2 SAM 19:13 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator,Amasa (All still tentative.)

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 (SA2 19:14) καὶ τῷ Ἀμεσσαῒ; ἐρεῖτε, οὐχὶ ὀστοῦν μου καὶ σάρξ μου σύ; καὶ νῦν τάδε ποιήσαι μοι ὁ Θεὸς, καὶ τάδε προσθείη, εἰ μὴ ἄρχων δυνάμεως ἔσῃ ἐνώπιον ἐμοῦ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας ἀντὶ Ἰωάβ.
(kai tōi Amessai; ereite, ouⱪi ostoun mou kai sarx mou su; kai nun tade poiaʸsai moi ho Theos, kai tade prostheiaʸ, ei maʸ arⱪōn dunameōs esaʸ enōpion emou pasas tas haʸmeras anti Yōab.)

BrTr (SA2 19:14) And ye shall say to Amessai, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? and now God do so to me, and more also, if thou shalt not be commander of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

ULT And to Amasa you shall say, ‘Are you not my bone and my flesh? Thus may God do to me, and thus may he add, if you are not the commander of the army to my face all of the years in place of Joab.’ ”

UST He also told them to say to Amasa, “You are one of my relatives. I swear that I am going to make you my army commander from now on instead of Joab. If I do not do that, then may God not make me the king again.”

BSB & MSB And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from now on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’ ”

OEB No OEB SA2 19:13 book available

WEBBE & WMBB Say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if you aren’t captain of the army before me continually instead of Joab.’ ”

NET Say to Amasa, ‘Are you not my flesh and blood? God will punish me severely, if from this time on you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’ ”

LSV And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? Thus God does to me, and thus He adds, if you are not head of the host before me instead of Joab [for] all the days.”

FBV Tell Amasa, ‘Aren't you my flesh and blood too? May God punish me very severely if from now on you're not the commander of my army instead of Joab!’ ”

T4T And say to Amasa, “You are one of my relatives. I hope/desire that God strike me dead [IDM] if I do not appoint you to be, from now on, the commander of my army instead of Joab.”

LEB To Amasa you shall say: ‘Are you not my bones and my flesh? _⌊May God punish me_⌋[fn] if you are not the commander of my army before me forever, in place of Joab.’ ”

19:13 Literally “Thus may God do to me and thus may he add”

BBE And say to Amasa, Are you not my bone and my flesh? May God's punishment be on me, if I do not make you chief of the army before me at all times in place of Joab!

Moff No Moff SA2 19:13 book available

JPS (SA2 19:14) (19-15) And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king: 'Return thou, and all thy servants.'

ASV And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

DRA And say ye to Amasa: Art not thou my bone, and my flesh? So do God to me and add more, if thou be not the chief captain of the army before me always in the place of Joab.

YLT And to Amasa say ye, Art not thou my bone and my flesh? Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add, if thou art not head of the host before me all the days instead of Joab.'

Drby And say to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? [fn]God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually instead of Joab.

19.13 Elohim

RV And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
(And say ye/you_all to Amasa, Art/Are thou/you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou/you be not captain of the host/army before me continually in the room of Joab.)

SLT And to Amasa ye shall say, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? thus will God do to me and thus will he add, if thou shalt not be chief of the army before me all the days, instead of Joab.

Wbstr And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.

KJB-1769 And say ye to Amasa, Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
(And say ye/you_all to Amasa, Art/Are thou/you not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou/you be not captain of the host/army before me continually in the room of Joab.)

KJB-1611 And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captaine of the hoste before me continually in the roome of Ioab.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps And say ye to Amasa: Art thou not of my bone and of my fleshe? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captayne of the hoast to me for euer in the roome of Ioab.
(And say ye/you_all to Amasa: Art/Are thou/you not of my bone and of my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou/you be not captain of the host/army to me forever in the room of Yoab.)

Gnva Also say ye to Amasa, Art thou not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou be not captaine of the hoste to me for euer in the roume of Ioab.
(Also say ye/you_all to Amasa, Art/Are thou/you not my bone and my flesh? God do so to me and more also, if thou/you be not captain of the host/army to me forever in the room of Yoab.)

Cvdl And saye vnto Amasa: Art not thou my bone and my flesh? God do this & that vnto me, yf thou shalt not be the chefe captayne before me in Ioabs steade, as longe as thou lyuest.
(And say unto Amasa: Art/Are not thou/you my bone and my flesh? God do this and that unto me, if thou/you shalt/shall not be the chief captain before me in Yoabs stead, as long as thou/you livest.)

Wycl And seie ye to Amasa, Whether thou art not my boon and my fleisch? God do these thingis to me, and adde these thingis, if thou schalt not be maistir of chyualrye bifore me in al tyme aftir Joab.
(And say ye/you_all to Amasa, Whether thou/you art not my boon and my flesh? God do these things to me, and add these things, if thou/you shalt/shall not be master of chivalry before me in all time after Yoab.)

Luth (SA2 19:14) Und zu Amasa sprechet: Bist du nicht mein Bein und mein Fleisch? GOtt tue mir dies und das, wo du nicht sollst sein Feldhauptmann vor mir dein Leben lang an Joabs Statt.
(And to/for Amasa say: Are you(sg) not my leg and my flesh? God do/act to_me this/these and this/that, where you(sg) not should be field_captain before/in_front_of to_me your(s) life long at/to Joab’s instead_of.)

ClVg Et Amasæ dicite: Nonne os meum, et caro mea es? hæc faciat mihi Deus, et hæc addat, si non magister militiæ fueris coram me omni tempore pro Joab.
(And Amasa say: Isn’t_it mouth mine, and flesh/meat my you_are? these_things let_him_do to_me God, and these_things he_adds, when/but_if not/no teacher military you_were before me all at_the_time for Yoab.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וְ⁠לַֽ⁠עֲמָשָׂא֙ תֹּֽמְר֔וּ הֲ⁠ל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥⁠י וּ⁠בְשָׂרִ֖⁠י אָ֑תָּה כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ⁠כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם־לֹ֠א שַׂר־צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְ⁠פָנַ֛⁠י כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָֽב

(Some words not found in UHB: and,to,Amasa say am=not bone_of,my and,flesh_of,my you(ms) so do to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more if not chief army you(ms)_will_be to/for=my=face/front all/each/any/every the=days below/instead_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [And tell Amasa that I say he is indeed my bone and my flesh. Tell him I say that thus may God do to me, and thus may he add, if he is not the commander of the army to the face of all of the years in place of Joab]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠ל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥⁠י וּ⁠בְשָׂרִ֖⁠י אָ֑תָּה

am=not bone_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: and,to,Amasa say am=not bone_of,my and,flesh_of,my you(ms) so do to/for=me ʼElohīm and,thus more if not chief army you(ms)_will_be to/for=my=face/front all/each/any/every the=days below/instead_of Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) )

David is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You are indeed my bone and my flesh!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הֲ⁠ל֛וֹא עַצְמִ֥⁠י וּ⁠בְשָׂרִ֖⁠י אָ֑תָּה

See how you translated the similar expression in [19:12](../19/12.md). Alternate translation: [Are you not my blood relative?] or [You are indeed my blood relative!]

Note 4 topic: writing-oathformula

כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ⁠כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף אִם־לֹ֠א שַׂר־צָבָ֞א תִּהְיֶ֧ה לְ⁠פָנַ֛⁠י כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת יוֹאָֽב

Following the custom of his culture, David is using a conditional statement to swear an oath. What he states as a condition (“if”) is what he is swearing to do. Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could put the condition before the consequence. See how you translated the similar oath in [3:9](../03/09.md). Alternate translation: [I swear that you will be the commander of the army to my face all of the years in place of Joab, and if not, then may God do thus to me, and thus may he add]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙ וְ⁠כֹ֣ה יוֹסִ֔יף

When David says thus may he add, he is using a common expression of his culture. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Thus may God do to me, and may he do even worse]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כֹּ֣ה יַֽעֲשֶׂה־לִּ֤⁠י אֱלֹהִים֙

The word Thus: (1) could refer to what David describes in the “if” statement of this oath. David could be saying that if he does not give Amasa the privileged position of being his commander, then he wants God not to restore him to his privileged position as king of Israel. The UST models one way to express that meaning. (2) could be a general expression introducing the entire statement as a reference to severe punishment. Alternate translation: [May God punish me very severely]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנַ֛⁠י

to/for=my=face/front

Here, to my face represents being in the presence of a person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [in my presence]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כָּל־הַ⁠יָּמִ֖ים

David is using the term years to represent time, since time is made up of years. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from this time forward] or [permanently]

Parallel 2 SAM 19:13

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