1 SAM 21:11 Parallel Verse View

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21:12 Note: KJB: 1Sam.21.11

21:12 OSHB variant note: ב/אלפ/ו: (x-qere) ’בַּ/אֲלָפָ֔י/ו’: lemma=b/505 n=0.1 morph=HR/Acbpc/Sp3ms id=09VGa בַּ/אֲלָפָ֔י/ו

21:12 OSHB variant note: ב/רבבת/ו: (x-qere) ’בְּ/רִבְבֹתָֽי/ו’: lemma=b/7233 n=0 morph=HR/Ncfpc/Sp3ms id=099dP בְּ/רִבְבֹתָֽי/ו

UHB 12 וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ עַבְדֵ֤י אָכִישׁ֙ אֵלָ֔י⁠ו הֲ⁠לוֹא־זֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד מֶ֣לֶךְ הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא לָ⁠זֶ֗ה יַעֲנ֤וּ בַ⁠מְּחֹלוֹת֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו [fn] וְ⁠דָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃ [fn] ‡
(12 va⁠yyoʼmərū ˊaⱱdēy ʼākīsh ʼēlāy⁠v hₐ⁠lōʼ-zeh dāvid melek hā⁠ʼāreʦ hₐ⁠lōʼ lā⁠zeh yaˊₐnū ⱱa⁠mməḩolōt lē⁠ʼmor hikkāh shāʼūl baʼₐlāfāyv və⁠dāvid bəriⱱⱱotāyv.)

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 (SA1 21:12) Καὶ εἶπον οἱ παῖδες Ἀγχοῦς πρὸς αὐτὸν, οὐχὶ οὗτος Δαυὶδ ὁ βασιλεὺς τῆς γῆς; οὐχὶ τούτῳ ἐξῆρχον αἱ χορεύουσαι, λέγουσαι, ἐπάταξε Σαοὺλ ἐν χιλιάσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ Δαυὶδ ἐν μυριάσιν αὐτοῦ;
(Kai eipon hoi paides Agⱪous pros auton, ouⱪi houtos Dawid ho basileus taʸs gaʸs; ouⱪi toutōi exaʸrⱪon hai ⱪoreuousai, legousai, epataxe Saʼoul en ⱪiliasin autou, kai Dawid en muriasin autou;)

BrTr (SA1 21:12) And the servants of Anchus said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? Did not the dancing women begin the song to him, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

ULT But the servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Do they not sing about this, one in the dances, saying,
⇔ ‘Saul has struck his thousands,
⇔ and David his myriads’?”

UST But the officers of King Achish did not approve of David’s coming. They said to King Achish, “This man David is the king of Israel! The women in Israel sing about him as they dance,
⇔ ‘Saul has killed thousands of enemy soldiers,
⇔ And David has killed tens of thousands of them!’ ”

BSB & MSB But the servants of Achish said to him, “[Is] this not David, the king of the land? Did they not sing about him in their dances, saying:
⇔ ‘Saul has slain [his] thousands,
⇔ and David [his] tens of thousands’?”

OEB No OEB SA1 21:11 book available

WEBBE & WMBB The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David the king of the land? Didn’t they sing to one another about him in dances, saying,
⇔ ‘Saul has slain his thousands,
⇔ and David his ten thousands’?”

NET The servants of Achish said to him, “Isn’t this David, the king of the land? Isn’t he the one that they sing about when they dance, saying,
⇔ ‘Saul struck down his thousands,
⇔ But David his tens of thousands’?”

LSV and the servants of Achish say to him, “Is this not David, the king of the land? Is it not of this one [that] they sing in dances, saying, Saul struck among his thousands, and David among his myriads?”

FBV But Achish's officials asked the king, “Isn't this David, the king of that country? Didn't they sing about him in their dances, ‘Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands’?”

T4T But the officers of King Achish objected to David being there. They said to King Achish, “This man is [RHQ] David, the king of Israel! He is the one [RHQ] whom our enemies, the Israeli people, honored by dancing and singing,
⇔ ‘Saul has killed thousands of his enemies,
⇔ but David has killed tens of thousands of them!’ ”

LEB The servants of Achish said to him, “Is not this David the king of the land? Is it not for this one that they sang in the dances, saying, ‘Saul killed his thousands, but David his ten thousands?’ ”

BBE And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David, the king of the land? did they not make songs about him in their dances, saying, Saul has put to death thousands, and David tens of thousands?

Moff No Moff SA1 21:11 book available

JPS (SA1 21:12) (21-13) And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath.

ASV And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying,
⇔ Saul hath slain his thousands,
⇔ And David his ten thousands?

DRA And the servants of Achis, when they saw David, said to him: Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing to him in their dances, saying: Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

YLT and the servants of Achish say unto him, 'Is not this David king of the land? is it not of this one they sing in dances, saying, 'Saul smote among his thousands, and David among his myriads?'

Drby And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

RV And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
(And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath/has slain/killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands?)

SLT And the servants of Achish will say to him, Is not this David king of the land? will they not answer to this in dances, saying, Saul struck against his thousands and David against his ten thousands?

Wbstr And the servants of Achish said to him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?

KJB-1769 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands?
(And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saying, Saul hath/has slain/killed his thousands, and David his ten thousands?)

KJB-1611 And the seruants of Achish sayd vnto him, Is not this Dauid the king of the land? Did they not sing one to another of him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slaine his thousands, and Dauid his ten thousands?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

Bshps And the seruauntes of Achis sayde vnto him: Is not this Dauid the king of the land? Dyd they not sing vnto him in daunses, saying: Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousand?
(And the servants of Achish said unto him: Is not this David the king of the land? Did they not sing unto him in dances, saying: Saul hath/has slain/killed his thousand, and David his ten thousand?)

Gnva And the seruants of Achish said vnto him, Is not this Dauid the King of the land? did they not sing vnto him in daunces, saying, Saul hath slayne his thousand, and Dauid his ten thousande?
(And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the King of the land? did they not sing unto him in dances, saying, Saul hath/has slain/killed his thousand, and David his ten thousand?)

Cvdl But Achis seruauntes sayde vnto him: This is Dauid the kynge of the londe, of whom they sunge in the daunse, and sayde: Saul hath smytten his thousande, but Dauid his ten thousande.
(But Achish servants said unto him: This is David the king of the land, of whom they sung in the dance, and said: Saul hath/has smitten/struck his thousand, but David his ten thousand.)

Wycl And the seruauntis of Achis seiden to hym, whanne thei hadden seyn Dauid, Whether this is not Dauid, kyng of the lond? Whether thei sungen not to hym bi queeris, and seiden, Saul smoot a thousynde, and Dauid smoot ten thousynde?
(And the servants of Achish said to him, when they had seen David, Whether this is not David, king of the land? Whether they sung not to him by choirs, and said, Saul smote a thousand, and David smote ten thousand?)

Luth (SA1 21:12) Aber die Knechte Achis sprachen zu ihm: Das ist der David, des Landes König, von dem sie sangen am Reigen und sprachen: Saul schlug tausend, David aber zehntausend.
(But the servant(s) Achish said to/for him: The is the/of_the David, the lands king, from to_him they/she/them sang in/at/on_the round_dance and said: Saul hit/beat(v) thousand, David but ten_thousand.)

ClVg Dixeruntque servi Achis ad eum cum vidissent David: Numquid non iste est David rex terræ? nonne huic cantabant per choros, dicentes: [Percussit Saul mille, et David decem millia?]
(And_they_said slaves Achish to him when/with they_would_have_seen David: Is_it not/no this it_is David king of_the_earth/land(pl)? isn’t_it to_this they_were_singing through dances/choirs, saying: [He_struck Saul a_thousand, and David ten thousands?])

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠לוֹא־זֶ֥ה דָוִ֖ד מֶ֣לֶךְ הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא לָ⁠זֶ֗ה יַעֲנ֤וּ בַ⁠מְּחֹלוֹת֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְ⁠דָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו

am=not this Dāvid king the=earth/land am=not of,this_[one] sing (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said servants_of ʼAkīsh to=him/it am=not this Dāvid king the=earth/land am=not of,this_[one] sing in,dancing(s) to=say killed Shāʼūl/(Saul) in/on/at/with,, and,David in/on/at/with,, )

The servants are using the question form for emphasis. If speakers of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [This David is the king of the land! Certainly they sing about him in the dances, saying, ‘Saul has struck his thousands, and David his myriads!’]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

the=earth/land

The servants mean the land of Israel. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the land of Israel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְ⁠דָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו

to=say (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said servants_of ʼAkīsh to=him/it am=not this Dāvid king the=earth/land am=not of,this_[one] sing in,dancing(s) to=say killed Shāʼūl/(Saul) in/on/at/with,, and,David in/on/at/with,, )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and say that Saul has struck his thousands, and David his myriads]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הִכָּ֤ה שָׁאוּל֙ בַּאֲלָפָ֔יו וְ⁠דָוִ֖ד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_said servants_of ʼAkīsh to=him/it am=not this Dāvid king the=earth/land am=not of,this_[one] sing in,dancing(s) to=say killed Shāʼūl/(Saul) in/on/at/with,, and,David in/on/at/with,, )

See how you translated the similar expression in [18:7](../18/07.md). Alternate translation: [Saul has killed thousands of soldiers, and David has killed tens of thousands of soldiers]

Parallel 1 SAM 21:11

Parallel 1 SAM 21:11