2SA 14:15 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) The reason that I’ve come now to tell this to the king my master, is because the people have frightened me. So your servant said to herself, ‘I will speak, please, to the king. Perhaps the king will honour the request of his female servant.

Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ νῦν ὃ ἦλθον λαλῆσαι πρὸς τὸν βασιλέα τὸν κύριόν μου τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο, ὅτι ὄψεταί με ὁ λαὸς, καὶ ἐρεῖ ἡ δούλη σου, λαλησάτω δὴ πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μον τὸν βασιλέα, εἴπως ποιήσει ὁ βασιλεὺς τὸ ῥῆμα τῆς δούλης αὐτοῦ
(Kai nun ho aʸlthon lalaʸsai pros ton basilea ton kurion mou to ɽaʸma touto, hoti opsetai me ho laos, kai erei haʸ doulaʸ sou, lalaʸsatō daʸ pros ton kurion mon ton basilea, eipōs poiaʸsei ho basileus to ɽaʸma taʸs doulaʸs autou )

BrTr And now whereas I came to speak this word to my lord the king, the reason is that the people will see me, and thy handmaid will say, Let one now speak to my lord the king, if peradventure the king will perform the request of his handmaid;

ULT “And now that I have come to speak this thing to the king my lord is because the people have frightened me. And your female servant says, ‘I will speak, please, to the king. Perhaps the king will do the word of his maidservant.

UST Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.

BSB § Now therefore, I have come to present this matter to my lord the king because the people have made me afraid. Your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant the request of his maidservant.

OEB Now the reason why I have come to speak this word to my lord the king is because the people made me afraid, and your maid-servant said, “I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

WEBBE Now therefore, seeing that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid. Your servant said, ‘I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.’

WMBB (Same as above)

MSG ^(15-17)“So now I’ve dared come to the king, my master, about all this. They’re making my life miserable, and I’m afraid. I said to myself, ‘I’ll go to the king. Maybe he’ll do something! When the king hears what’s going on, he’ll step in and rescue me from the abuse of the man who would get rid of me and my son and God’s inheritance—the works!’ As your handmaid, I decided ahead of time, ‘The word of my master, the king, will be the last word in this, for my master is like an angel of God in discerning good and evil.’ God be with you!”

NET I have now come to speak with my lord the king about this matter, because the people have made me fearful. But your servant said, ‘I will speak to the king! Perhaps the king will do what his female servant asks.

LSV And now that I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, [it is] because the people made me afraid, and your maidservant says, Please let me speak to the king; it may be the king does the word of his handmaid,

FBV That's why I've come to explain this to Your Majesty, because someone has frightened me. So I thought to myself, I will go and speak to the king. Perhaps he will grant my request.

T4T “Now, Your Majesty, I have come to you because others have threatened me. So I said to myself, ‘I will go and talk to the king, and perhaps he will do what I request him to do.

LEB Now I have come to speak this word to my lord the king, because the people made me afraid, and your servant thought, ‘I will speak to the king, perhaps the king will grant[fn] the request of his servant.

14:15 Hebrew “do/make”

BBE And now it is my fear of the people which has made me come to say these words to my lord the king: and your servant said, I will put my cause before the king, and it may be that he will give effect to my request.

Moff No Moff 2SA book available

JPS Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid; and thy handmaid said: I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

ASV Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

DRA Now therefore I am come, to speak this word to my lord the king before the people. And thy handmaid said: I will speak to the king, it maybe the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

YLT 'And now that I have come to speak unto the king my lord this word, [it is] because the people made me afraid, and thy maid-servant saith, Let me speak, I pray thee, unto the king; it may be the king doth do the word of his handmaid,

Drby And now that I am come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid; and thy bondmaid said, I will now speak to the king; perhaps the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

RV Now therefore seeing that I am come to speak this word unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his servant.

Wbstr Now therefore that I have come to speak of this thing to my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak to the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.

KJB-1769 Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.
(Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy/your handmaid said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid. )

KJB-1611 Now therefore that I am come to speake of this thing vnto my lord the king, it is because the people haue made me afraid: and thy handmayd said, I will now speake vnto the king; it may bee that the king will performe the request of his handmayd.
(Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the king, it is because the people have made me afraid: and thy/your handmayd said, I will now speak unto the king; it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmayd.)

Bshps Nowe therfore I am come to speake of this thing vnto the my lord the king, because they that be of ye people haue made me afrayd: And thy handmayde sayd, Now will I speake vnto the king, it may be that the king will perfourme the request of his handmayde.
(Now therefore I am come to speak of this thing unto the my lord the king, because they that be of ye/you_all people have made me afrayd: And thy/your handmaid said, Now will I speak unto the king, it may be that the king will perform the request of his handmaid.)

Gnva Nowe therefore that I am come to speake of this thing vnto my lord the King, the cause is that the people haue made me afrayd: therefore thine handmayde sayd, Nowe will I speake vnto the King: it may be that the King will perfourme the request of his handmayde.
(Now therefore that I am come to speak of this thing unto my lord the King, the cause is that the people have made me afrayd: therefore thine/your handmaid said, Now will I speak unto the King: it may be that the King will perform the request of his handmaid. )

Cvdl Thus am I come also to speake this to my lorde the kynge in the presence of the people, for thy handmayden thoughte: I wyll speake to the kynge, peraduenture he shall do that his handmayden sayeth,
(Thus am I come also to speak this to my lord the king in the presence of the people, for thy/your handmaidn thought: I will speak to the king, peradventure/perhaps he shall do that his handmaidn sayeth,)

Wycl Now therfor come thou, that Y speke to my lord the kyng this word, while the puple is present; and thin handmaide seide, Y schal speke to the kyng, if in ony maner the kyng do the word of his handmayde.
(Now therefore come thou/you, that I speak to my lord the king this word, while the people is present; and thin handmaid said, I shall speak to the king, if in any manner the king do the word of his handmaid.)

Luth So bin ich nun kommen, mit meinem Herrn Könige solches zu reden; denn das Volk machte mir bange. Denn deine Magd gedachte: Ich will mit dem Könige reden; vielleicht wird er tun, was seine Magd sagt.
(So am I now coming, with my Lord kings/king such to reden; because the people made to_me bange. Because your Magd thought: I will with to_him kings/king reden; vielleicht becomes he do/put, what/which his Magd says.)

ClVg Nunc igitur veni, ut loquar ad dominum meum regem verbum hoc, præsente populo. Et dixit ancilla tua: Loquar ad regem, si quomodo faciat rex verbum ancillæ suæ.
(Nunc igitur veni, as loquar to dominum mine regem the_word hoc, præsente to_the_people. And he_said ancilla tua: Loquar to regem, when/but_if how let_him_do king the_word ancillæ suæ. )

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