1SA 20:41 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) When the boy was gone, David came up from the side and dropped onto his knees, bowing three times with his face to the ground. Then they greeted each other with a kiss and cried together, although David cried the most.

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 ὡς εἰσῆλθε τὸ παιδάριον, καὶ Δαυὶδ ἀνέστη ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀργὰβ, καὶ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ, καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ τρίς, καὶ κατεφίλησεν ἕκαστος τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔκλαυσεν ἕκαστος τῷ πλησίον αὐτοῦ, ἕως συντελείας μεγάλης.
(Kai hōs eisaʸlthe to paidarion, kai Dawid anestaʸ apo tou argab, kai epesen epi prosōpon autou, kai prosekunaʸsen autōi tris, kai katefilaʸsen hekastos ton plaʸsion autou, kai eklausen hekastos tōi plaʸsion autou, heōs sunteleias megalaʸs. )

BrTr And when the lad went in, then David arose from the [fn]argab, and fell upon his face, and did obeisance to him three times, and they kissed each other, and wept for each other, for a great while.

ULT The boy went, and David rose from beside the south, and fell before his face to the ground, and bowed three times. And they kissed, a man with his companion. And they wept, a man with his companion, until David did the most.[fn]

Modern versions interpret this passage in different ways because the Hebrew text is difficult to understand. It most likely refers to the south side of the rock Ezel referred to in verse 19.

UST When the boy left, David came out from behind the pile of stones, where he had been hiding. He went to Jonathan and bowed in front of Jonathan three times, with his face touching the ground. Then David and Jonathan kissed each other on the cheek, and they cried together. But David cried more than Jonathan.

BSB § When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone,[fn] fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

20:41 Hebrew from the south side; LXX from beside the stone

OEB As soon as the lad had gone, David rose from beside the stone heap, and fell on his face to the ground and prostrated himself three times, and they kissed each other and wept at length with each other.

WEBBE As soon as the boy was gone, David arose out of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. They kissed one another and wept with one another, and David wept the most.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET When the servant had left, David got up from beside the mound, knelt with his face to the ground, and bowed three times. Then they kissed each other and they both wept, especially David.

LSV The youth has gone, and David has risen from Ezel, at the south, and falls on his face to the earth, and bows himself three times, and they kiss one another, and they weep with one another, until David exerted himself;

FBV After the boy had gone, David got up from beside the pile of stones, fell facedown to the ground, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and cried together as friends, though David cried the hardest.

T4T When the boy left, David came out from the south side of the pile of stones behind which he had been hiding. He went to Jonathan and bowed in front of Jonathan three times, with his face touching the ground. Then David and Jonathan kissed each other on the cheek/neck, and they cried together. But David cried more than Jonathan.

LEB The boy left, and then David got up from the south side,[fn] and he fell on his face to the ground and bowed three times. And they kissed each other[fn] and wept together,[fn] but David wept the most.

20:41 So Masoretic Hebrew text; LXX reads “from the mound” (of stones)

20:41 Literally “each his friend”

20:41 Literally “each with his friend”

BBE And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

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JPS And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed down three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

ASV And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

DRA And when the boy was gone, David rose out of his place, which was towards the south, and falling on his face to the ground, adored thrice: and kissing one another, they wept together, but David more.

YLT The youth hath gone, and David hath risen from Ezel, at the south, and falleth on his face to the earth, and boweth himself three times, and they kiss one another, and they weep one with another, till David exerted himself;

Drby The lad went, and David arose from the side of the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times; and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

RV And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

Wbstr And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place towards the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

KJB-1769 ¶ And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, until David exceeded.

KJB-1611 ¶ And assoone as the ladde was gone, Dauid arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himselfe three times: and they kissed one another, and wept one with another, vntill Dauid exceeded.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And assoone as the lad was gone, Dauid arose out of a place that was towarde the south, & fel on his face to the ground, & bowed him selfe three times, And they kissed either other, and wept together, so long till Dauid exceeded.
(And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place that was toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times, And they kissed either other, and wept together, so long till David exceeded.)

Gnva Assoone as the boy was gone, Dauid arose out of a place that was towarde the South, and fel on his face to the ground, and bowed him selfe three times: and they kissed one another, and wept both twaine, till Dauid exceeded.
(Assoone as the boy was gone, David arose out of a place that was toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times: and they kissed one another, and wept both twain/two_or_both, till David exceeded. )

Cvdl And whan the boy was gone, Dauid arose from the place towarde the south, and fell vpon his face to the groude, and worshipped thre tymes, and they kissed one another, and wepte together. But Dauid most specially.
(And when the boy was gone, David arose from the place toward the south, and fell upon his face to the ground, and worshipped three times, and they kissed one another, and wept together. But David most specially.)

Wycl And whanne the child hadde go, Dauid roos fro the place that `yede to the south; and he felde low `in to the erthe, and worschipide the thridde tyme, and thei kissiden hem silf to gidere, and `wepten to gidere; forsothe Dauid wepte more.
(And when the child had go, David rose from the place that went to the south; and he field low in to the earth, and worshipped the third time, and they kissiden himself together, and weptn together; for_certain/truly David wept more.)

Luth Da der Knabe hineinkam, stund David auf vom Ort gegen Mittag und fiel auf sein Antlitz zur Erde und betete dreimal an; und küsseten sich miteinander und weineten miteinander, David aber am allermeisten.
(So the/of_the boy/lad hineinkam, stood David on/in/to from_the place to/against Mittag and fell on/in/to his face to earth and prayed threemal an; and küsseten itself/yourself/themselves together and cries/weepsen together, David but in/at/on_the allermeisten.)

ClVg Cumque abiisset puer, surrexit David de loco qui vergebat ad austrum, et cadens pronus in terram, adoravit tertio: et osculantes se alterutrum, fleverunt pariter, David autem amplius.
(And_when abiisset puer, got_up David about instead who vergebat to austrum, and cadens pronus in the_earth/the_land, adoravit tertio: and osculantes himself alterutrum, fleverunt pariter, David however more. )

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