Parallel 2SA 14:2

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OEB Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman and said to her, ‘Pretend to be a mourner and put on mourning garments and do not anoint yourself with oil, but become like a woman who has been many days mourning for one dead,

WEBBE Joab sent to Tekoa and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil; but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So Joab sent to Tekoa and brought from there a wise woman. He told her, “Pretend to be in mourning and put on garments for mourning. Don’t anoint yourself with oil. Instead, act like a woman who has been mourning for the dead for some time.

LSV and Joab sends to Tekoah, and takes a wise woman from there, and says to her, “Please feign yourself a mourner, and now put on garments of mourning, and do not anoint yourself with oil, and you have been as a woman mourning for the dead [for] these many days,

FBV So Joab sent a messenger to Tekoa to bring back a wise woman who lived there. He told her, “Pretend to be a mourner. Put on clothes for mourning, and don't use any scented oils. Be like a woman who has been in mourning for the dead a long time.

T4T So Joab sent someone to Tekoa town to bring back a woman who was very clever. When she arrived, Joab said to her, “Pretend that you are grieving because someone has died. Put on clothes that show that you are mourning. Do not put any lotion/ointment on your body. Act as if you are a woman who has been mourning for a long time.

LEB So Joab sent to Tekoa and took from there a wise woman, and he said to her, “Please pretend to mourn and put on garments of mourning. You should not anoint yourself with oil, and you must act like this woman who has been mourning over the dead for a long time.[fn]

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BBE And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

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JPS And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her: 'I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead;

ASV And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

DRA Sent to Thecua, and fetched from thence a wise woman: and said to her: Feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and be not anointed with oil, that thou mayest be as a woman that had a long time been mourning for one dead.

YLT and Joab sendeth to Tekoah, and taketh thence a wise woman, and saith unto her, 'Feign thyself a mourner, I pray thee, and put on, I pray thee, garments of mourning, and anoint not thyself with oil, and thou hast been as a woman these many days mourning for the dead,

Drby And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning garments, I pray, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead;

RV And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

Wbstr And Joab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a wise woman, and said to her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

KJB-1769 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
   (And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee/you, feign thyself/yourself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself/yourself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: )

KJB-1611 And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and fetcht thence a wise woman, and said vnto her, I pray thee, faine thy selfe to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thy selfe with oile, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And he sent to Thekoa, and fet thence a wyse woman, & sayde vnto her: I pray thee faine thy selfe to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparell, and annoynt not thy self with oyle, but be as a woman that had long tyme mourned for the dead:
   (And he sent to Thekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her: I pray thee/you feign thyself/yourself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, and anoint not thy/your self with oil, but be as a woman that had long time mourned for the dead:)

Gnva And Ioab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a subtile woman, and sayd vnto her, I pray thee, fayne thy selfe to mourne, and nowe put on mourning apparel, and anoynt not thy selfe with oyle: but be as a woman that had now long time mourned for the dead.
   (And Yoab sent to Tekoah, and brought thence a subtle woman, and said unto her, I pray thee/you, fayne thyself/yourself to mourn, and now put on mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself/yourself with oil: but be as a woman that had now long time mourned for the dead. )

Cvdl and sent vnto Thecoa, and caused to fetch from thence a prudent woman and saide vnto her: Make lametacion, and weere mournynge garmentes, & anoynte the not with oyle: but fayne thy selfe as a woman which hath mourned longe ouer a deed,
   (and sent unto Thecoa, and caused to fetch from thence a prudent woman and said unto her: Make lametacion, and weere mournynge garments, and anoint the not with oil: but fayne thyself/yourself as a woman which hath/has mourned long over a dead,)

Wycl and he sente to Thecua, and took fro thennus a wise womman, and he seide to hir, Feyne thee to morene, and be thou clothid with clooth of duyl, and be thou anoyntid with oile, that thou be as a womman by morenynge `now in ful myche tyme a deed man.
   (and he sent to Thecua, and took from thence a wise woman, and he said to her, Feyne thee/you to morene, and be thou/you clothid with clooth of duyl, and be thou/you anointed with oil, that thou/you be as a woman by morenynge `now in full much time a dead man.)

Luth Und sandte hin gen Thekoa und ließ holen von dannen ein kluges Weib und sprach zu ihr: Trage Leid und zeuch Leidekleider an und salbe dich nicht mit Öl, sondern stelle dich wie ein Weib, das eine lange Zeit Leid getragen hat über einen Toten.
   (And sent there to/toward Thekoa and let fetch from dannen a kluges woman and spoke to ihr: Trage sorrow and zeuch Leidekleider at and salbe you/yourself not with Öl, rather stelle you/yourself like a woman, the one long time sorrow getragen has above a Toten.)

ClVg misit Thecuam, et tulit inde mulierem sapientem: dixitque ad eam: Lugere te simula, et induere veste lugubri, et ne ungaris oleo, ut sis quasi mulier jam plurimo tempore lugens mortuum:
   (misit Thecuam, and took inde mulierem sapientem: dixitque to eam: Lugere you(sg) simula, and induere veste lugubri, and not ungaris oleo, as sis as_if mulier yam plurimo tempore lugens mortuum: )