1 SAM 21:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,David,Ahimelek (All still tentative.)

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 21:9) Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Ἀβιμέλεχ, ἴδε εἰ ἔστιν ἐνταῦθα ὑπὸ τὴν χεῖρά σου δόρυ ἢ ῥομφαία, ὅτι τὴν ῥομφαίαν μου καὶ τὰ σκεύη οὐκ εἴληφα ἐν τῇ χειρί μου, ὅτι ἦν τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦ βασιλέως κατὰ σπουδήν.
(Kai eipe Dawid pros Abimeleⱪ, ide ei estin entautha hupo taʸn ⱪeira sou doru aʸ ɽomfaia, hoti taʸn ɽomfaian mou kai ta skeuaʸ ouk eilaʸfa en taʸ ⱪeiri mou, hoti aʸn to ɽaʸma tou basileōs kata spoudaʸn.)

BrTr (SA1 21:9) And David said to Abimelech, See if there is here under thy hand spear or sword, for I have not [fn]brought in my hand my sword or my weapons, for the word of the king was urgent.

ULT And David said to Ahimelech, “And is there not here under your hand a spear or a sword? For both my sword and also my weapons I did not take in my hand, because the matter of the king was being urged.”

UST David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword here that you could give me? The king commanded me to leave right away on this mission, so I did not even have time to get any weapons.”

BSB & MSB Then David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not a spear or sword on hand here? For I have brought neither my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s mission was urgent.”

OEB No OEB SA1 21:8 book available

WEBBE & WMBB David said to Ahimelech, “Isn’t there here under your hand spear or sword? For I haven’t brought my sword or my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.”

NET David said to Ahimelech, “Is there no sword or spear here at your disposal? I don’t have my own sword or equipment in hand due to the urgency of the king’s instructions.”

LSV And David says to Ahimelech, “And is there not spear or sword here under your hand? For I have taken neither my sword nor my vessels in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.”

FBV “Have you got a spear or sword here?” David asked Ahimelech. “I didn't bring my sword or any of my weapons with me, because what the king needed me to do was urgent.”

T4T David asked Ahimelech, “Do you have a spear or a sword that I could use? The king appointed us to do this task and told us to leave immediately, so I did not have time to bring any weapons.”

LEB David asked Ahimelech, “Is there not _⌊at your disposal_⌋[fn] a spear or a sword? For I took neither my sword nor my weapons with me because the king’s matter was urgent.”

21:8 Literally “under your hand”

BBE And David said to Ahimelech, Have you no sword or spear with you here? for I have come without my sword and other arms, because the king's business had to be done quickly.

Moff No Moff SA1 21:8 book available

JPS (SA1 21:9) (21-10) And the priest said: 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here.' And David said: 'There is none like that; give it me.'

ASV And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.

DRA And David said to Achimelech: Hast thou here at hand a spear, or a sword? for I brought not my own sword, nor my own weapons with me, for the king’s business required haste.

YLT And David saith to Ahimelech, 'And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for neither my sword nor my vessels have I taken in my hand, for the matter of the king was urgent.'

Drby And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, for the king's business was urgent.

RV And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
(And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine/your hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.)

SLT And David will say to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand, spear or sword? for also sword and also utensil I took not into my hand, for the king’s word was pressing.

Wbstr And David said to Ahimelech, And is there not here under thy hand a spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king's business required haste.

KJB-1769 ¶ And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.
(¶ And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine/your hand spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, because the king’s business required haste.)

KJB-1611 ¶ And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, And is there not here vnder thine hand speare or sword? for I haue neither brought my sword nor my weapons with mee, because the kings businesse required haste.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And Dauid sayd vnto Ahimelech: Is not here vnder thyne hand either speare or sworde? for I haue neither brought my sword nor my harnesse with me, because the kinges busines required haste.
(And David said unto Ahimelech: Is not here under thine/your hand either spear or sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor my harness with me, because the kings business required haste.)

Gnva And Dauid said vnto Ahimelech, Is there not here vnder thine hand a speare or a sworde? for I haue neither brought my sworde nor mine harnesse with me, because the Kings businesse required haste.
(And David said unto Ahimelech, Is there not here under thine/your hand a spear or a sword? for I have neither brought my sword nor mine harness with me, because the Kings business required haste.)

Cvdl And Dauid sayde vnto Ahimelech: Is there not a speare or a swerde here vnder thine hande? I haue not taken my swerde and weapens with me: for the kynges matter requyred haist.
(And David said unto Ahimelech: Is there not a spear or a sword here under thine/your hand? I have not taken my sword and weapons with me: for the kings matter required haste.)

Wycl Forsothe Dauid seide to Achymelech, If thou hast `here at hond spere, ether swerd, yyue to me; for Y took not with me my swerd and myn armeris; for the `word of the kyng constreynede me.
(For_certain/Truly David said to Ahimelech, If thou/you hast here at hand spear, either sword, give to me; for I took not with me my sword and mine arms/weapons; for the word of the king constrained me.)

Luth (SA1 21:9) Und David sprach zu Ahimelech: Ist nicht hie unter deiner Hand ein Spieß oder Schwert? Ich habe mein Schwert und Waffen nicht mit mir genommen; denn die Sache des Königs war eilend.
(And David spoke to/for Ahimelech: Is not here under your(s) hand a pike/spear or sword? I have my sword and weapons not with to_me taken; because/than the matter the kings what/which rushing.)

ClVg Dixit autem David ad Achimelech: Si habes hic ad manum hastam aut gladium? quia gladium meum et arma mea non tuli mecum: sermo enim regis urgebat.
(He/She_said however David to Ahimelech: When/But_if you_have this/here to hand spear or a_sword? because a_sword mine and weapons my not/no I_took with_me: speech because king was_urging.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠אִ֛ין יֶשׁ־פֹּ֥ה תַֽחַת־יָדְ⁠ךָ֖ חֲנִ֣ית אוֹ־חָ֑רֶב

and,not is_there (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,your spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in,hand_of,my that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )

See how you translated the similar expression in [21:3](../21/03.md). Alternate translation: [And would you have on hand a spear or a sword] or [And would you have a spear or sword available]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּ֣י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,your spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in,hand_of,my that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )

Here the word For provides not a reason but an explanation. Alternate translation: [I am asking because]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

גַם־חַרְבִּ֤⁠י וְ⁠גַם־כֵּלַ⁠י֙ לֹֽא־לָקַ֣חְתִּי בְ⁠יָדִ֔⁠י כִּֽי־הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ נָחֽוּץ

also/even (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,your spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in,hand_of,my that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [since the matter of the king was being urged, both my sword and also my weapons I did not take in my hand]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְ⁠יָדִ֔⁠י

in,hand_of,my

David is using one part of himself, his hand, to mean all of him in the act of carrying weapons. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [with me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הָיָ֥ה דְבַר־הַ⁠מֶּ֖לֶךְ נָחֽוּץ

it_became business_of (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Ahimelech and,not is_there here at hand_of,your spear or sword that/for/because/then/when also/even sword_of,my and=also weapons_of,my not brought in,hand_of,my that/for/because/then/when it_became business_of the=king urgent )

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [the king was urging the matter] or [the matter of the king was urgent]

Parallel 1 SAM 21:8

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