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OET (OET-RV) During his lifetime, Abshalom had setup a pillar in the King’s Valley because he had no sons to preserve his name. He put his name on the pillar and it’s known as ‘Abshalom’s hand’ to this day.
OET-LV and_ʼAⱱīshālōm he_had_taken and_set_up to_him/it in/on/at/with_lifetime_of_his[fn] DOM a_pillar which in/on/at/with_valley_of the_king if/because he_said there_belongs_not to_me a_son in_account_of to_cause_to_be_remembered name_of_my and_he/it_called to_the_pillar on his/its_name and_called to/for_her/it the_monument_of ʼAⱱīshālōm until the_day the_this.
18:18 OSHB variant note: ב/חי/ו: (x-qere) ’בְ/חַיָּי/ו֙’: lemma_b/2416 e n_1.2.1 morph_HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms id_10zkp בְ/חַיָּי/ו֙
UHB וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם לָקַ֗ח וַיַּצֶּב־ל֤וֹ בְחַיָּיו֙ [fn] אֶת־מַצֶּ֨בֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעֵֽמֶק־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ אֵֽין־לִ֣י בֵ֔ן בַּעֲב֖וּר הַזְכִּ֣יר שְׁמִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לַמַּצֶּ֨בֶת֙ עַל־שְׁמ֔וֹ וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא לָהּ֙ יַ֣ד אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ס ‡
(vəʼaⱱshālom lāqaḩ vayyaʦʦeⱱ-lō ⱱəḩayyāyv ʼet-maʦʦeⱱet ʼₐsher bəˊēmeq-hammelek kiy ʼāmar ʼēyn-liy ⱱēn baˊₐⱱūr hazkir shəmiy vayyiqrāʼ lammaʦʦeⱱet ˊal-shəmō vayyiqqārēʼ lāh yad ʼaⱱshālom ˊad hayyōm hazzeh.§)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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).
K בחיו
BrLXX Καὶ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ ἔτι ζῶν ἔλαβε καὶ ἔστησεν ἑαυτῷ τὴν στήλην ἐν ᾗ ἐλήφθη, καὶ ἐστήλωσεν αὐτὴν λαβεῖν τὴν στήλην τὴν ἐν τῇ βασιλέως, ὅτι εἶπεν, ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ υἱὸς ἕνεκν τοῦ ἀναμνῆσαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐκάλεσε τὴν στήλην, Χεὶρ Ἀβεσσαλὼμ, ἕως τῆς ἡμέρας ταύτης.
(Kai Abessalōm eti zōn elabe kai estaʸsen heautōi taʸn staʸlaʸn en haʸ elaʸfthaʸ, kai estaʸlōsen autaʸn labein taʸn staʸlaʸn taʸn en taʸ basileōs, hoti eipen, hoti ouk estin autōi huios henekn tou anamnaʸsai to onoma autou; kai ekalese taʸn staʸlaʸn, Ⱪeir Abessalōm, heōs taʸs haʸmeras tautaʸs. )
BrTr Now Abessalom while yet alive had taken and set up for himself the pillar [fn]near which he was taken, and set it up so as to have the pillar in the king's dale; for he said he had no son to keep his name in remembrance: [fn]and he called the pillar, Abessalom's [fn]hand, until this day.
18:18 Gr. in, or by.
18:18 Heb. and Alex. insert 'and he called the pillar after his own name.'
18:18 Heb. idiom for 'place.'
ULT And Absalom had taken and set up for himself when he was living a pillar which was in the Valley of the King, for he said, “There is no son for me for the sake of causing my name to be remembered.” And he called the pillar according to his name, and it is called the Hand of Absalom up to this day.
UST Absalom had no sons to preserve his family name because his sons had died while they were still young. So while Absalom was alive, he had built a monument to himself in the Valley of Kings near Jerusalem, in order that people would remember him. He put his name on the monument, and people still call it Absalom’s Monument.
BSB During his lifetime Absalom had set up for himself a pillar in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.
MSB (Same as above)
OEB But Absalom had already in his lifetime taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the King’s Dale; for he said, ‘I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he named the pillar after his own name. Therefore it is called “Absalom’s Monument,” to this day.’
WEBBE Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar which is in the king’s valley, for he said, “I have no son to keep my name in memory.” He called the pillar after his own name. It is called Absalom’s monument, to this day.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Prior to this Absalom had set up a monument and dedicated it to himself in the King’s Valley, reasoning “I have no son who will carry on my name.” He named the monument after himself, and to this day it is known as Absalom’s Memorial.
LSV And Absalom has taken, and sets up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that [is] in the king’s valley, for he said, “I have no son to cause my name to be remembered”; and he calls the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called “The Monument of Absalom” to this day.
FBV Absalom while he was alive had made a stone pillar and set it up in the King's Valley as a memorial to himself, for he thought to himself, “I don't have a son[fn] to keep the memory of my name alive.” He named the pillar after himself, and it's called Absalom's Monument even today.
18:18 In 14:27 it's recorded that Absalom had three sons, so either they had died or Absalom had disowned them.
T4T Absalom had no sons to preserve his family name. So, while Absalom was alive, he built a monument to himself in the King’s Valley near Jerusalem, in order that people would remember him. He put his name on the monument, and people still call it Absalom’s monument.
LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available
BBE Now Absalom, before his death, had put up for himself a pillar in the king's valley, naming it after himself; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in memory: and to this day it is named Absalom's pillar.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king's dale; for he said: 'I have no son to keep my name in remembrance'; and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom's monument unto this day.
ASV Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’s dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name; and it is called Absalom’s monument, unto this day.
DRA Now Absalom had reared up for himself, in his lifetime, a pillar, which is in the king’s valley: for he said: I have no son, and this shall be the monument of my name. And he called the pillar by is own name, and it is called the hand of Absalom, to this day.
YLT And Absalom hath taken, and setteth up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that [is] in the king's valley, for he said, 'I have no son to cause my name to be remembered;' and he calleth the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called 'The monument of Absalom' unto this day.
Drby Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a monument, which is in the king's dale; for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance; and he called the monument after his own name; and it is called unto this day, Absalom's memorial.
RV Now Absalom in his life time had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called Absalom’s monument, unto this day.
(Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself the pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called Absalom’s monument, unto this day. )
SLT And Absalom took and set up for him in his living, a pillar in the valley of the king; for he said, Not to me a son to call my name to mind: and he will call the pillar by his name, and he will call it The Hand of Absalom, even to this day.
Wbstr Now Absalom in his life-time had taken and raised for himself a pillar, which is in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's place.
KJB-1769 ¶ Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which is in the king’s dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom’s place.
KJB-1611 ¶ Now Absalom in his life time had taken and reared vp for himselfe a pillar, which is in the Kings dale: for hee said, I haue no sonne to keepe my name in remembrance: And hee called the pillar after his owne name, and it is called vnto this day, Absaloms place.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available
Gnva Nowe Absalom in his life time had taken and reared him vp a pillar, which is in the kings dale: for he saide, I haue no sonne to keepe my name in remembrance. and he called the pillar after his owne name, and it is called vnto this day, Absaloms place.
(Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared him up a pillar, which is in the kings dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance. and he called the pillar after his own name, and it is called unto this day, Absaloms place. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available
ClVg Porro Absalom erexerat sibi, cum adhuc viveret, titulum qui est in Valle regis: dixerat enim: Non habeo filium, et hoc erit monimentum nominis mei. Vocavitque titulum nomine suo, et appellatur Manus Absalom, usque ad hanc diem.
(Further Absalom erexerat to_himself, when/with still would_live, title who it_is in/into/on Valle king: dixerat because: Not/No habeo son, and this will_be monimentum of_the_name my/mine. I_calledtque title by_name his_own, and appellatur The_hands Absalom, until to this day. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available
18:18 I have no son: See study note on 14:27. In the absence of a lineage, Absalom hoped a monument would preserve his name and memory.
• to this day: The narrator was probably writing during Solomon’s reign; the monument’s location is now unknown.
Note 1 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) the King’s Valley
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Absalom he/it_had_taken and,set_up to=him/it in/on/at/with,lifetime_of,his DOM pillar which/who in/on/at/with,valley_of the=king that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said not to=me son in=account_of keep_~_inremembrance name_of,my and=he/it_called to_the,pillar on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=name and,called to/for=her/it monument_of ʼAⱱīshālōm's until the=day the,this )
This is the name of a place.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) to carry along the memory of my name
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Absalom he/it_had_taken and,set_up to=him/it in/on/at/with,lifetime_of,his DOM pillar which/who in/on/at/with,valley_of the=king that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said not to=me son in=account_of keep_~_inremembrance name_of,my and=he/it_called to_the,pillar on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=name and,called to/for=her/it monument_of ʼAⱱīshālōm's until the=day the,this )
Absalom uses the phrase “my name” to refer to himself and his family line. Alternate translation: “to carry on my family name, by which people would remember me”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) so it is called Absalom’s Monument to this very day
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Absalom he/it_had_taken and,set_up to=him/it in/on/at/with,lifetime_of,his DOM pillar which/who in/on/at/with,valley_of the=king that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said not to=me son in=account_of keep_~_inremembrance name_of,my and=he/it_called to_the,pillar on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=name and,called to/for=her/it monument_of ʼAⱱīshālōm's until the=day the,this )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “so people called it Absalom’s Monument from that day on”
(Occurrence 0) to this very day
(Some words not found in UHB: and,Absalom he/it_had_taken and,set_up to=him/it in/on/at/with,lifetime_of,his DOM pillar which/who in/on/at/with,valley_of the=king that/for/because/then/when he/it_had_said not to=me son in=account_of keep_~_inremembrance name_of,my and=he/it_called to_the,pillar on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in his/its=name and,called to/for=her/it monument_of ʼAⱱīshālōm's until the=day the,this )
This refers to the present time when this book of the Bible was written.