1 SAM 24:9 Parallel Verse View

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Original SA1 24:10: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (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 24:10) Καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πρὸς Σαοὺλ, ἱνατί ἀκούεις τῶν λόγων τοῦ λαοῦ, λεγόντων, ἰδοὺ Δαυὶδ ζητεῖ τὴν ψυχήν σου;
(Kai eipe Dawid pros Saʼoul, hinati akoueis tōn logōn tou laou, legontōn, idou Dawid zaʸtei taʸn psuⱪaʸn sou;)

BrTr (SA1 24:10) And David said to Saul, Why dost thou hearken to the words of the people, saying, Behold, David seeks thy life?

ULT And David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of a man, saying, ‘Behold, David is seeking your harm’?

UST Then he said to Saul, “You should not pay any attention to people who tell you that I actually want to hurt you!

BSB and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?

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WEBBE David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to men’s words, saying, ‘Behold, David seeks to harm you’?

NET David said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention when men say, ‘David is seeking to do you harm’?

LSV And David says to Saul, “Why do you hear the words of man, saying, Behold, David is seeking your calamity?

FBV “Why do you pay attention to people who say, ‘Watch out, David wants to harm you’?” David asked.

T4T Then he said to Saul, “◄Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?/You should not pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’.► [RHQ]

LEB Then David said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of people who say: ‘Look, David is _⌊seeking to do you harm_⌋’?[fn]

24:9 Literally “seeking your evil”

BBE And David said to Saul, Why do you give any attention to those who say that it is my desire to do you wrong?

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JPS (SA1 24:10) (24-11) Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some bade me kill thee; but mine eye spared thee; and I said: I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

ASV And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

DRA (SA1 24:10) And said to Saul: Why dost thou hear the words of men that say David seeketh thy hurt?

YLT And David saith to Saul, 'Why dost thou hear the words of man, saying, Lo, David is seeking thine evil?

Drby And David said to Saul, Why dost thou listen to words of men, saying, Behold, David seeks thy hurt?

RV And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
(And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearkenest thou/you to men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh/seeks thy/your hurt?)

SLT And David will say to Saul, Why wilt thou hear the words of man, saying, Behold, David is seeking thy hurt?

Wbstr And David said to Saul, Why hearest thou men's words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

KJB-1769 ¶ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?
(¶ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest/hear thou/you men’s words, saying, Behold, David seeketh/seeks thy/your hurt?)

KJB-1611 ¶ And Dauid said to Saul, Wherfore hearest thou mens words, saying, Behold, Dauid seeketh thy hurt?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Dauid sayde to Saul: Wherfore geuest thou an eare to mens wordes that say, beholde Dauid seketh euyll against thee?
(And David said to Saul: Wherefore givest/give thou/you an ear to men’s words that say, behold David seeketh/seeks evil against thee/you?)

Gnva Dauid also arose afterward, and went out of the caue, and cryed after Saul, saying, O my lorde the King. And when Saul looked behinde him, Dauid inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himselfe.
(David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, Oh my lord the King. And when Saul looked behind him, David inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself.)

Cvdl and sayde vnto Saul: Why herkenest thou vnto the wordes of men, that saye: Dauid seketh thy mysfortune?
(and said unto Saul: Why hearken thou/you unto the words of men, that say: David seeketh/seeks thy/your misfortune?)

Wycl (SA1 24:10) And he seide to Saul, Whi herist thou the wordis of men spekynge, Dauid sekith yuel ayens thee?
(And he said to Saul, Why hearest/hear thou/you the words of men speaking, David seeketh/seeks evil against thee/you?)

Luth (SA1 24:10) Und sprach zu Saul: Warum gehorchest du Menschen Wort, die da sagen: David suchet dein Unglück?
(And spoke to/for Saul: Why obey you(sg) people word, the there say: David searches_for your(s) accident/misfortune/disaster?)

ClVg (SA1 24:10) dixitque ad Saul: Quare audis verba hominum loquentium: David quærit malum adversum te?
(and_said to Saul: Why you_hear words of_men speaking: David seeks evil against you(sg)?)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֧⁠מָּה תִשְׁמַ֛ע אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י אָדָ֖ם לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Saul to/for=what listen DOM words_of humankind to=say see/lo/see! Dāvid seeks harm_of,your )

David is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement. Alternate translation: [You should not listen to the words of a man, saying, ‘Behold, David is seeking your harm.’]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לָ֧⁠מָּה תִשְׁמַ֛ע אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Saul to/for=what listen DOM words_of humankind to=say see/lo/see! Dāvid seeks harm_of,your )

See the discussion in the Introduction to 1 Samuel of the author’s use of the term “listen.” In this context, it means “believe.” Alternate translation: [Why do you believe]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י אָדָ֖ם לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Saul to/for=what listen DOM words_of humankind to=say see/lo/see! Dāvid seeks harm_of,your )

David is not referring to a specific man. He means any person in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning with a plural form. Alternate translation: [the words of anyone, saying]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י אָדָ֖ם לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Saul to/for=what listen DOM words_of humankind to=say see/lo/see! Dāvid seeks harm_of,your )

David is using the term words to represent what people were telling Saul by using words. Alternate translation: [to what anyone says who claims]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

to=say (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said Dāvid to,Saul to/for=what listen DOM words_of humankind to=say see/lo/see! Dāvid seeks harm_of,your )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [who tells you to be watch out because I am seeking your harm]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רָעָתֶֽ⁠ךָ

harm_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of harm, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to harm you]

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