔγνω οὐθὲν, πάρεξ Ἰωνάθαν καὶ Δαυίδ.
(kai to paidarion ouk egnō outhen, parex Yōnathan kai Dawid. )

UST The boy did not realize that Jonathan had given a signal to David. Only Jonathan and David knew about that.

BSB § But the boy did not know anything; only Jonathan and David knew the arrangement.

OEB But the boy had no knowledge of anything. Only Jonathan and David understood what this meant.

WEBBE But the boy didn’t know anything. Only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET (Now the servant did not understand any of this. Only Jonathan and David knew what was going on.)

LSV And the youth has not known anything, only Jonathan and David knew the word.

FBV The boy didn't suspect anything—only Jonathan and David knew what it meant.

T4T But the boy did not understand the meaning of what Jonathan had said; only Jonathan and David knew.

LEB But the boy did not know anything about this; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

BBE But the boy had no idea what was going on; only Jonathan and David had knowledge of it.

Moff No Moff 1SA book available

JPS But the lad knew not any thing; only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

ASV But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

DRA And he knew not at all what was doing: for only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

YLT And the youth hath not known anything, only Jonathan and David knew the word.

Drby And the lad knew nothing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

RV But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
(But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. )

SLT And the boy knew not anything: but Jonathan and David knew the word.

Wbstr But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.

KJB-1769 But the lad knew not any thing: only Jonathan and David knew the matter.
(But the lad knew not anything: only Jonathan and David knew the matter. )

KJB-1611 But the lad knew not any thing: onely Ionathan and Dauid knew the matter.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps But the lad wist nothing of the matter, only Ionathan an Dauid wist it.
(But the lad wist nothing of the matter, only Yonathan an David wist it.)

Gnva But the boy knewe nothing: onely Ionathan and Dauid knew the matter.
(But the boy knew nothing: only Yonathan and David knew the matter. )

Cvdl And the boy knewe nothinge, onely Ionathas and Dauid knewe of ye matter.
(And the boy knew nothing, only Yonathas and David knew of ye/you_all matter.)

Wycl and outerli he wiste not what was doon; for oonli Jonathas and Dauid knewen the thing.
(and outerli he knew not what was done; for oonli Yonathas and David knew the thing.)

Luth Und der Knabe wußte nichts drum; allein Jonathan und David wußten um die Sache.
(And the/of_the boy/lad knew nothing drum; alone Yonathan and David knew around/by/for the matter.)

ClVg et quid ageretur, penitus ignorabat, tantummodo enim Jonathas et David rem noverant.
(and what ageretur, penitus ignorabat, only because Yonathas and David rem noverant. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1SA book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וְ⁠הַ⁠נַּ֖עַר לֹֽא־יָדַ֣ע מְא֑וּמָה

and,the,boy not knowing anything

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what is happening in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠הַ⁠נַּ֖עַר לֹֽא־יָדַ֣ע מְא֑וּמָה

and,the,boy not knowing anything

The author means that the boy did not understand the significance of what Jonathan was doing with the arrows. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could make this explicit in your translation. Alternate translation: [Now the boy did not know anything about what Jonathan and David had arranged]

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