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OET (OET-RV) So they set up a tent for Abshalom on the palace roof and he had sex with his father’s slave-wives where everyone would know what was going on.[ref]
OET-LV And_pitched for_ʼAⱱīshālōm the_tent on the_roof and_ ʼAⱱīshālōm _went_in into the_concubines_of his/its_father in_sight_of all_of Yisrāʼēl/(Israel).
UHB וַיַּטּ֧וּ לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם הָאֹ֖הֶל עַל־הַגָּ֑ג וַיָּבֹ֤א אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אֶל־פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י אָבִ֔יו לְעֵינֵ֖י כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ‡
(vayyaţţū ləʼaⱱshālōm hāʼohel ˊal-haggāg vayyāⱱoʼ ʼaⱱshālōm ʼel-pilagshēy ʼāⱱiyv ləˊēynēy kāl-yisrāʼēl.)
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 ἔπηξαν τὴν σκηνὴν τῷ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἐπὶ τὸ δῶμα, καὶ εἰσῆλθεν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ πρὸς τὰς παλλακὰς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ κατʼ ὀφθαλμοὺς παντὸς Ἰσραήλ.
(Kai epaʸxan taʸn skaʸnaʸn tōi Abessalōm epi to dōma, kai eisaʸlthen Abessalōm pros tas pallakas tou patros autou katʼ ofthalmous pantos Israaʸl. )
BrTr And they pitched a tent for Abessalom on the roof, and Abessalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
ULT And they spread for Absalom the tent on the roof. And Absalom went to the concubines of his father to the eyes of all Israel.
UST So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace. And Absalom went into the tent and slept with his father’s slave wives, one by one, and everyone could see them going into the tent.
BSB So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he slept with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB So they pitched for Absalom the tent on the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
WEBBE So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom had sex with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
LSV And they spread out the tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom goes in to the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
FBV So they put up a tent on the palace roof and Absalom went in and had sex with his father's concubines in the full view of everyone.
T4T So they set up a tent for Absalom on the roof of the palace. And Absalom went into the tent and had sex [EUP] with his father’s slave wives, one by one, and everyone [HYP] could see him going into the tent.
LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available
BBE So they put up the tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his father's women before the eyes of all Israel.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel. —
ASV So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
DRA So they spread a tent for Absalom on the top of the house, and he went in to his father’s concubines before all Israel.
YLT And they spread out for Absalom the tent on the roof, and Absalom goeth in unto the concubines of his father before the eyes of all Israel.
Drby So they spread a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
RV So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
SLT And they will stretch out a tent for Absalom upon the roof, and Absalom will go in to his father’s concubines before the eyes of all Israel.
Wbstr So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
KJB-1769 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
KJB-1611 So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in vnto his fathers concubines, in the sight of all Israel.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available
Gnva So they spread Absalom a tent vpon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel.
(So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house, and Absalom went in to his fathers concubines in the sight of all Israel. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available
ClVg Tetenderunt ergo Absalom tabernaculum in solario, ingressusque est ad concubinas patris sui coram universo Israël.
(Tetenderunt therefore Absalom tabernacle in/into/on alonerio, enteringque it_is to concubinas of_the_father self before in_the_universe Israel. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available
16:22 Absalom intended to show the people that he had assumed the throne with its royal prerogatives. His shameful act echoed David’s adultery with Bathsheba, which also began on that roof (11:2-4); the episode fulfilled Nathan’s prophecy (12:11-12).
(Occurrence 0) they spread
(Some words not found in UHB: and,pitched for,Absalom the,tent on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,roof and,went_in ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards concubines_of his/its=father in,sight_of all/each/any/every Yisrael )
Alternate translation: “they set up”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
(Occurrence 0) Absalom went in to his father’s slave wives
(Some words not found in UHB: and,pitched for,Absalom the,tent on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,roof and,went_in ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards concubines_of his/its=father in,sight_of all/each/any/every Yisrael )
This is a euphemism. Alternate translation: “Absalom had sexual relations with his father’s slave wives”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
(Occurrence 0) in the sight of all Israel
(Some words not found in UHB: and,pitched for,Absalom the,tent on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,roof and,went_in ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards concubines_of his/its=father in,sight_of all/each/any/every Yisrael )
The phrase “all of Israel” is a generalization, for only people near the palace could see it. Alternate translation: “where the Israelites could see him go into the tent”