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Parallel 2SA 18:25

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BI 2Sa 18:25 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)The watchman called down and informed the king, and the king said, “If he’s alone, he’ll be bringing news.”
¶ As the runner got closer,

OET-LVAnd_he/it_called the_watchman and_told to/for_the_king and_he/it_said the_king if for_him/it_being_alone news in/on/at/with_mouth_his and_he/it_went coming and_closer.

UHBוַ⁠יִּקְרָ֤א הַ⁠צֹּפֶה֙ וַ⁠יַּגֵּ֣ד לַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ וַ⁠יֹּ֣אמֶר הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־לְ⁠בַדּ֖⁠וֹ בְּשׂוֹרָ֣ה בְּ⁠פִ֑י⁠ו וַ⁠יֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וְ⁠קָרֵֽב׃
   (va⁠yyiqrāʼ ha⁠ʦʦofeh va⁠yyaggēd la⁠mmelek va⁠yyoʼmer ha⁠mmelek ʼim-lə⁠ⱱadd⁠ō bəsōrāh bə⁠fiy⁠v va⁠yyēlek hālōk və⁠qārēⱱ.)

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).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἀνεβόησεν ὁ σκοπὸς καὶ ἀπήγγειλε τῷ βασιλεῖ· καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, εἰ μόνος ἐστὶν, εὐαγγέλια ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐπορεύετο πορευόμενος καὶ ἐγγίζων.
   (Kai aneboaʸsen ho skopos kai apaʸngeile tōi basilei; kai eipen ho basileus, ei monos estin, euangelia en tōi stomati autou; kai eporeueto poreuomenos kai engizōn. )

BrTrAnd the watchman cried out, and reported to the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And the man came and drew near.

ULTAnd the watchman called, and he informed the king, and the king said, “If he is by himself, news is in his mouth.” And he walked, walking and near.

USTThe watchman called down and reported it to the king. The king said, “If he is alone, that indicates that he is bringing news.” The man who was running continued to come closer.

BSBSo he called out and told the king.
§ “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.”
§ As the first runner drew near,


OEBThen the watchman cried and told the king. And the king said, ‘If he be alone, good news are in his mouth.’ And he kept coming and was drawing near,

WEBBEThe watchman shouted and told the king. The king said, “If he is alone, there is news in his mouth.” He came closer and closer.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETSo the watchman called out and informed the king. The king said, “If he is by himself, he brings good news.” The runner came ever closer.

LSVAnd the watchman calls, and declares [it] to the king, and the king says, “If [he is] by himself, tidings [are] in his mouth”; and he comes, coming on and drawing near.

FBVSo he shouted down to tell the king.
¶ “If he's by himself then he's bringing good news,” the king replied.
¶ As the first runner got closer,

T4TThe watchman called down and reported it to the king. The king said, “If he is alone, that indicates/means that he is bringing good news.” The man who was running continued to come closer.

LEBThe sentry called and told the king, and the king said, “If he is alone, good news is in his mouth.” He kept coming closer.[fn]


18:25 Literally “And he came, coming and near”

BBEAnd the watchman gave news of it to the king. And the king said, If he is coming by himself, then he has news. And the man was travelling quickly, and came near.

MoffNo Moff 2SA book available

JPSAnd the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said: 'If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.' And he came apace, and drew near.

ASVAnd the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

DRAAnd crying out he told the king: and the king said: If he be alone, there are good tidings in his mouth. And as he was coming apace, and drawing nearer,

YLTAnd the watchman calleth, and declareth to the king, and the king saith, 'If by himself, tidings [are] in his mouth;' and he cometh, coming on and drawing near.

DrbyAnd the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is news in his mouth. And he came on and drew near.

RVAnd the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

WbstrAnd the watchman called, and told the king. And the king said, If he is alone there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.

KJB-1769And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near.
   (And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said, If he be alone, there is tidings/news in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew near. )

KJB-1611And the watchman cried, and told the King. And the king said, If he bee alone, there is tidings in his mouth. And he came apace, and drew neere.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation)

BshpsAnd the watchman cryed, & tolde the king. And the king sayd: If he be alone, there is tydinges in his mouth. And he came a pace, and drewe neare.
   (And the watchman cried, and told the king. And the king said: If he be alone, there is tidings/news in his mouth. And he came a pace, and drew near.)

GnvaAnd the watchman cryed, and tolde ye king. And the King said, If he be alone, he bringeth tidings. And he came apace, and drew neere.
   (And the watchman cried, and told ye/you_all king. And the King said, If he be alone, he bringeth/brings tidings/news. And he came apace, and drew near. )

Cvdland cryed, and tolde the kinge. The kynge sayde: Yf he be alone, then is there good tydinges in his mouth. And as the same wente and came forth,
   (and cried, and told the kinge. The king said: If he be alone, then is there good tidings/news in his mouth. And as the same went and came forth,)

Wycland the spiere criede, and schewide to the kyng. And the kyng seide to hym, If he is aloone, good message is in his mouth.
   (and the spiere cried, and showed to the king. And the king said to him, If he is alone, good message is in his mouth.)

LuthUnd rief und sagte es dem Könige an. Der König aber sprach: Ist er alleine, so ist eine gute Botschaft in seinem Munde. Und da derselbige ging und herzukam,
   (And shouted and said it to_him kings/king an. The king but spoke: Is he alleine, so is one gute Botschaft in his Munde. And there derselbige went and herzukam,)

ClVgEt exclamans indicavit regi: dixitque rex: Si solus est, bonus est nuntius in ore ejus. Properante autem illo, et accedente propius,
   (And exclamans indicavit regi: he_saidque rex: When/But_if solus it_is, bonus it_is nuntius in ore his. Properante however illo, and accedente propius, )


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

18:25 If he is alone, he has news: A solitary runner was usually a courier.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) there is news in his mouth

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_called the,watchman and,told to/for=the_king and=he/it_said the=king if for=him/it=being_alone good_news in/on/at/with,mouth,his and=he/it_went to_come and,closer )

Here the king speaks of the man having a message as if the news were an object sitting in his mouth. Alternate translation: “he has news to tell us”

BI 2Sa 18:25 ©