1 SAM 4:9 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Now we Philistines really need to fight with passion, because if we don’t, we’ll ending up serving the Hebrews just like they’ve had to serve us. Now, gather your courage and fight for your lives.”

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 Κραταιοῦσθε καὶ γίνεσθε εἰς ἄνδρας ἀλλόφυλοι, ὅπως μὴ δουλεύσητε τοῖς Ἑβραίοις, καθὼς ἐδούλευσαν ἡυῖν, καὶ ἔσεσθε εἰς ἄνδρας, καὶ πολεμήσατε αὐτούς.
(Krataiousthe kai ginesthe eis andras allofuloi, hopōs maʸ douleusaʸte tois Hebraiois, kathōs edouleusan haʸuin, kai esesthe eis andras, kai polemaʸsate autous. )

BrTr Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be ye men and fight with them.

ULT Strengthen yourselves and be men, Philistines, lest you serve for the Hebrews, just as they have served for you. So be men and fight!”

UST You Philistine soldiers must be very brave! If you do not fight bravely, the Hebrews will defeat you and you will become their slaves, just as they have been your slaves! So fight bravely!”

BSB Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”

OEB Be strong, and be men, O Philistines, so that you will not become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you.’

WEBBE Be strong and behave like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Strengthen yourselves like men, and fight!”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”

LSV Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest you do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you—then you have become men, and have fought.”

FBV Be brave, and fight like real men, Philistines! Otherwise you'll end up as slaves to the Israelites, just as they were your slaves. Now be real men and fight!”

T4T You Philistine men, be courageous! Fight very hard! If you do not do that, they will defeat us, and then you will become their slaves, just like they have been our slaves previously!”

LEB No LEB 1 SAM book available

BBE Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

Moff No Moff 1 SAM book available

JPS Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit yourselves like men, and fight.'

ASV Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.

DRA Take courage and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight.

YLT Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you — then ye have become men, and have fought.'

Drby Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.

RV Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
(Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, Oh ye/you_all Philistines, that ye/you_all be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. )

SLT Be strong, and be for men, Philisteim, lest ye shall serve to the Hebrews as they served to you: and be for men and fight.

Wbstr Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves like men, and fight.

KJB-1769 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.[fn]
(Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, Oh ye/you_all Philistines, that ye/you_all be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. )

4.9 quit…: Heb. be men

KJB-1611 [fn]Bee strong, and quit your selues like men, O ye Philistines, that yee be not seruants vnto the Hebrewes, as they haue bene to you: quit your selues like men, and fight.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

4:9 Hebr. Be men.

Bshps No Bshps 1 SAM book available

Gnva Be strong and play the men, O Philistims, that ye be not seruants vnto the Ebrewes, as they haue serued you: be valiant therefore, and fight.
(Be strong and play the men, Oh Philistines, that ye/you_all be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have served you: be valiant therefore, and fight. )

Cvdl No Cvdl 1 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 1 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 1 SAM book available

ClVg Confortamini, et estote viri, Philisthiim, ne serviatis Hebræis, sicut et illi servierunt vobis: confortamini, et bellate.
(Confortamini, and bete men, Philistines, not slavesatis Hebræis, like and them they_served vobis: confortamini, and warste. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 1 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ וִֽ⁠הְי֤וּ לַֽ⁠אֲנָשִׁים֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים פֶּ֚ן תַּעַבְד֣וּ לָ⁠עִבְרִ֔ים כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָבְד֖וּ לָ⁠כֶ֑ם

take_courage and,be like,men Pelishtim lest become_slaves to_the,Hebrews just=as been to/for=you_all

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: [So that you do not serve for the Hebrews, just as they have served for you, strengthen yourselves and be men, Philistines]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ וִֽ⁠הְי֤וּ לַֽ⁠אֲנָשִׁים֙

take_courage and,be like,men

The Philistines are using the term men by association to mean people who are courageous. The implication is that strong, experienced, full-grown men would be courageous in situations where weaker, inexperienced boys and youths would not. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Strengthen yourselves and be courageous]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ וִֽ⁠הְי֤וּ לַֽ⁠אֲנָשִׁים֙

take_courage and,be like,men

These two phrases mean similar things. The Philistines are using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Be very courageous]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וִ⁠הְיִיתֶ֥ם לַ⁠אֲנָשִׁ֖ים וְ⁠נִלְחַמְתֶּֽם

and=you_all_will_be like,men and,fight

This phrase expresses a single idea by using two words connected with and. The word text tells in what way a person text. Alternate translation: [So fight courageously]

Parallel 1 SAM 4:9

Parallel 1 SAM 4:9