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Parallel 1SA 24:9

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BI 1Sa 24:9 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)and said, “Why do you listen to people when they say that I’m wanting to harm you?

OET-LV[fn] and_he/it_rose_up Dāvid after thus and_he/it_went_out wwww the_the[fn] and_he/it_called after Shāʼūl to_say my_master the_king and_looked Shāʼūl behind_him and_bowed Dāvid face towards_land and_prostrated.


24:9 Note: KJB: 1Sam.24.8

24:9 Variant note: מן־ה/מערה: (x-qere) ’מֵֽ/הַ/מְּעָרָ֔ה’: lemma_m/d/4631 n_1.1 morph_HR/Td/Ncfsa id_098Qr מֵֽ/הַ/מְּעָרָ֔ה

UHB10 וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ לְ⁠שָׁא֔וּל לָ֧⁠מָּה תִשְׁמַ֛ע אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י אָדָ֖ם לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר הִנֵּ֣ה דָוִ֔ד מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ רָעָתֶֽ⁠ךָ׃
   (10 va⁠yyoʼmer dāvid lə⁠shāʼūl lā⁠mmāh tishmaˊ ʼet-diⱱrēy ʼādām lē⁠ʼmor hinnēh dāvid məⱱaqqēsh rāˊāte⁠kā.)

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 ἀνέστη Δαυὶδ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ἐκ τοῦ σπηλαίου· καὶ ἐβόησε Δαυὶδ ὀπίσω Σαοὺλ, λέγων, κύριε βασιλευ· καὶ ἐπέβλεψε Σαοὺλ εἰς τᾶ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔκυψε Δαυὶδ ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, καὶ προσεκύνησεν αὐτῷ.
   (Kai anestaʸ Dawid opisō autou ek tou spaʸlaiou; kai eboaʸse Dawid opisō Saʼoul, legōn, kurie basileu; kai epeblepse Saʼoul eis ta opisō autou, kai ekupse Dawid epi prosōpon autou epi taʸn gaʸn, kai prosekunaʸsen autōi. )

BrTrAnd David rose up and went after him out of the cave: and David cried after Saul, saying, My lord, O king! and Saul looked behind him, and David [fn]bowed with his face to the ground, and did obeisance to him.


24:9 Gr. stooped.

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

USTThen he said to Saul, “Why do you pay attention to people when they say ‘David wants to harm you’?

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


OEBAnd David said to Saul, ‘Why did you listen to the words of the men who said, “See, David seeks to harm you?”

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSVAnd 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.

T4TThen 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]

LEBThen 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”

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

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPS(24-10) And David said to Saul: 'Wherefore hearkenest thou to men's words, saying: Behold, David seeketh thy hurt?

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

DRAAnd David also rose up after him: and going out of the cave cried after Saul, saying: My lord the king. And Saul looked behind him: and David bowing himself down to the ground, worshipped,

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

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

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

WbstrAnd 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 hearst 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, apart from punctuation)

BshpsAnd 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 geuest thou/you an ear to mens words that say, behold David seeketh/seeks evil against thee/you?)

GnvaDauid 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, O my lord the King. And when Saul looked behind him, David inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself. )

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

WyclSotheli Dauid roos aftir hym, and he yede out of the denne, and criede aftir the bak of Saul, and seide, My lord, the kyng! And Saul bihelde bihinde him silf; and Dauid bowide hym silf lowe to the erthe, and worschipide.
   (Truly David rose after him, and he went out of the denne, and cried after the bak of Saul, and said, My lord, the kyng! And Saul bihelde bihinde him silf; and David bowide himself lowe to the earth, and worshipped.)

Luthmachte sich danach David auch auf und ging aus der Höhle; und rief Saul hinten nach und sprach: Mein Herr König! Saul sah hinter sich. Und David neigte sein Antlitz zur Erde und betete an.
   (machte itself/yourself/themselves after/thereafter/then David also on and went out_of the/of_the Höhle; and shouted Saul hinten after and spoke: My Lord king! Saul saw behind itself/yourself/themselves. And David neigte his Antlitz to earth and prayed an.)

ClVgSurrexit autem et David post eum: et egressus de spelunca, clamavit post tergum Saul, dicens: Domine mi rex. Et respexit Saul post se: et inclinans se David pronus in terram adoravit,
   (Surrexit however and David after him: and egressus about spelunca, clamavit after tergum Saul, saying: Domine my rex. And respexit Saul after se: and inclinans se David pronus in the_earth/land adoravit, )


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why do you listen to the men who say, ‘See, David is seeking your harm?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_rose_up Dāvid after so and=he/it_went_out מן the,the and=he/it_called after Shāʼūl to=say my=master the=king and,looked Shāʼūl behind,him and,bowed Dāvid face towards=land and,prostrated )

This is a rhetorical question. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “You should not listen to the men who say, ‘See, David is seeking to harm you.”

BI 1Sa 24:9 ©