2SA 13:24 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Abshalom went to the king and asked him, “Listen, please, the shearers are working for your servant. Please, let the king and his servants come with your servant.”

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 ἦλθεν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ δὴ κείρουσι τῷ δούλῳ σου, πορευθήτω δὴ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ παῖδες αὐτοῦ μετὰ τοῦ δούλου σου.
(Kai aʸlthen Abessalōm pros ton basilea, kai eipen, idou daʸ keirousi tōi doulōi sou, poreuthaʸtō daʸ ho basileus kai hoi paides autou meta tou doulou sou. )

BrTr And Abessalom came to the king, and said, Behold, [fn]thy servant has a sheep-shearing; let now the king and his servants go with thy servant.

ULT And Absalom went to the king, and he said, “Look, please. Sheep shearers belong to your servant. Please, let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

UST Absalom went to the king and said to him, “Sir, my workers have been shearing my sheep. Please come with your officials to celebrate with us!”

BSB And he went to the king and said, “Your servant has just hired shearers. Will the king and his servants please come with me?”

OEB And Absalom came to the king and said, ‘See your servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I pray, and his servants go with your servant.’

WEBBE Absalom came to the king and said, “See now, your servant has sheep shearers. Please let the king and his servants go with your servant.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Absalom went to the king and said, “My shearers have begun their work. Let the king and his servants go with me.”

LSV And Absalom comes to the king and says, “Now behold, your servant has shearers, please let the king go—and his servants—with your servant.”

FBV He went to the king and said, “I, your servant, have hired shearers. Would the king and his servants please join me?”

T4T Absalom went to the king and said to him, “Sir, my servants have been shearing my sheep. Please come with your officials to celebrate with us!”

LEB Then Absalom went to the king and said, “Look, here are your servant’s shearers; please let the king and his servants go with your servant.

BBE And Absalom came to the king and said, See now, your servant is cutting the wool of his sheep; will the king and his servants be pleased to come?

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JPS And Absalom came to the king, and said: 'Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.'

ASV And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

DRA And he came to the king, and said to him: Behold thy servant’s sheep are shorn. Let the king, I pray, with his servants come to his servant.

YLT And Absalom cometh unto the king, and saith, 'Lo, I pray thee, thy servant hath shearers, let the king go, I pray thee, and his servants, with thy servant.'

Drby And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold, now, thy servant has sheepshearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

RV And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I pray thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

Wbstr And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheep-shearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.

KJB-1769 And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy servant hath sheepshearers; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant.
(And Absalom came to the king, and said, Behold now, thy/your servant hath/has sheep-shearers; let the king, I beseech/implore thee/you, and his servants go with thy/your servant. )

KJB-1611 And Absalom came to the King, and said, Behold now, thy seruant hath sheepe-shearers, Let the King, I beseech thee, and his seruants, goe with thy seruant.
(And Absalom came to the King, and said, Behold now, thy/your servant hath/has sheepe-shearers, Let the King, I beseech/implore thee/you, and his servants, go with thy/your servant.)

Bshps And came to the king, and saide: Beholde, thy seruaunt hath sheepe shearers, I pray thee that the king with his seruauntes come to thy seruaunt.
(And came to the king, and said: Behold, thy/your servant hath/has sheep-shearers, I pray thee/you that the king with his servants come to thy/your servant.)

Gnva And Absalom came to the King and sayd, Beholde now, thy seruant hath sheepesherers: I pray thee, that the King with his seruants would goe with thy seruant.
(And Absalom came to the King and said, Behold now, thy/your servant hath/has sheep-shearers: I pray thee/you, that the King with his servants would go with thy/your servant. )

Cvdl and came to the kynge, and sayde: Beholde, thy seruaunt hath shepe clyppers, let it please ye kynge with his seruauntes to go with his seruaunte.
(and came to the king, and said: Behold, thy/your servant hath/has sheep clippers, let it please ye/you_all king with his servants to go with his servante.)

Wycl And he cam to the kyng, and seide to hym, Lo! the scheep of thi seruaunt ben schorun; Y preye, come the king with hise seruauntis to his seruaunt.
(And he came to the king, and said to him, Lo! the sheep of thy/your servant been schorun; I preye, come the king with his servants to his servant.)

Luth Und kam zum Könige und sprach: Siehe, dein Knecht hat Schafscherer; der König wolle samt seinen Knechten mit seinem Knechte gehen.
(And came for_the kings/king and spoke: See, your Knecht has Schafscherer; the/of_the king wolle samt his servants with his servant(s) go.)

ClVg venitque ad regem, et ait ad eum: Ecce tondentur oves servi tui: veniat, oro, rex cum servis suis ad servum suum.
(venitque to regem, and he_said to him: Behold tondentur oves servi tui: veniat, oro, king when/with servis to_his_own to servum his_own. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Look

(Some words not found in UHB: and,went ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards the=king and=he/it_said see/lo/see! now sheepshearers has,servant,your go now the=king and,servants,his with servant,your )

This is a phrase used to draw someone’s attention to what is said next. Alternate translation: “Listen”

Note 2 topic: writing-politeness

(Occurrence 0) your servant

(Some words not found in UHB: and,went ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards the=king and=he/it_said see/lo/see! now sheepshearers has,servant,your go now the=king and,servants,his with servant,your )

Absalom is calling himself “your servant” to show respect.

(Occurrence 0) Please, let the king and his servants go with your servant.

(Some words not found in UHB: and,went ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards the=king and=he/it_said see/lo/see! now sheepshearers has,servant,your go now the=king and,servants,his with servant,your )

It was customary for people in Israel to have a party after they had sheared their sheep.

Note 3 topic: writing-politeness

(Occurrence 0) may the king

(Some words not found in UHB: and,went ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards the=king and=he/it_said see/lo/see! now sheepshearers has,servant,your go now the=king and,servants,his with servant,your )

Although he is talking to his father the king, he calls him “the king” instead of “you” to show respect for him.

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