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OET (OET-RV) Abishai whispered to David, “Today God has arranged for you to defeat your enemy. So please let me pierce him now with the spear through him and into the ground. Only one strike will do it—I won’t have to strike him a second time.
OET-LV and_he/it_said ʼAⱱīshay to Dāvid he_has_delivered_up god the_day DOM enemy_your in/on/at/with_hand_your and_now pin_him please in/on/at/with_spear and_in/on/at/with_ground a_time one and_not I_will_repeat to_him/it.
UHB וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲבִישַׁי֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד סִגַּ֨ר אֱלֹהִ֥ים הַיּ֛וֹם אֶת־אוֹיִבְךָ֖ בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ וְעַתָּה֩ אַכֶּ֨נּוּ נָ֜א בַּחֲנִ֤ית וּבָאָ֨רֶץ֙ פַּ֣עַם אַחַ֔ת וְלֹ֥א אֶשְׁנֶ֖ה לֽוֹ׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer ʼₐⱱīshay ʼel-dāvid şiggar ʼₑlohim hayyōm ʼet-ʼōyiⱱkā bəyādekā vəˊattāh ʼakkennū nāʼ baḩₐnit ūⱱāʼāreʦ paˊam ʼaḩat vəloʼ ʼeshneh lō.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
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 Ἀβεσσὰ πρὸς Δαυὶδ, ἀπέκλεισε Κύριος σήμερον τὸν ἐχθρόν σου εἰς χεῖράς σου· καὶ νῦν πατάξω αὐτὸν τῷ δόρατι εἰς τὴν γῆν ἅπαξ, καὶ οὐ δευτερώσω αὐτῷ.
(Kai eipen Abessa pros Dawid, apekleise Kurios saʸmeron ton eⱪthron sou eis ⱪeiras sou; kai nun pataxō auton tōi dorati eis taʸn gaʸn hapax, kai ou deuterōsō autōi. )
BrTr And Abessa said to David, The Lord has this day shut up thine enemy into thine hands, and now I will [fn]smite him to the earth with the spear to the ground once for all, and I will not smite him again.
26:8 Gr. double the stroke to him.
ULT And Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. And now please let me strike him with the spear even into the earth one time. And I will not do it again to him.”
UST Abishai whispered to David, “Today Yahweh has enabled us to kill your enemy! Allow me to fasten Saul to the ground by thrusting my spear into him. It will be necessary for me to strike him only once. I will not need to strike him twice.”
BSB § Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hand. Now, therefore, please let me thrust the spear through him into the ground with one stroke. I will not need to strike him twice!”
OEB Abishai said to David, ‘God has delivered your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore let me strike him with his spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not need to strike him twice!’
WEBBE Then Abishai said to David, “God has delivered up your enemy into your hand today. Now therefore please let me strike him with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not strike him the second time.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me drive the spear right through him into the ground with one swift jab! A second jab won’t be necessary!”
LSV And Abishai says to David, “God has shut up your enemy into your hand today; and now, please let me strike him with [the] spear, even into the earth, at once—and not repeat [it] to him.”
FBV Abishai said to David, “God has handed your enemy over to you today. So please let me spear him to the ground in one go. I won't need to do it twice!”
T4T Abishai whispered to David, “Today Yahweh has enabled us to kill your enemy! Allow me to fasten Saul to the ground by thrusting my spear into him. It will be necessary for me to strike him only once. I will not need to strike him twice.”
LEB Then Abishai said to David, “God has handed over your enemy into your hand today! So then, please let me pin him to the ground with the spear[fn] one time,[fn] and I will not strike him twice.”[fn]
26:8 Literally “let me strike him please with the spear and in the ground”
26:8 Literally “one occurrence”
26:8 Literally “I will not repeat for him”
BBE Then Abishai said to David, God has given up your hater into your hands today; now let me give him one blow through to the earth with his spear, and there will be no need to give him a second.
Moff No Moff 1SA book available
JPS Then said Abishai to David: 'God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.'
ASV Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thy hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.
DRA And Abisai said to David: God hath shut up thy enemy this day into thy hands: now then I will run him through with my spear even to the earth at once, and there shall be no need of a second time.
YLT And Abishai saith unto David, 'God hath shut up to-day thine enemy into thy hand; and, now, let me smite him, I pray thee, with a spear, even into the earth at once — and I do repeat [it] to him.'
Drby And Abishai said to David, [fn]God has delivered thine enemy into thy hand this day; and now let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the ground once, and I will not do it the second time.
26.8 Elohim
RV Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered up thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear to the earth at one stroke, and I will not smite him the second time.
Wbstr Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thy enemy into thy hand this day; now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
KJB-1769 Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered thine enemy into thine hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.[fn]
(Then said Abishai to David, God hath/has delivered thine/your enemy into thine/your hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee/you, with the spear even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time. )
26.8 delivered: Heb. shut up
KJB-1611 [fn]Then said Abishai to Dauid, God hath deliuered thine enemie into thine hand this day: now therefore let mee smite him, I pray thee, with the speare, euen to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.
(Then said Abishai to David, God hath/has delivered thine/your enemie into thine/your hand this day: now therefore let me smite him, I pray thee/you, with the spear, even to the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second time.)
26:8 Heb. shut vp.
Bshps Then saide Abisai to Dauid, God hath closed thyne enemie into thyne hand thys day: Nowe I pray thee let me smite him once with my speare to the earth, & I will not smite him the second tyme.
(Then said Abisai to David, God hath/has closed thine/your enemie into thine/your hand thys day: Now I pray thee/you let me smite him once with my spear to the earth, and I will not smite him the second time.)
Gnva Then saide Abishai to Dauid, God hath closed thine enemie into thine hande this day: now therefore, I pray thee, let me smite him once with a speare to the earth, and I will not smite him againe.
(Then said Abishai to David, God hath/has closed thine/your enemie into thine/your hand this day: now therefore, I pray thee/you, let me smite him once with a spear to the earth, and I will not smite him again. )
Cvdl The sayde Abisai vnto Dauid: God hath closed thine enemye in thyne hande this daye. Therfore will I now thrust him thorow once with the speare euen in to the grounde, yt he shall haue ynough of it.
(The said Abisai unto David: God hath/has closed thine/your enemy in thine/your hand this day. Therefore will I now thrust him through once with the spear even in to the ground, it he shall have enough of it.)
Wycl And Abisay seide to Dauid, God hath closid to dai thin enemy in to thin hondis; now therfor Y schal peerse hym with a spere onys in the erthe, and `no nede schal be the secounde tyme.
(And Abisay said to David, God hath/has closid to day thine/your enemy in to thin hands; now therefore I shall peerse him with a spere onys in the earth, and `no need shall be the second time.)
Luth Da sprach Abisai zu David: GOtt hat deinen Feind heute in deine Hand beschlossen; so will ich ihn nun mit dem Spieß stechen in die Erde einmal, daß er es nicht mehr bedarf.
(So spoke Abisai to David: God has deinen Feind heute in your hand beschlossen; so will I him/it now with to_him Spieß stechen in the earth einmal, that he it not more bedarf.)
ClVg Dixitque Abisai ad David: Conclusit Deus inimicum tuum hodie in manus tuas: nunc ergo perfodiam eum lancea in terra semel, et secundo opus non erit.
(And_he_said Abisai to David: Conclusit God inimicum your hodie in hands tuas: now therefore perfodiam him lancea in earth/land semel, and secondly opus not/no will_be. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) God has put your enemy into your hand
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshay to/towards Dāvid given ʼElohīm the=day DOM enemy,your in/on/at/with,hand,your and=now pin,him now in/on/at/with,spear and,in/on/at/with,ground stroke one(fs) and=not twice to=him/it )
Abishai speaks as if the enemy were a small object that God had put into David’s hand. The word “hand” is a metonym for the power the hand can wield. Alternate translation: “God has given you complete control over your enemy”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) pin him to the ground with the spear
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshay to/towards Dāvid given ʼElohīm the=day DOM enemy,your in/on/at/with,hand,your and=now pin,him now in/on/at/with,spear and,in/on/at/with,ground stroke one(fs) and=not twice to=him/it )
This is a metonym that refers to “kill with a spear”
(Occurrence 0) I will not strike him a second time
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshay to/towards Dāvid given ʼElohīm the=day DOM enemy,your in/on/at/with,hand,your and=now pin,him now in/on/at/with,spear and,in/on/at/with,ground stroke one(fs) and=not twice to=him/it )
Alternate translation: “I will kill him the first time I strike him” or “I will not need to strike him a second time”