2 SAM 18:2 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) He sent them out in three groups under Yoav, Abishai (son of Yoav’s brother Tseruyah) and Ittai (the Gittite), then promised that he’d also join them in battle.

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 ἀπέστειλε Δαυὶδ τὸν λαὸν τὸ τρίτον ἐν χειρὶ Ἰωὰβ, καὶ τὸ τρίτον ἐν χειρὶ Ἀβεσσὰ υἱοῦ Σαρουίας ἀδελφοῦ Ἰωὰβ, καὶ τὸ τρίτον ἐν χειρὶ Ἐθὶ τοῦ Γεθαίου· καὶ εἶπε Δαυὶδ πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, ἐξελθὼν ἐξελεύσομαι καί γε ἐγὼ μεθʼ ὑμῶν.
(Kai apesteile Dawid ton laon to triton en ⱪeiri Yōab, kai to triton en ⱪeiri Abessa huiou Sarouias adelfou Yōab, kai to triton en ⱪeiri Ethi tou Gethaiou; kai eipe Dawid pros ton laon, exelthōn exeleusomai kai ge egō methʼ humōn. )

BrTr And David sent away the people, the third part [fn]under the hand of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Abessa the son of Saruia, the brother of Joab, and the third part under the hand of Ethi the Gittite. And David said to the people, I also will surely go out with you.

ULT And David sent the people—the third in the hand of Joab and the third in the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah the brother of Joab and the third in the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, “I will certainly go out, even I, with you.”

UST He sent them out in three groups. Joab commanded one group, Joab’s brother Abishai commanded a second group, and Ittai from Gath commanded the third group. David said to them, “I myself will go with you to battle.”

BSB He sent out the troops, a third under Joab, a third under Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the troops, “I will surely march out with you as well.”

OEB And David the people into three divisions, one third was under the command of Joab, another third under Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and another third under the command of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, ‘I also will surely go out with you.’

WEBBE David sent the people out, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the people, “I will also surely go out with you myself.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET David then sent out the army – a third under the leadership of Joab, a third under the leadership of Joab’s brother Abishai son of Zeruiah, and a third under the leadership of Ittai the Gittite. The king said to the troops, “I too will indeed march out with you.”

LSV and David sends the third of the people by the hand of Joab, and the third by the hand of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and the third by the hand of Ittai the Gittite, and the king says to the people, “I certainly go out—I also—with you.”

FBV David sent the army out divided into three sections. One third was commanded by Joab, one third was commanded by Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and one third was commanded by Ittai the Gittite. The king told the men, “I myself will go out into battle with you.”

T4T He sent them out in three groups. Joab commanded one group, Joab’s brother Abishai commanded a second group, and Ittai from Gath commanded the third group. David said to them, “I myself will go with you to the battle.”

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BBE And David sent the people out, a third of them under the orders of Joab, and a third under the orders of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third under Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, And I myself will certainly go out with you.

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JPS And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people: 'I will surely go forth with you myself also.'

ASV And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

DRA And sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abisai the son of Sarvia Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ethai, who was of Geth: and the king said to the people: I also will go forth with you.

YLT and David sendeth the third of the people by the hand of Joab, and the third by the hand of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and the third by the hand of Ittai the Gittite, and the king saith unto the people, 'I certainly go out — I also — with you.'

Drby And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

RV And David sent forth the people, a third part under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

SLT And David will send the people a third into the hand of Joab, and a third into the hand of Abishai, son of Zeruiah, brother of Joab, and a third into the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king will say to the people, Going forth, I will go forth, also I, with you.

Wbstr And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said to the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

KJB-1769 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. And the king said unto the people, I will surely go forth with you myself also.

KJB-1611 And Dauid sent forth a third part of the people vnder the hand of Ioab, and a third part vnder the hand of Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah Ioabs brother, and a third part vnder the hand of Ittai the Gittite: and the king said vnto the people, I will surely goe foorth with you my selfe also.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

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Gnva And Dauid sent foorth the third part of the people vnder the hand of Ioab, and the thirde part vnder the hand of Abishai Ioabs brother the sonne of Zeruiah: and the other third part vnder the hand of Ittai the Gittite. and the King said vnto the people, I will go with you my selfe also.
(And David sent forth the third part of the people under the hand of Yoab, and the third part under the hand of Abishai Yoabs brother the son of Zeruiah: and the other third part under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. and the King said unto the people, I will go with you myself also. )

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ClVg et dedit populi tertiam partem sub manu Joab, et tertiam partem sub manu Abisai filii Sarviæ fratris Joab, et tertiam partem sub manu Ethai, qui erat de Geth. Dixitque rex ad populum: Egrediar et ego vobiscum.
(and he_gave of_the_people tertiam part under by_hand Yoab, and tertiam part under by_hand Abisai children Sarviæ brother's Yoab, and tertiam part under by_hand Ethai, who was from/about Geth. And_he_said king to the_people: I_will_go_out and I with_you. )

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UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Abishai … Zeruiah

(Some words not found in UHB: and,sent_~_out Dāvid DOM the,troops the,a_third in/on/at/with,command_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,the,a_third in/on/at/with,command_of ʼAⱱīshay son_of Tsərū^yāh/(Zeruiah) brother_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab)'s and,the,one_third in/on/at/with,command_of ʼIttay the,Gittite and=he/it_said the=king to/towards the,troops to_march_out go_out also/yet I with,you_all )

See how you translated these men’s names in [2 Samuel 2:18](../02/18.md).

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Ittai

See how you translated this man’s name in [2 Samuel 15:19](../15/19.md).

Note 3 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Gittite

This refers to a person from Gath, which is a Philistine city.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) I will certainly go out with you myself, too

This means that he will go out with them to battle. This can be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “I myself will go with you to battle” or “I personally will go with you into battle”

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