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Parallel 1SA 4:16

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BI 1Sa 4:16 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)The man told him, “I’m the one who’s just come from the battle line. I had to fled from the battle line today.”
¶ “What was the issue, my son?” Eli asked.

OET-LVAnd_he/it_said the_man to ˊĒlī I the_come from the_battle_line and_I from the_battle_line I_have_fled the_day and_he/it_said what was_it the_things son_my.

UHBוַ⁠יֹּ֨אמֶר הָ⁠אִ֜ישׁ אֶל־עֵלִ֗י אָֽנֹכִי֙ הַ⁠בָּ֣א מִן־הַ⁠מַּעֲרָכָ֔ה וַ⁠אֲנִ֕י מִן־הַ⁠מַּעֲרָכָ֖ה נַ֣סְתִּי הַ⁠יּ֑וֹם וַ⁠יֹּ֛אמֶר מֶֽה־הָיָ֥ה הַ⁠דָּבָ֖ר בְּנִֽ⁠י׃
   (va⁠yyoʼmer hā⁠ʼiysh ʼel-ˊēliy ʼānokī ha⁠bāʼ min-ha⁠mmaˊₐrākāh va⁠ʼₐniy min-ha⁠mmaˊₐrākāh naştī ha⁠yyōm va⁠yyoʼmer meh-hāyāh ha⁠ddāⱱār bəni⁠y.)

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).

ULTAnd the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line. As for me, I fled from the battle line today.” And he said, “What was the matter, my son?”

USTThe messenger said to Eli, “I have just come from where the armies were fighting. I left there earlier today.” Eli asked, “What happened?”


BSB  § “I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.”
§ “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

OEBThe man said to Eli, ‘I have come from the battle, for I fled today from the ranks.’ He said, ‘How went the matter, my son?’

WEBBEThe man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.”
¶ He said, “How did the matter go, my son?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NETThe man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli asked, “How did things go, my son?”

LSVAnd the man says to Eli, “I [am] he who has come out of the ranks, and I have fled out of the ranks today”; and he says, “What has been the matter, my son?”

FBV“I've just come from the battle,” the man said. “I ran away from it today.”
¶ “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

T4TThe messenger said to Eli, “I have just come from where the armies were fighting. I left there earlier today.” Eli asked, “What happened?”

LEBAnd the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “What exactly happened,[fn] my son?”


?:? Literally “what is the thing/matter”

BBEAnd the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPSAnd the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.' And he said: 'How went the matter, my son?'

ASVAnd the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

DRAAnd he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?

YLTAnd the man saith unto Eli, 'I [am] he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he saith, 'What hath been the matter, my son?'

DrbyAnd the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

RVAnd the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

WbstrAnd the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

KJB-1769And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?[fn]


4.16 is…: Heb. is the thing

KJB-1611[fn]And the man said vnto Eli, I am he, that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my sonne?
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)


4:16 Hebr. is the thing.

BshpsAnd the man said vnto Eli: I am he that came out of the armie, & fled this day out of the hoast. And he said: What thing is done my sonne?
   (And the man said unto Eli: I am he that came out of the armie, and fled this day out of the hoast. And he said: What thing is done my son?)

GnvaAnd the man sayd vnto Eli, I came from the armie, and I fled this day out of the hoste: and he sayd, What thing is done, my sonne?
   (And the man said unto Eli, I came from the armie, and I fled this day out of the hoste: and he said, What thing is done, my son? )

CvdlThe man sayde vnto Eli: I come and am fled this daye out of the hoost. He sayde: How is it my sonne?
   (The man said unto Eli: I come and am fled this day out of the hoost. He said: How is it my son?)

WycAnd he seide to Heli, Y am that cam fro batel, and Y am that flei to dai fro the scheltrun. To whom Ely seide, My sone, what is doon?
   (And he said to Heli, I am that came from battle, and I am that flei to day from the scheltrun. To whom Ely said, My son, what is doon?)

LuthDer Mann aber sprach zu Eli: Ich komme und bin heute aus dem Heer geflohen. Er aber sprach: Wie gehet es zu, mein Sohn?
   (The man but spoke to Eli: I come and am heute out_of to_him Heer geflohen. He but spoke: How gehet it to, my son?)

ClVgEt dixit ad Heli: Ego sum qui veni de prælio, et ego qui de acie fugi hodie. Cui ille ait: Quid actum est, fili mi?
   (And he_said to Heli: I I_am who veni about prælio, and I who about acie fugi hodie. Cui ille he_said: Quid actum it_is, son mi? )

BrTrAnd Heli said to them that stood round about him, What is the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What is the event, my son?

BrLXXκαὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ σπεύσας προσῆλθε πρὸς Ἡλὶ, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἥκων ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς, κᾀγὼ πέφευγα ἐκ τῆς παρατάξεως σήμερον· καὶ εἶπεν Ἡλὶ, τί τὸ γεγονὸς ῥῆμα, τέκνον;
   (kai ho anaʸr speusas prosaʸlthe pros Haʸli, kai eipen autōi, egō eimi ho haʸkōn ek taʸs parembolaʸs, kagō pefeuga ek taʸs parataxeōs saʸmeron; kai eipen Haʸli, ti to gegonos ɽaʸma, teknon; )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:1b–7:2 The crisis surrounding the Ark of the Covenant demonstrated Israel’s need for Samuel’s leadership and fulfilled prophecies about Eli and his sons (3:11-14).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) my son

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the=man to/towards ˊĒlī I the,come from/more_than the,battle_line and,I from/more_than the,battle_line fled the=day and=he/it_said what it_became the,things son,my )

Eli was not the other man’s true father. Eli speaks as if he were the man’s father to show the man that he is not angry but that the man needs to answer him.

BI 1Sa 4:16 ©