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OET (OET-RV) As the replacement for Yoav as army commander, Abshalom had appointed Amasa. (He was Yeter’s son, and his mother was Nahash’s daughter Abigail who was the sister of Yoav’s mother Tseruyah.)
OET-LV And_DOM ˊAmāsāʼ ʼAⱱīshālōm he_had_appointed in_place_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) over the_army and_ˊAmāsāʼ was_a_son_of a_man and_his/its_name was_Yeter/(Jether) the_Israelite who he_had_gone into ʼAⱱīgayil the_daughter_of Nāḩāsh the_sister_of Tsərūyāh/(Zeruiah) the_mother_of Yōʼāⱱ.
UHB וְאֶת־עֲמָשָׂ֗א שָׂ֧ם אַבְשָׁלֹ֛ם תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָ֖ב עַל־הַצָּבָ֑א וַעֲמָשָׂ֣א בֶן־אִ֗ישׁ וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִתְרָ֣א הַיִּשְׂרְאֵלִ֔י אֲשֶׁר־בָּא֙ אֶל־אֲבִיגַ֣ל בַּת־נָחָ֔שׁ אֲח֥וֹת צְרוּיָ֖ה אֵ֥ם יוֹאָֽב׃ ‡
(vəʼet-ˊₐmāsāʼ sām ʼaⱱshālom taḩat yōʼāⱱ ˊal-haʦʦāⱱāʼ vaˊₐmāsāʼ ⱱen-ʼiysh ūshəmō yitrāʼ hayyisrəʼēliy ʼₐsher-bāʼ ʼel-ʼₐⱱīgal bat-nāḩāsh ʼₐḩōt ʦərūyāh ʼēm yōʼāⱱ.)
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 τὸν Ἀμεσσαῒ κατέστησεν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἀντὶ Ἰωὰβ ἐπὶ τῆς δυνάμεως. Καὶ Ἀμεσσαῒ υἱὸς ἀνδρὸς, καὶ ὄνομα αὐτῷ Ἰεθὲρ ὁ Ἰεζραηλίτης· οὗτος εἰσῆλθε πρὸς Ἀβιγαίαν θυγατέρα Νάας ἀδελφὴν Σαρουίας μητρὸς Ἰωάβ.
(Kai ton Amessai katestaʸsen Abessalōm anti Yōab epi taʸs dunameōs. Kai Amessai huios andros, kai onoma autōi Iether ho Iezraaʸlitaʸs; houtos eisaʸlthe pros Abigaian thugatera Naas adelfaʸn Sarouias maʸtros Yōab. )
BrTr And Abessalom appointed Amessai in the room of Joab over the host. And Amessai was the son of a man [fn]whose name was Jether of Jezrael: he went in to Abigaia the daughter of Naas, the sister of Saruia the mother of Joab.
17:25 Gr. and his name, etc.
ULT And Absalom appointed Amasa in the place of Joab over the army. And Amasa was the son of a man, and his name was Ithra the Israelite, who came to Abigail the daughter of Nahash the sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
UST Now Absalom had appointed his cousin Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of Jether, an Ishmaelite. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
BSB Absalom had appointed Amasa over the army in place of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra,[fn] the Ishmaelite[fn] who had married Abigail,[fn] the daughter of Nahash[fn] and sister of Zeruiah the mother of Joab.
17:25 Ithra is a variant of Jether; see 1 Kings 2:5.
17:25 Some LXX manuscripts (see also 1 Chronicles 2:17); MT and other LXX manuscripts Israelite
17:25 Or Abigal, a variant of Abigail
17:25 Or of Jesse; see DSS and 1 Chronicles 2:13–16
MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)
OEB And Absalom set Amasa over the army in the place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of , who had come in marriage to , the sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
WEBBE Absalom set Amasa over the army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Ithra the Israelite, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Absalom had made Amasa general in command of the army in place of Joab. (Now Amasa was the son of an Israelite man named Jether, who had married Abigail the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.)
LSV and Absalom has set Amasa over the host instead of Joab, and Amasa [is] a man’s son whose name is Ithra the Israeli who has gone in to Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab;
FBV Absalom had put Amasa in charge of the army to replace Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra, the Ishmaelite[fn] who lived with Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
17:25 “Ishmaelite”: following 1 Chronicles 2:17. The Hebrew here has “Israelite.”
T4T Absalom had appointed his cousin Amasa to be the commander of his army, instead of Joab. Amasa was the son of a man named Jether, a descendant of Ishmael. Amasa’s mother was Abigail, the daughter of Nahash and the sister of Joab’s mother Zeruiah.
LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available
BBE And Absalom put Amasa at the head of the army in place of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man named Ithra the Ishmaelite, who had been the lover of Abigail, the daughter of Jesse, sister of Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS And Absalom had set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Jesraelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab's mother.
ASV And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab’s mother.
DRA Now Absalom appointed Amasa in Joab’s stead over the army: and Amasa was the son of a man who was called Jethra of Jezrael, who went in to Abigail the daughter of Naas, the sister of Sarvia who was the mother of Joab.
YLT and Amasa hath Absalom set instead of Joab over the host, and Amasa [is] a man's son whose name is Ithra the Israelite who hath gone in unto Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab;
Drby And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab; which Amasa was the son of a man whose name was Jithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
RV And Absalom set Amasa over the host instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.
(And Absalom set Amasa over the host/army instead of Joab. Now Amasa was the son of a man, whose name was Ithra the Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother. )
SLT And Absalom set Amasa instead of Joab over the army: and Amasa a man’s son, and his name Ithra, the Israelite, who went in to Abigail, daughter of Nahash, sister of Zeruiah, mother of Joab.
Wbstr And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man's son, whose name was Ithra, an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah, Joab's mother.
KJB-1769 ¶ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother.[fn][fn][fn]
(¶ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host/army instead of Joab: which Amasa was a man’s son, whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Joab’s mother. )
17.25 Ithra an Israelite: or, Jether an Ishmaelite
17.25 Abigail: Heb. Abigal
17.25 Nahash: or, Jesse
KJB-1611 ¶ And Absalom made Amasa captaine of the hoste in stead of Ioab: which Amasa was a mans sonne whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Ioabs mother.
(¶ And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host/army instead of Yoab: which Amasa was a mans son whose name was Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigal the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Yoabs mother.)
Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available
Gnva And Absalom made Amasa captaine of the hoste in the stead of Ioab: which Amasa was a mans sonne named Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Ioabs mother.
(And Absalom made Amasa captain of the host/army in the stead of Yoab: which Amasa was a mans son named Ithra an Israelite, that went in to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zeruiah Yoabs mother. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available
ClVg Amasam vero constituit Absalom pro Joab super exercitum: Amasa autem erat filius viri qui vocabatur Jetra de Jezraëli, qui ingressus est ad Abigail filiam Naas, sororem Sarviæ, quæ fuit mater Joab.
(Amasam indeed/however established Absalom for Yoab over army: Amasa however was son men who vocabatur Yetra from/about Yezraëli, who entering it_is to Abigail daughter Naas, sister Sarviæ, which it_was mother Yoab. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available
17:25 According to 1 Chr 2:15-16, Abigail and Zeruiah were David’s sisters. But since Abigail is called the daughter of Nahash, she and Zeruiah were apparently David’s half sisters (Nahash was probably their father; his widow would then have married Jesse and given birth to David and his brothers).
Note 1 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) Amasa … Joab … Jether … Nahash
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM ˊAmāsāʼ appointed ʼAⱱīshālōm below/instead_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,army and,Amasa son_of (a)_man and=his/its=name Ithra the,Israelite which/who he/it_came to/towards ʼAⱱīgayil daughter_of Nāḩāsh sister_of Tsərūyāh/(Zeruiah) mother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s )
These are the names of men. See how you translated Joab and Zeruiah (Joab’s mother) in [2 Samuel 2:13](../02/13.md).
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
(Occurrence 0) who went in to Abigail
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM ˊAmāsāʼ appointed ʼAⱱīshālōm below/instead_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,army and,Amasa son_of (a)_man and=his/its=name Ithra the,Israelite which/who he/it_came to/towards ʼAⱱīgayil daughter_of Nāḩāsh sister_of Tsərūyāh/(Zeruiah) mother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s )
This is a polite way of speaking of sexual relations. You may have to use other words in your translation. Alternate translation: “who had sexual relations with Abigail”
Note 3 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) Abigail … Zeruiah
(Some words not found in UHB: and=DOM ˊAmāsāʼ appointed ʼAⱱīshālōm below/instead_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,army and,Amasa son_of (a)_man and=his/its=name Ithra the,Israelite which/who he/it_came to/towards ʼAⱱīgayil daughter_of Nāḩāsh sister_of Tsərūyāh/(Zeruiah) mother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s )
These are the names of women.