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OET (OET-RV) Now promise me by Yahweh that you won’t destroy my name from my family line by killing my descendants.”
OET-LV [fn] and_now here I_know if/because_that certainly_(reign) you_will_reign and_established in/on/at/with_hand_of_your the_kingdom_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
24:21 Note: KJB: 1Sam.24.20
UHB 22 וְעַתָּ֗ה הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי׃ ‡
(22 vəˊattāh hishshāⱱəˊāh liy bayhvāh ʼim-takrit ʼet-zarˊiy ʼaḩₐrāy vəʼim-tashmid ʼet-shəmiy mibēyt ʼāⱱiy.)
Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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 νῦν ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ γινώσκω, ὅτι βασιλεύων βασιλεύσεις, καὶ στήσεται ἐν χειρί σου ἡ βασιλεία Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai nun idou egō ginōskō, hoti basileuōn basileuseis, kai staʸsetai en ⱪeiri sou haʸ basileia Israaʸl. )
BrTr And now, behold, I know that thou shalt surely reign, and the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
ULT And now, swear to me by Yahweh, if you shall cut off my seed after me, and if you shall destroy my name from the house of my father!”
UST So now make me a solemn promise that you will not kill my whole family so that I have no descendants left in my clan. Wish that Yahweh will kill all of your descendants if you do that!”
BSB So now, swear to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my descendants or wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
OEB Swear now therefore to me by the Lord, that you will not cut off my descendants after me and that you will not destroy my name from my father’s house.’
WEBBE Swear now therefore to me by the LORD that you will not cut off my offspring after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father’s house.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So now swear to me in the Lord’s name that you will not kill my descendants after me or destroy my name from the house of my father.”
LSV and now, swear to me by YHWH [that] you do not cut off my seed after me, nor do you destroy my name from the house of my father.”
FBV Now swear to me by the Lord that you will not destroy my descendants who follow me, and that you will not wipe out my name from my family line.”
T4T Now while Yahweh is listening, solemnly promise to me that you will not kill my family and get rid of all my descendants.”
LEB So then, swear to me by Yahweh that you will not cut off my descendants[fn] after me and that you will not wipe out my name from my father’s house.”
24:21 Literally “seed”
BBE So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS (24-22) Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.'
ASV Swear now therefore unto me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.
DRA And now as I know that thou shalt surely be king, and have the kingdom of Israel in thy hand:
YLT and, now, swear to me by Jehovah — thou dost not cut off my seed after me, nor dost thou destroy my name from the house of my father.'
Drby Swear now therefore to me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
RV Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.
Wbstr Swear now therefore to me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.
KJB-1769 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father’s house.
(Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that thou/you wilt/will not cut off my seed after me, and that thou/you wilt/will not destroy my name out of my father’s house. )
KJB-1611 Sweare now therefore vnto me by the LORD, that thou wilt not cut off my seede after mee, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my fathers house.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps Swere nowe therfore vnto me by the Lorde, that thou shalt not destroy my seede after me, and that thou shalt not put my name out of my fathers house.
(Swear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou/you shalt not destroy my seed after me, and that thou/you shalt not put my name out of my fathers house.)
Gnva For now behold, I know that thou shalt be King, and that the kingdome of Israel shall be stablished in thine hand.
(For now behold, I know that thou/you shalt be King, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine/your hand. )
Cvdl sweare now therfore vnto me by the LORDE, yt thou shalt not rote out my sede after me, nether destroie my name out of my fathers house.
(swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, it thou/you shalt not root out my seed after me, neither destroy my name out of my fathers house.)
Wycl And now, for Y woot, that thou schalt regne moost certeynli, and schalt haue in thin hond the rewme of Israel, swere thou to me in the Lord,
(And now, for I woot, that thou/you shalt reign most certeynli, and shalt have in thin hand the realm of Israel, swear thou/you to me in the Lord,)
Luth Nun siehe, ich weiß, daß du König werden wirst, und das Königreich Israels stehet in deiner Hand.
(Now look, I weiß, that you(sg) king become wirst, and the kingdom Israels stands in yours Hand.)
ClVg Et nunc quia scio quod certissime regnaturus sis, et habiturus in manu tua regnum Israël:
(And now because scio that certissime regnaturus sis, and habiturus in/into/on by_hand your kingdom Israel: )
24:21-22 Now swear to me . . . you will not kill my family: Having descendants was a way that Saul’s name would endure among the living. David had already sworn such an oath with Jonathan (20:14-17).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
הִשָּׁ֤בְעָה לִּי֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )
Saul is stating the content of an oath that he wants David to swear. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could present this content as a direct quotation. Alternate translation: [swear to me by Yahweh, “If I cut off your seed after you and if I destroy your name from the house of your father!”]
Note 2 topic: writing-oathformula
אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )
Saul is asking David to swear an oath following the custom of his culture by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). The understood second part would invoke divine punishment for breaking the oath. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explicitly state this second part. Alternate translation: [that if you cut off my seed after me and if you destroy my name from the house of my father, then may he punish you very severely]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
אִם־תַּכְרִ֥ית אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י אַֽחֲרָ֑י וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד אֶת־שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )
These two phrases mean basically the same thing. For emphasis, Saul is repeating the idea of destroying his family line. If it would be clearer in your language, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [if you completely destroy my family line after I am gone]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
תַּכְרִ֥ית
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )
See how you translated this expression in [2:33](../02/33.md). Saul is speaking as if his family line were a branch that could be cut off from a tree. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you kill]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אֶת־זַרְעִ֖י
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )
See how you translated this expression in [20:42](../20/42.md). Saul is speaking of his descendants as if they were the seed from which new plants would grow. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [my descendants]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְאִם־תַּשְׁמִ֥יד & שְׁמִ֖י מִבֵּ֥ית אָבִֽי
(Some words not found in UHB: and=now see/lo/see! I_know that/for/because/then/when to_be_king you_will_be_king and,established in/on/at/with,hand_of,your kingdom_of Yisrael )
Saul is using the term name by association to mean his memory and legacy as carried on through his descendants. The house of my father means his extended family. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [so that no one who would name me as an ancestor remains alive in my extended family]