1SA 8:11 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) telling them, “If you all have a king reigning over you, this is what he’ll demand: he will conscript your sons and appoint them as his cavalry or charioteers, or they’ll run as foot-soldiers in front, of his chariot.

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 εἶπε, τοῦτο ἔσται τὸ δικαίωμα τοῦ βασιλέως ὃς βασιλεύσει ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς· τοὺς υἱοὺς ὑμῶν λήψεται, καὶ θήσεται αὐτοὺς ἐν ἅρμασιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν ἱππεῦσιν αὐτοῦ, καὶ προτρέχοντας τῶν ἁρμάτων αὐτοῦ,
(Kai eipe, touto estai to dikaiōma tou basileōs hos basileusei efʼ humas; tous huious humōn laʸpsetai, kai thaʸsetai autous en harmasin autou, kai en hippeusin autou, kai protreⱪontas tōn harmatōn autou, )

BrTr And he said, This shall be the [fn]manner of the king that shall rule over you: he shall take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and among his horsemen, and running before his chariots,

ULT And he said, “This will be the custom of the king who will reign over you. He will take your sons and appoint them for himself in his chariot and among his horsemen, and they will run to the face of his chariot.

UST He said, “If a king rules over you, this is what he will do to you. He will force many of your sons to serve in his army as chariot drivers or as soldiers on horseback. He will make a large group of your sons run in front of his chariot.

BSB He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots.

OEB He said, ‘This will be the way of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and cavalry. They will run before his chariots,

WEBBE He said, “This will be the way of the king who shall reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them as his servants, for his chariots and to be his horsemen; and they will run before his chariots.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He said, “Here are the policies of the king who will rule over you: He will conscript your sons and put them in his chariot forces and in his cavalry; they will run in front of his chariot.

LSV and says, “This is the custom of the king who reigns over you: he takes your sons, and has appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;

FBV “This is what a king will do when he rules over you,” he told them. “He will take your sons and make them serve as charioteers and horsemen, and to run as a guard in front of his chariot.

T4T He said, “If a king rules over you, this is what he will do to you: He will force many of your sons to join the army. He will make some of them run in front of his chariots to clear people out of his way.

LEB He said, “This will be the custom of the king who will reign over you: he will take your sons and appoint them to his chariots and his horsemen, and they will run before his chariots.

BBE And he said, This is the sort of king who will be your ruler: he will take your sons and make them his servants, his horsemen, and drivers of his war-carriages, and they will go running before his war-carriages;

Moff No Moff 1SA book available

JPS And he said: 'This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots.

ASV And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots;

DRA And said: This will be the right of the king, that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and put them in his chariots, and will make them his horsemen, and his running footmen to run before his chariots,

YLT and saith, 'This is the custom of the king who doth reign over you: Your sons he doth take, and hath appointed for himself among his chariots, and among his horsemen, and they have run before his chariots;

Drby And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, on his chariot and among his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots;

RV And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them unto him, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and they shall run before his chariots:

Wbstr And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some will run before his chariots.

KJB-1769 And he said, This will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them for himself, for his chariots, and to be his horsemen; and some shall run before his chariots.

KJB-1611 And hee sayd, This will be the maner of the king that shall reigne ouer you: Hee will take your sonnes, and appoint them for himselfe for his charets, and to bee his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charets.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And he said: This shal be the maner of the king that shall raigne ouer you, he will take your sonnes and put them to his charets, and make his horsemen of them, to run before his charet.
(And he said: This shall be the manner of the king that shall reign over you, he will take your sons and put them to his chariots, and make his horsemen of them, to run before his chariot.)

Gnva And he saide, This shall be the maner of the King that shall reigne ouer you: he will take your sonnes, and appoint them to his charets, and to be his horsemen, and some shall runne before his charet.
(And he said, This shall be the manner of the King that shall reign over you: he will take your sons, and appoint them to his chariots, and to be his horsemen, and some shall run before his chariot. )

Cvdl This shal be the lawe of the kynge yt shal raigne ouer you: Yor sonnes shall he take for his charettes, and for horsmen to runne before his charettes,
(This shall be the law of the king it shall reign over you: Yor sons shall he take for his chariots, and for horsemen to run before his chariots,)

Wycl This schal be the `riyt of the kyng, that schal comaunde to you; he schal take youre sones, and schal sette in hise charis;
(This shall be the right of the king, that shall command to you; he shall take your(pl) sons, and shall set in his chariots;)

Luth Das wird des Königs Recht sein, der über euch herrschen wird: Eure Söhne wird er nehmen zu seinem Wagen und Reitern, die vor seinem Wagen her traben,
(The becomes the kings law/right be, the/of_the above you reign/prevail wird: your sons becomes he take to his Wagen and ridern, the before/in_front_of his Wagen her traben,)

ClVg Et ait: Hoc erit jus regis, qui imperaturus est vobis: filios vestros tollet, et ponet in curribus suis: facietque sibi equites et præcursores quadrigarum suarum,
(And he_said: This will_be yus king, who imperaturus it_is vobis: children yours removet, and ponet in/into/on curribus to_his_own: will_doque to_himself equites and præcursores quadrigarum suarum, )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

עֲלֵי⁠כֶ֑ם אֶת־בְּנֵי⁠כֶ֣ם

over,you_all DOM sons_of,your_all's

The words you and your are plural here and through verse 18 because Samuel is addressing the Israelite elders, so use plural forms in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בְּ⁠מֶרְכַּבְתּ֣⁠וֹ

in/on/at/with,chariots_of,his

Samuel is not referring to a specific chariot. He means chariots in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [to drive his chariots]

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

וְ⁠רָצ֖וּ לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתּֽ⁠וֹ

and,run to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before chariots_of,his

This was a symbolic action that showed the king’s power and authority by having servants run ahead of his chariot to clear the way and announce his coming. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [and they will run ahead of his chariot to show everyone how important he is]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י מֶרְכַּבְתּֽ⁠וֹ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before chariots_of,his

See the discussion of the phrase “to the face” in the Introduction to 1 Samuel, and see how you translated the phrase in [1:12](../01/12.md). Alternate translation: [ahead of his chariot]

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