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Parallel 1SA 21:2

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BI 1Sa 21:2 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)“The king sent me on an errand,” David replied, “but he told me not to tell anyone about the matter that he sent me on. Plus I’ve told my young men where to meet me.

OET-LV[fn] and_came Dāvid Nōd_to to ʼAḩīmelek the_priest/officer and_came_trembling ʼAḩīmelek to_meet Dāvid and_he/it_said to_him/it why [are]_you by_self_of_you and_one there_[is]_not with_you.


21:2 Note: KJB: 1Sam.21.1

UHB3 וַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜ד לַ⁠אֲחִימֶ֣לֶךְ הַ⁠כֹּהֵ֗ן הַ⁠מֶּלֶךְ֮ צִוַּ֣⁠נִי דָבָר֒ וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗⁠י אִ֣ישׁ אַל־יֵ֧דַע מְא֛וּמָה אֶת־הַ⁠דָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־אָנֹכִ֥י שֹׁלֵֽחֲ⁠ךָ֖ וַ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוִּיתִ֑⁠ךָ וְ⁠אֶת־הַ⁠נְּעָרִ֣ים יוֹדַ֔עְתִּי אֶל־מְק֥וֹם פְּלֹנִ֖י אַלְמוֹנִֽי׃
   (3 va⁠yyoʼmer dāvid la⁠ʼₐḩīmelek ha⁠kkohēn ha⁠mmelek ʦiūa⁠nī dāⱱār va⁠yyoʼmer ʼēla⁠y ʼiysh ʼal-yēdaˊ məʼūmāh ʼet-ha⁠ddāⱱār ʼₐsher-ʼānokiy sholēḩₐ⁠kā va⁠ʼₐsher ʦiūīti⁠kā və⁠ʼet-ha⁠nnəˊārim yōdaˊtī ʼel-məqōm pəloniy ʼalmōniy.)

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).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἔρχεται Δαυὶδ εἰς Νομβᾶ πρὸς Ἀβιμέλεχ τὸν ἱερέα· καὶ ἐξέστη Ἀβιμέλεχ τῇ ἀπαντήσει αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, τί ὅτι σὺ μόνος, καὶ οὐθεὶς μετὰ σοῦ;
   (Kai erⱪetai Dawid eis Nomba pros Abimeleⱪ ton hierea; kai exestaʸ Abimeleⱪ taʸ apantaʸsei autou, kai eipen autōi, ti hoti su monos, kai outheis meta sou; )

BrTrAnd David comes to Nomba to Abimelech the priest: and Abimelech was amazed at meeting him, and said to him, Why art thou alone, and nobody with thee?

ULTAnd David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me with a matter and has said to me, ‘Do not let a man know anything about the matter which I am sending you, and which I have commanded you.’ And I have caused the young men to know about a certain place, a certain one.

USTDavid deceived Ahimelech by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where they should meet me.

BSB  § “The king has given me a mission,” David replied. “He told me no one is to know about the mission or charge. And I have directed my young men to meet me at a certain place.


OEBDavid answered Ahimelech the priest, ‘The king has entrusted me with a matter and has said to me, “Let no one know anything about the matter upon which I am sending you and which I have commanded you.” I have directed the young men to meet me at a certain place.

WEBBEDavid said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me to do something, and has said to me, ‘Let no one know anything about the business about which I send you, and what I have commanded you. I have sent the young men to a certain place.’

WMBB (Same as above)

NETDavid replied to Ahimelech the priest, “The king instructed me to do something, but he said to me, ‘Don’t let anyone know the reason I am sending you or the instructions I have given you.’ I have told my soldiers to wait at a certain place.

LSVAnd David says to Ahimelech the priest, “The king has commanded me [on] a matter, and he says to me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I send you, and which I have commanded you; and [my] young men know [to go] to such and such a place.

FBV“The king has given me an assignment,” David replied. “He told me ‘Nobody must know anything about the assignment I have sent you to do.’ As for my men, I've told them where to meet me.

T4TDavid deceived Ahimelech by replying, “The king sent me. But he does not want anyone to know anything about what he sent me to do. I have told my men where they should meet me.

LEBSo David said to Ahimelech the priest, “The king charged me with a matter and said to me, ‘No one must know anything about this matter on which I am sending you, with which I have charged you and the servants.’ ” So I have arranged to meet with my servants at a certain place.[fn]


21:2 Literally “I have made an appointment with my servants/young men to a place, a certain one

BBEAnd David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has given me orders and has said to me, Say nothing to anyone about the business on which I am sending you and the orders I have given you: and a certain place has been fixed to which the young men are to go.

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPS(21-3) And David said unto Ahimelech the priest: 'The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me: Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and the young men have I appointed to such and such a place.

ASVAnd David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.

DRAAnd David said to Achimelech the priest: The king hath commanded me a business, and said: Let no man know the thing for which thou art sent by me, and what manner of commands I have given thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

YLTAnd David saith to Ahimelech the priest, 'The king hath commanded me a matter, and he saith unto me, Let no man know anything of the matter about which I am sending thee, and which I have commanded thee; and the young men I have caused to know at such and such a place;

DrbyAnd David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king has commanded me a business, and has said to me, Let no man know anything of the business whereon I send thee, and what I have commanded thee; and I have directed the young men to such and such a place.

RVAnd David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed the young men to such and such a place.

WbstrAnd David said to Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said to me, Let no man know any thing of the business about which I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.

KJB-1769And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath commanded me a business, and hath said unto me, Let no man know any thing of the business whereabout I send thee, and what I have commanded thee: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.
   (And David said unto Ahimelech the priest, The king hath/has commanded me a business, and hath/has said unto me, Let no man know anything of the business whereabout I send thee/you, and what I have commanded thee/you: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place. )

KJB-1611And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech the Priest, The king hath commanded me a businesse, and hath said vnto me, Let no man know any thing of the businesse whereabout I send thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such a place.
   (And David said unto Ahimelech the Priest, The king hath/has commanded me a businesse, and hath/has said unto me, Let no man know anything of the businesse whereabout I send thee/you, and what I have commanded thee/you: and I have appointed my servants to such and such a place.)

BshpsAnd Dauid said to Ahimelech the priest: The king hath commaunded me a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know wher about I send thee, and what I haue commaunded thee: And I haue appoynted my seruauntes to suche and suche places.
   (And David said to Ahimelech the priest: The king hath/has commanded me a certain thing, and hath/has said unto me, Let no man know wher about I send thee/you, and what I have commanded thee/you: And I have appointed my servants to such and such places.)

GnvaAnd Dauid saide to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath commanded mee a certaine thing, and hath sayd vnto me, Let no man know whereabout I sende thee, and what I haue commanded thee: and I haue appointed my seruants to such and such places.
   (And David said to Ahimelech the Priest, The King hath/has commanded me a certain thing, and hath/has said unto me, Let no man know whereabout I send thee/you, and what I have commanded thee/you: and I have appointed my servants to such and such places. )

CvdlDauid sayde vnto Ahimelech the prest: The kinge hath comytted a matter vnto me, and sayde: Let noma knowe wherfore I haue sent the, and what I haue commaunded the: for I haue appoynted my seruautes to mete me here & there.
   (David said unto Ahimelech the priest: The king hath/has comytted a matter unto me, and said: Let noma know wherefore I have sent them, and what I have commanded them: for I have appointed my servants to meet me here and there.)

WyclAnd Dauid seide to Achymelech preest, The kyng comaundide to me a word, and seide, No man wite the thing, for which thou art sent fro me, and what maner comaundementis Y yaf to thee; for Y seide also to children, that thei schulden go in to that `and that place;
   (And David said to Achymelech priest, The king commanded to me a word, and said, No man wite the thing, for which thou/you art sent from me, and what manner commandmentis I gave to thee/you; for I said also to children, that they should go in to that `and that place;)

LuthDavid aber kam gen Nobe zum Priester Ahimelech. Und Ahimelech entsetzte sich, da er David entgegenging, und sprach zu ihm: Warum kommst du allein und ist kein Mann mit dir?
   (David but came to/toward Nobe for_the priest(s) Ahimelech. And Ahimelech entsetzte sich, there he David entgegenging, and spoke to him: Warum kommst you alone and is kein man with dir?)

ClVgEt ait David ad Achimelech sacerdotem: Rex præcepit mihi sermonem, et dixit: Nemo sciat rem propter quam missus es a me, et cujusmodi præcepta tibi dederim: nam et pueris condixi in illum et illum locum.
   (And he_said David to Achimelech sacerdotem: Rex ordered to_me conversation, and he_said: Nemo sciat rem propter how missus you_are from me, and cuyusmodi præcepta to_you dederim: nam and children condixi in him and him locum. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

21:2 The king has sent me: David lied to conceal his outlaw status and to dispel Ahimelech’s worries.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) on a mission

(Some words not found in UHB: and,came Dāvid Nob,to to/towards ʼAḩīmelek the=priest/officer and,came_trembling ʼAḩīmelek to,meet Dāvid and=he/it_said to=him/it why you(ms) by,self_of,you and,one not with,you )

Alternate translation: “to do work for him”

(Occurrence 0) I have directed the young men to a certain place

(Some words not found in UHB: and,came Dāvid Nob,to to/towards ʼAḩīmelek the=priest/officer and,came_trembling ʼAḩīmelek to,meet Dāvid and=he/it_said to=him/it why you(ms) by,self_of,you and,one not with,you )

Alternate translation: “I have told the young men to go to another place, and I will meet them there later”

BI 1Sa 21:2 ©