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OET (OET-RV) “Please,” she insisted, “may the king ask your God Yahweh to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the tragedy, so my son won’t be destroyed.”
¶ “As surely as Yahweh lives,” he vowed, “not a hair from your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
OET-LV And_she/it_said let_him_remember please the_king DOM YHWH god_of_your no_increase[fn] the_avenger_of the_blood to_kill and_not they_will_destroy DOM son_of_my and_he/it_said by_the_life of_YHWH if it_will_fall from_hair_of son_of_your ground_to.
14:11 OSHB variant note: מ/הרבית: (x-qere) ’מֵ/הַרְבַּ֞ת’: lemma_m/7235 a n_1.1.0.0 morph_HR/Vhc id_10RKz מֵ/הַרְבַּ֞ת
UHB וַתֹּאמֶר֩ יִזְכָּר־נָ֨א הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ מהרבית [fn] גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙ לְשַׁחֵ֔ת וְלֹ֥א יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ אֶת־בְּנִ֑י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ חַי־יְהוָ֔ה אִם־יִפֹּ֛ל מִשַּׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּנֵ֖ךְ אָֽרְצָה׃ ‡
(vattoʼmer yizkār-nāʼ hammelek ʼet-yhwh ʼₑloheykā mhrⱱyt goʼēl haddām ləshaḩēt vəloʼ yashmidū ʼet-bəniy vayyoʼmer ḩay-yhwh ʼim-yipol missaˊₐrat bənēk ʼārəʦāh.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim, green:YHWH.
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).
Q מֵהַרְבַּ֞ת
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπε, μνημονευσάτω δὴ ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸν Κύριον Θεὸν αὐτοῦ πληθυνθῆναι ἀγχιστέα τοῦ αἵματος τοῦ διαφθεῖραι, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐξάρωσι τὸν υἱόν μου· καὶ εἶπε, ζῇ Κύριος, εἶ πεσεῖται ἀπὸ τῆς τριχὸς τοῦ υἱοῦ σου ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν.
(Kai eipe, mnaʸmoneusatō daʸ ho basileus ton Kurion Theon autou plaʸthunthaʸnai agⱪistea tou haimatos tou diaftheirai, kai ou maʸ exarōsi ton huion mou; kai eipe, zaʸ Kurios, ei peseitai apo taʸs triⱪos tou huiou sou epi taʸn gaʸn. )
BrTr And she said, Let now the king remember concerning his Lord God in that the avenger of blood is multiplied to destroy, and let them not take away my son. And he said, As the Lord lives, not a hair of thy son shall fall to the ground.
ULT And she said, “Please, let the king remember Yahweh your God, so that the avenger of blood will not increase so as to cause ruin. Then they will not destroy my son.”
¶ And he said, “By the life of Yahweh, the hair of your son will not fall to the ground.”
UST Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who wants to get revenge on my son for killing his brother, to be able to do that.”
¶ David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all.”
BSB “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
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MSB “Please,” she replied, “may the king invoke the LORD your God to prevent the avenger of blood from increasing the devastation, so that my son may not be destroyed!” “As surely as the LORD lives,” he vowed, “not a hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
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OEB Then she said, ‘I pray, let the king swear by Jehovah thy God, not to let the avenger of blood destroy and not let them exterminate my son.’ And he said, ‘As Jehovah liveth, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.’
WEBBE Then she said, “Please let the king remember the LORD your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.”
¶ He said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the earth.”
WMBB (Same as above)
NET She replied, “In that case, let the king invoke the name of the Lord your God so that the avenger of blood may not kill! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied, “As surely as the Lord lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
LSV And she says, “Please let the king remember by your God YHWH, that the redeemer of blood does not add to destroy, and they do not destroy my son”; and he says, “YHWH lives; if there falls [even one] hair of your son to the earth.”
FBV “Please, Your Majesty,” the woman continued, “swear by the Lord your God that you will stop the person wanting to avenge the murder from making it worse by killing my son!”
¶ “As the Lord lives,” he promised, “not a single hair from your son's head will fall to the ground.”
T4T Then the woman said, “Your Majesty, please pray that Yahweh your God will not allow my relative, who wants to get revenge on my son for killing [MTY] his brother, to be able to do that.”
¶ David replied, “As surely as Yahweh lives, your son will not be harmed at all. [IDM]”
LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available
BBE Then she said, Let the king keep in mind the Lord your God, so that he who gives punishment for blood may be kept back from further destruction and that no one may send death on my son. And he said, By the living Lord, not a hair of your son's head will come to the earth.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS Then said she: 'I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son.' And he said: 'As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.'
ASV Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
DRA And she said: Let the king remember the Lord his God, that the next of kin be not multiplied to take revenge, and that they may not kill my son. And he said: As the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
YLT And she saith, 'Let, I pray thee, the king remember by Jehovah thy God, that the redeemer of blood add not to destroy, and they destroy not my son;' and he saith, 'Jehovah liveth; if there doth fall of the hair of thy son to the earth.'
Drby Then she said, I pray thee, let the king remember Jehovah thy [fn]God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they cut off my son. And he said, [As] Jehovah liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
14.11 Elohim
RV Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that the avenger of blood destroy not any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shalt not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
(Then said she, I pray thee/you, let the king remember the LORD thy/your God, that the avenger of blood destroy not anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth/lives, there shalt/shall not one hair of thy/your son fall to the earth. )
SLT And she will say, The king will remember now, Jehovah thy God, the nearest relation of blood being multiplied to destroy, and they shall not destroy my son. And he will say, Jehovah living, if there shall fall from the hair of thy son to the earth.
Wbstr Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.
KJB-1769 Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth.[fn]
(Then said she, I pray thee/you, let the king remember the LORD thy/your God, that thou/you wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth/lives, there shall not one hair of thy/your son fall to the earth. )
14.11 that…: Heb. that the revenger of blood do not multiply to destroy
KJB-1611 [fn]Then said she, I pray thee, let the king remember the LORD thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer the reuengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they destroy my sonne. And he said, As the LORD liueth, there shall not one haire of thy sonne fall to the earth.
(Then said she, I pray thee/you, let the king remember the LORD thy/your God, that thou/you wouldest not suffer the revengers of blood to destroy anymore, lest they destroy my son. And he said, As the LORD liveth/lives, there shall not one hair of thy/your son fall to the earth.)
14:11 Hebr. that the reuenger of blood doe not multiply to destroy.
Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available
Gnva Then said she, I pray thee, let the King remember the Lord thy God, that thou wouldest not suffer many reuengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my sonne. And he answered, As the Lord liueth, there shall not one heare of thy sonne fall to the earth.
(Then said she, I pray thee/you, let the King remember the Lord thy/your God, that thou/you wouldest not suffer many revengers of blood to destroy, lest they slay my son. And he answered, As the Lord liveth/lives, there shall not one hear of thy/your son fall to the earth. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available
ClVg Quæ ait: Recordetur rex Domini Dei sui, ut non multiplicentur proximi sanguinis ad ulciscendum, et nequaquam interficiant filium meum. Qui ait: Vivit Dominus, quia non cadet de capillis filii tui super terram.
(Which he_said: Recordetur king Master of_God self, as not/no multiplicentur neighbours blood to ulciscendum, and nequaquam interficiant son mine. Who he_said: Vivit Master, because not/no cadet from/about capillis children yours(sg) over the_earth/land. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available
14:11 As surely as the Lord lives: When the woman pressed David for a greater commitment of protection, David responded with this solemn oath (cp. 4:9; 12:5; 15:21; 1 Sam 20:3; 28:10; 29:6).
Note 1 topic: writing-oathformula
(Occurrence 0) As Yahweh lives
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said invoke now the=king DOM YHWH God_of,your no,increase avenger_of the,blood to,kill and=not destroyed DOM son_of,my and=he/it_said he/it_lived YHWH if fall from,hair_of son_of,your ground,to )
Often people would make promises and compare how surely they would fulfil their promise to how surely Yahweh is alive. Alternate translation: “I promise you, as surely as Yahweh lives” or “In Yahweh’s name I promise”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
(Occurrence 0) not one hair of your son will fall to the ground
(Some words not found in UHB: and=she/it_said invoke now the=king DOM YHWH God_of,your no,increase avenger_of the,blood to,kill and=not destroyed DOM son_of,my and=he/it_said he/it_lived YHWH if fall from,hair_of son_of,your ground,to )
The means that her son will not be harmed, which is exaggerated by saying that he will not lose even a single hair. Alternate translation: “your son will be completely safe”