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Parallel 2SA 14:14

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BI 2Sa 14:14 ©

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

OET (OET-RV)It’s certain that we’ll all die. Water that’s spilt on the ground can’t be gathered together again but God’s not like that. Rather than taking away life, he devises plans so that the one who was banished can be gathered back in.

OET-LVIf/because certainly_(die) we_will_die and_like_the_water the_spilled towards_land which not they_will_be_gathered and_not he_takes_away god life and_devises plans to_not he_will_be_throw_out from_him/it a_banished_[one].

UHBכִּי־מ֣וֹת נָמ֔וּת וְ⁠כַ⁠מַּ֨יִם֙ הַ⁠נִּגָּרִ֣ים אַ֔רְצָ⁠ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑פוּ וְ⁠לֹֽא־יִשָּׂ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ נֶ֔פֶשׁ וְ⁠חָשַׁב֙ מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹת לְ⁠בִלְתִּ֛י יִדַּ֥ח מִמֶּ֖⁠נּוּ נִדָּֽח׃
   (-mōt nāmūt və⁠ka⁠mmayim ha⁠nniggārim ʼarʦā⁠h ʼₐsher loʼ yēʼāşēfū və⁠loʼ-yissāʼ ʼₑlohīm nefesh və⁠ḩāshaⱱ maḩₐshāⱱōt lə⁠ⱱiltiy yiddaḩ mimme⁠nnū niddāḩ.)

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, blue:Elohim.
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).

BrLXXὍτι θανάτῳ ἀποθανούμεθα, καὶ ὥσπερ τὸ ὕδωρ τὸ καταφερόμενον ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὃ οὐ συναχθήσεται, καὶ λήψεται ὁ Θεὸς ψυχὴν, καὶ λογιζόμενος τοῦ ἐξῶσαι ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐξεωσμένον.
   (Hoti thanatōi apothanoumetha, kai hōsper to hudōr to kataferomenon epi taʸs gaʸs ho ou sunaⱪthaʸsetai, kai laʸpsetai ho Theos psuⱪaʸn, kai logizomenos tou exōsai apʼ autou exeōsmenon. )

BrTrFor we shall surely die, and be as water poured upon the earth, which shall not be gathered up, and God shall take the life, even as he devises to thrust forth from him his outcast.

ULTFor we will certainly die—and like water which is spilled on the ground, which is not gathered. But God will not take away a life, but he plans plans so that the one who was scattered will not be scattered from him.

USTAll of us will die. We are like water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. God does not take life away, but instead, God creates ways for those who have been exiled to return and be restored to their people and to their homes.

BSBFor surely we will die and be like water poured out on the ground, which cannot be recovered. Yet God does not take away a life; but He devises ways that the banished one may not be cast out from Him.


OEB{This verse will need special attention.} For we die and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and God will not take away the life of him who devises means not to keep in banishment one who is banished.

WEBBEFor we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground, which can’t be gathered up again; neither does God take away life, but devises means, that he who is banished not be an outcast from him.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETCertainly we must die, and are like water spilled on the ground that cannot be gathered up again. But God does not take away life; instead he devises ways for the banished to be restored.

LSVfor we surely die, and [are] as water which is running down to the earth, which is not gathered, and God does not accept a person, and has devised plans in that the outcast is not outcast by Him.

FBVYes, we all have to die. We're like water spilled on the ground that can't be collected again. But that's not what God does. Instead he works out ways for anyone who is banished to come back home to him.

T4TWe all die; we are like [SIM] water that cannot be picked up after it is spilled on the ground. But God does not just cause us to die; he creates ways to bring us back when we become separated from him.

LEBFor we must certainly die,[fn] and we are as the waters spilled to the ground which cannot be gathered. God will not take a life but devises plans for a banished person not to be cast out from him.


14:14 Literally “dying we must die”

BBEFor death comes to us all, and we are like water drained out on the earth, which it is not possible to take up again; and God will not take away the life of the man whose purpose is that he who has been sent away may not be completely cut off from him.

MoffNo Moff 2SA book available

JPSFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person; but let him devise means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.

ASVFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away life, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.

DRAWe all die, and like waters that return no more, we fall down into the earth: neither will God have a soul to perish, but recalleth, meaning that he that is cast off should not altogether perish.

YLTfor we do surely die, and [are] as water which is running down to the earth, which is not gathered, and God doth not accept a person, and hath devised devices in that the outcast is not outcast by Him.

DrbyFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; and [fn]God has not taken away his life, but devises means that the banished one be not expelled from him.


14.14 Elohim

RVFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God take away life, but deviseth means, that he that is banished be not an outcast from him.

WbstrFor we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.

KJB-1769For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.[fn]


14.14 neither…: or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also devised means, etc

KJB-1611[fn]For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot bee gathered vp againe: neither doeth God respect any person, yet doeth he deuise meanes, that his banished bee not expelled from him.
   (For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again: neither doeth God respect any person, yet doeth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him.)


14:14 Or, because God hath not taken away his life, he hath also deuised meanes, &c.

BshpsFor we must nedes dye, and are as wather spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered vp againe: Neither doth God spare any person, yet doth he appoynt meanes that his banished be not vtterly expelled from him.
   (For we must needs dye, and are as wather spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again: Neither doth God spare any person, yet doth he appoynt means that his banished be not utterly expelled from him.)

GnvaFor we must needes dye, and we are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered vp againe: neither doeth God spare any person, yet doeth he appoynt meanes, not to cast out from him, him that is expelled.
   (For we must needes dye, and we are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again: neither doeth God spare any person, yet doeth he appoynt means, not to cast out from him, him that is expelled. )

CvdlFor we all dye the death, and as the water that sinketh in to the earth, which is not taken vp. And God will not take awaye the lyfe, but vnbethynketh himselfe, yt euen the very outlawe be not cleane thrust out from him.
   (For we all dye the death, and as the water that sinketh in to the earth, which is not taken up. And God will not take away the life, but unbethynketh himself, it even the very outlawe be not clean thrust out from him.)

WyclAlle we dyen, and as watris that schulen not turne ayen, we sliden in to erthe; and God nyl that a soule perische, but he withdrawith, and thenkith lest he perische outirly, which is cast awey.
   (All we dyen, and as waters that should not turn again, we sliden in to earth; and God nyl that a soul perische, but he withdrawith, and thenkith lest he perish outirly, which is cast away.)

LuthDenn wir sterben des Todes, und wie das Wasser in die Erde verschleifet, das man nicht aufhält; und GOtt will nicht das Leben wegnehmen, sondern bedenket sich, daß nicht das Verstoßene auch von ihm verstoßen werde.
   (Because we/us die the Todes, and like the water in the earth verschleifet, the man not aufhält; and God will not the life wegnehmen, rather bedenket sich, that not the Verstoßene also from him verstoßen become.)

ClVgOmnes morimur, et quasi aquæ dilabimur in terram, quæ non revertuntur: nec vult Deus perire animam, sed retractat cogitans ne penitus pereat qui abjectus est.
   (All_of_them morimur, and as_if awhich dilabimur in the_earth/land, which not/no revertuntur: but_not vult God perire animam, but retractat cogitans not penitus perish who abyectus it_is. )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

14:14 God . . . devises ways: The woman encouraged David to be reconciled with Absalom as God does with his people. God did not remain estranged from David when he sinned; he forgave the repentant king.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) For we all must die, and we are like water spilled on the ground … up again

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to_die we_must_die and,like_the,water the,spilled towards=land which/who not gathered_up and=not take_away ʼElohīm creature and,devises plans to=not throw_out from=him/it banished )

Here the woman speaks of a person dying as if they were water being spilled on the ground. Alternate translation: “We all must die, and after we die we cannot be brought back to life again”

BI 2Sa 14:14 ©