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OET (OET-RV) but as the battle had spread over the entire area, the forest killed more people that day than the sword.
OET-LV And_it_became there the_battle scattered[fn][fn] over the_surface of_all the_earth/land and_more the_forest to_devoured in/on/at/with_people than_what it_consumed the_drought//sword/knife in_the_day (the)_that.
18:8 Variant note: נפצית: (x-qere) ’נָפֹ֖צֶת’: lemma_6327 a n_1.0 morph_HVNsfsa id_10YV4 נָפֹ֖צֶת
18:8 Note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.
UHB וַתְּהִי־שָׁ֧ם הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה נָפֹ֖צֶת[fn] עַל־פְּנֵ֣י כָל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיֶּ֤רֶב הַיַּ֨עַר֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל בָּעָ֔ם מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר אָכְלָ֛ה הַחֶ֖רֶב בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ ‡
(vattəhī-shām hammilḩāmāh nāfoʦet ˊal-pənēy kāl-hāʼāreʦ vayyereⱱ hayyaˊar leʼₑkol bāˊām mēʼₐsher ʼākəlāh haḩereⱱ bayyōm hahūʼ.)
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).
K נפצית
BrLXX Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐκεῖ ὁ πόλεμος διεσπαρμένος ἐπὶ πρόσωπον πάσης τῆς γῆς· καὶ ἐπλεόνασεν ὁ δρυμὸς τοῦ καταφαγεῖν ἐκ τοῦ λαοῦ, ὑπὲρ οὓς κατέφαγεν ἐν τῷ λαῷ ἡ μάχαιρα τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκαίνῃ.
(Kai egeneto ekei ho polemos diesparmenos epi prosōpon pasaʸs taʸs gaʸs; kai epleonasen ho drumos tou katafagein ek tou laou, huper hous katefagen en tōi laōi haʸ maⱪaira taʸ haʸmera ekainaʸ. )
BrTr And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the land: and the wood consumed more of the people than the sword consumed among the people in that day.
ULT And there the war was dispersed over the face of the whole land. And the forest consumed more among the people than that which the sword consumed on that day.
UST The battle was fought all over that area, and the number of men who died because of dangerous things in the forest was greater than the number of men who were killed in the battle.
BSB The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.
OEB And the battle was spread out over the whole country; and the forest devoured more that day than the sword.
WEBBE For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET The battle there was spread out over the whole area, and the forest consumed more soldiers than the sword devoured that day.
LSV and the battle there is scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplies to devour among the people more than those whom the sword has devoured in that day.
FBV The battle covered the whole countryside, and that day more died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.
T4T The battle was fought {They fought the battle} all over that area, and the number of men who died because of dangerous things in the forest [PRS] was greater than the number of men who were killed ◄in the battle/by swords►.
LEB The battle there was spreading over the surface of all the land, and the forest devoured more among the army than[fn] the sword did on that day.
18:8 Literally “the forest made numerous to eat among the army more than”
BBE And the fighting went on over all the face of the country: and the woods were responsible for more deaths than the sword.
Moff No Moff 2SA book available
JPS For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
ASV For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
DRA And the battle there was scattered over the face of all the country, and there were many more of the people whom the forest consumed, than whom the sword devoured that day.
YLT and the battle is there scattered over the face of all the land, and the forest multiplieth to devour among the people more than those whom the sword hath devoured in that day.
Drby And the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
RV For the battle was there spread over the face of all the country: and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Wbstr For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
KJB-1769 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.[fn]
18.8 devoured: Heb. multiplied to devour
KJB-1611 [fn]For the battell was there scattered ouer the face of all the countrey: and the wood deuoured more people that day, then the sword deuoured.
(For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day, then the sword devoured.)
18:8 Hebr. multiplied to deuoure.
Bshps For the battell was scattered ouer al the countrey: And the wood deuoured mo people that day, then dyd the sword.
(For the battle was scattered over all the country: And the wood devoured more people that day, then did the sword.)
Gnva For the battel was skattered ouer all the countrey: and the wood deuoured much more people that day, then did the sworde.
(For the battle was skattered over all the country: and the wood devoured much more people that day, then did the sword. )
Cvdl And the battaill was scatred abrode there in the londe. And the wod consumed moch more people the same daye, then the swerde consumed.
(And the battaill was scattered abroad there in the land. And the wod consumed much more people the same day, then the sword consumed.)
Wycl Forsothe the batel was scaterid there on the face of al erthe, and many mo weren of the puple whiche the forest wastide, than thei whiche the swerd deuourid in that dai.
(Forsothe the battle was scaterid there on the face of all earth, and many more were of the people which the forest wastide, than they which the sword devoured in that day.)
Luth Und war daselbst der Streit zerstreuet auf allem Lande; und der Wald fraß viel mehr Volks des Tages, denn das Schwert fraß.
(And what/which there the/of_the battle zerstreuet on everything land; and the/of_the Wald fraß many more peoples the dayss, because the sword fraß.)
ClVg Fuit autem ibi prælium dispersum super faciem omnis terræ, et multo plures erant quos saltus consumpserat de populo, quam hi quos voraverat gladius in die illa.
(Fuit however there battle dispersum over face everyone terræ, and multo plures they_were which saltus consumpserat about to_the_people, how hi which voraverat gladius in day illa. )
18:8 more men died because of the forest: The topographical conditions of the forest apparently took away the numerical advantage of Absalom’s forces.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification
(Occurrence 0) more men were consumed by the forest than by the sword
(Some words not found in UHB: and=it_became there the,battle spread on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of all the=earth/land and,more the,forest to,devoured in/on/at/with,people than,what eating the=drought//sword/knife in_the=day (the)=that )
Here “the forest” is described as if it were alive and could act. Alternate translation: “dangerous things in the forest killed more men than David’s soldiers killed with their swords”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
“The sword” refers to David’s soldiers who fought with swords.