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Parallel 1 SAM 26:18

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BI 1 Sam 26:18 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)Then he asked, “Why is my master chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong am I guilty of?

OET-LVAnd_he/it_said to/for_what this my_master pursuing after servant_of_his if/because what have_I_done and_what in/on/at/with_hand_of_my evil.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר לָ֥⁠מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥⁠י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑⁠וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּ⁠מַה־בְּ⁠יָדִ֖⁠י רָעָֽה׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer lā⁠mmāh zeh ʼₐdoni⁠y rodēf ʼaḩₐrēy ˊaⱱd⁠ō kiy meh ˊāsitī ū⁠mah-bə⁠yādi⁠y rāˊāh.)

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 εἶπεν, ἱνατί τοῦτο καταδιώκει ὁ κύριος ὀπίσω τοῦ δούλου αὐτοῦ; ὅτι τί ἡμάρτηκα; καὶ τί εὑρέθη ἐν ἐμοὶ ἀδίκημα;
   (Kai eipen, hinati touto katadiōkei ho kurios opisō tou doulou autou; hoti ti haʸmartaʸka; kai ti heurethaʸ en emoi adikaʸma; )

BrTrAnd he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for in what have I sinned? and what unrighteousness has been found in me?

ULTAnd he said, “Why is this, my master pursuing after his servant? For what have I done, and what evil is in my hand?

USTThen David added, “Sir, there is no reason for you to be chasing me. I have done nothing at all to harm you!

BSBAnd he continued, “Why is my lord pursuing his servant? What have I done? What evil is in my hand?

MSB (Same as above)


OEBHe said, ‘Why is my lord pursuing his servant? For what have I done? Or of what kind of evil have I been guilty?

WEBBEHe said, “Why does my lord pursue his servant? For what have I done? What evil is in my hand?

WMBB (Same as above)

NETHe went on to say, “Why is my lord chasing his servant? What have I done? What wrong have I done?

LSVAnd he says, “Why [is] this—my lord is pursuing after his servant? For what have I done, and what evil [is] in my hand?

FBV“Why is my lord hunting me, his servant? What is it that I've done? What crime am I guilty of?” he continued.

T4TThen David added, “Sir, why are you pursuing me [RHQ]? What wrong have I done [RHQ]?

LEBNo LEB 1 SAM book available

BBEAnd he said, Why does my lord go armed against his servant? what have I done? or what evil is there in me?

MoffNo Moff 1 SAM book available

JPSAnd he said: 'Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

ASVAnd he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

DRAAnd he said: Wherefore doth my lord persecute his servant? What have I done? or what evil is there in my hand?

YLTand he saith, 'Why [is] this — my lord is pursuing after his servant? for what have I done, and what [is] in my hand evil?

DrbyAnd he said, Why does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

RVAnd he said, Wherefore doth my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
   (And he said, Wherefore doth/does my lord pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? )

SLTAnd he will say, Wherefore this my lord pursued after his servant? for what did I? and what evil in my hand?

WbstrAnd he said, Why doth my lord thus pursue his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in my hand?

KJB-1769And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand?
   (And he said, Wherefore doth/does my lord thus pursue after his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? )

KJB-1611And he said, Wherefore doeth my lord thus pursue after his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

BshpsNo Bshps 1 SAM book available

GnvaAnd he sayde, Wherefore doeth my lorde thus persecute his seruant? for what haue I done? or what euill is in mine hand?
   (And he said, Wherefore doth/does my lord thus persecute his servant? for what have I done? or what evil is in mine hand? )

CvdlNo Cvdl 1 SAM book available

WyclNo Wycl 1 SAM book available

LuthNo Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVgEt ait: Quam ob causam dominus meus persequitur servum suum? quid feci? aut quod est malum in manu mea?
   (And he_said: How ob cause dominus mine persequitur a_servant his_own? what I_did? or that it_is evil in/into/on by_hand my? )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 1 SAM book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

26:1-25 This was the last time Saul and David were together. The Ziphites told Saul for the second time where David was hiding (see 23:19-20), and David spared Saul’s life a second time as he did in the cave at En-gedi (see ch 24).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּ֕אמֶר

and=he/it_said

The pronoun he refers to David. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And David said]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֥⁠מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥⁠י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑⁠וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּ⁠מַה־בְּ⁠יָדִ֖⁠י רָעָֽה

to/for=what this my=master pursuing after servant_of,his that/for/because/then/when what? done and,what in/on/at/with,hand_of,my evil

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 or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [My master should not be pursuing after his servant! For I have done nothing wrong, and no evil is in my hand.]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ֥⁠מָּה זֶּ֛ה אֲדֹנִ֥⁠י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑⁠וֹ כִּ֚י מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּ⁠מַה־בְּ⁠יָדִ֖⁠י רָעָֽה

to/for=what this my=master pursuing after servant_of,his that/for/because/then/when what? done and,what in/on/at/with,hand_of,my evil

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: [What have I done, and what evil is in my hand? So why is this, my master pursuing after his servant?] or [I have done nothing wrong, and no evil is in my hand. So my master should not be pursuing after his servant!]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

אֲדֹנִ֥⁠י רֹדֵ֖ף אַחֲרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑⁠וֹ

my=master pursuing after servant_of,his

David is addressing Saul respectfully in the third person and speaking about himself humbly in the third person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [you, my master, pursuing after me, your servant]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּ⁠מַה־בְּ⁠יָדִ֖⁠י רָעָֽה

what? done and,what in/on/at/with,hand_of,my evil

David is using one part of himself, his hand, to mean all of him in the act of potentially doing evil. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what have I done, and what evil have I committed]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּ⁠מַה־בְּ⁠יָדִ֖⁠י רָעָֽה

what? done and,what in/on/at/with,hand_of,my evil

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what have I done, and what evil action have I committed]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מֶ֣ה עָשִׂ֔יתִי וּ⁠מַה־בְּ⁠יָדִ֖⁠י רָעָֽה

what? done and,what in/on/at/with,hand_of,my evil

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. If it would be clearer in your language, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [what wrong have I done]

BI 1 Sam 26:18 ©