1SA 26:18 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (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 Καὶ 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; )

BrTr And 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?

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

UST Then David added, “Sir, why are you pursuing me? I have done nothing wrong!

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

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

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

WMBB (Same as above)

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

LSV And 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.

T4T Then David added, “Sir, why are you pursuing me [RHQ]? What wrong have I done [RHQ]?

LEB Then he said, “Why is my lord pursuing after his servant? For what I have I done? And what evil is in my hand?

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

Moff No Moff 1SA book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB-1769 And 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-1611 And 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)

Bshps And he sayde: Wherefore doth my lorde thus persecute his seruaunt? for what haue I done? or what euyll is in myne 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?)

Gnva And 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? )

Cvdl And he sayde morouer: Why doth my lorde so persecute his seruaunt? What haue I done? and what euell is there in my hande?
(And he said moreover/what's_more: Why doth/does my lord so persecute his servant? What have I done? and what evil is there in my hande?)

Wycl And Dauid seide, For what cause pursueth my lord his seruaunt? What haue Y do, ether what yuel is in myn hond? Now therfor,
(And David said, For what cause pursueth my lord his servant? What have I do, either what evil is in mine hond? Now therefore,)

Luth Und sprach weiter: Warum verfolget mein Herr also seinen Knecht? Was habe ich getan, und was Übels ist in meiner Hand?
(And spoke weiter: Why verfolget my Lord also his servant/farmhand? What have I did, and what/which evils is in mine Hand?)

ClVg Et ait: Quam ob causam dominus meus persequitur servum suum? quid feci? aut quod est malum in manu mea?
(And he_said: Quam ob cause dominus mine persequitur servum suum? what feci? or that it_is evil in by_hand my? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Why does my master pursue his servant?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said 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 )

This could mean: (1) David really does want Saul to answer the question or (2) If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “My master has no reason to pursue his servant.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

(Occurrence 0) Why does my master pursue his servant?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said 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 )

Here David speaks of Saul in third person calling him “my master,” and he speaks of himself in third person calling himself “his servant.” David speaks this way to show respect to Saul. Alternate translation: “Why are you, my master, pursuing me, your servant?” or “Why are you pursuing me?”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) What have I done?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said 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 )

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) What evil is in my hand?

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said 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 )

This speaks of evil as if it were an object that is held in the hand. Here “hand” represents a person acting or doing something. This could mean: (1) David really does want Saul to answer the question. Alternate translation: “What have I done wrong?” or (2) If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I have done nothing wrong!” (See also: figs-rquestion)

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