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B I ◄ ← 2 Sam 19:14 ↓ → ► ≡ ═ ©
People tagged in the matching LV passage: Judah (patriarch)
Original SA2 19:15: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)
OET (OET-RV) In that way, David united all the people of Yehudah and they notified the king, “We all want you and all your servants to return here.”
OET-LV (SA2 19:15) [fn] And_he_turned DOM the_heart_of every_of (the)_man_of Yəhūdāh like_a_man one and_they_sent to the_king you and_all servants_of_your return.
19:15 Note: KJB: 2Sam.19.14
UHB 15 וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־לְבַ֥ב כָּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שׁ֥וּב אַתָּ֖ה וְכָל־עֲבָדֶֽיךָ׃ ‡
(15 vayyaţ ʼet-ləⱱaⱱ kāl-ʼīsh-yəhūdāh kəʼiysh ʼeḩād vayyishləḩū ʼel-hammelek shūⱱ ʼattāh vəkāl-ˊₐⱱādeykā.)
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 19:15) Καὶ ἔκλινε τὴν καρδίαν παντὸς ἀνδρὸς Ἰούδα ὡς ἀνδρὸς ἑνός· καὶ ἀπέστειλαν πρὸς τὸν βασιλεα, λέγοντες, ἐπιστράφηθι σὺ καὶ πάντες οἱ δοῦλοί σου.
(Kai ekline taʸn kardian pantos andros Youda hōs andros henos; kai apesteilan pros ton basilea, legontes, epistrafaʸthi su kai pantes hoi douloi sou.)
BrTr (SA2 19:15) And he bowed the heart of all the men of Juda as that of one man; and they sent to the king, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.
ULT And he inclined the heart of every man of Judah as one man. And they sent to the king, “Return, you and all of your servants.”
UST After David sent that message to them, the people of Judah agreed that he should be their king again. So they sent him a message that said, “We would like you and all your officials to come back.”
BSB & MSB So he swayed the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man, and they sent word to the king: “Return, you and all your servants.”
OEB No OEB SA2 19:14 book available
WEBBE & WMBB He bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as one man, so that they sent to the king, saying, “Return, you and all your servants.”
NET He won over the hearts of all the men of Judah as though they were one man. Then they sent word to the king saying, “Return, you and all your servants as well.”
LSV And he inclines the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they send to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
FBV Amasa convinced all the people of Judah to unitedly support David,[fn] so they sent a message to the king: “Please come back, you and everyone with you.”
19:14 “David”: name supplied for clarity.
T4T By sending that message to them, David convinced all the people of Judah [IDM] that they should ◄be loyal to him/accept him as their king►. So they sent a message to the king, saying “We want you and all your officials to return here.”
LEB So he turned the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they sent word to the king, “Return, you and all your servants.”
BBE And the hearts of the men of Judah were moved like one man; so that they sent to the king, saying, Come back, with all your servants.
Moff No Moff SA2 19:14 book available
JPS (SA2 19:15) (19-16) So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to bring the king over the Jordan.
ASV 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, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.
DRA And be inclined the heart of all the men of Juda, as it were of one man: and they sent to the king, saying: Return thou, and all thy servants.
YLT And he inclineth the heart of all the men of Judah as one man, and they send unto the king, 'Turn back, thou, and all thy servants.'
Drby And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah as of one man; and they sent to the king, Return, thou and all thy servants.
RV 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, saying, Return thou, and all thy servants.
(And he bowed the heart of all the men of Yudah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent unto the king, saying, Return thou/you, and all thy/your servants.)
SLT And he will incline the heart of all the men of Judah as one man; and they will send to the king, Turn back thou, and all thy servants.
Wbstr And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word to the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
KJB-1769 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou, and all thy servants.
(And he bowed the heart of all the men of Yudah, even as the heart of one man; so that they sent this word unto the king, Return thou/you, and all thy/your servants.)
KJB-1611 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Iudah, euen as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word vnto the King, Returne thou and all thy seruants.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)
Bshps And he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iuda, euen as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: Returne thou with all thy seruauntes.
(And he bowed the hearts of all the men of Yuda, even as the heart of one man, so that they sent this word to the king: Return thou/you with all thy/your servants.)
Gnva So he bowed the heartes of all the men of Iudah, as of one man: therefore they sent to the King, saying, Returne thou with all thy seruants.
(So he bowed the hearts of all the men of Yudah, as of one man: therefore they sent to the King, saying, Return thou/you with all thy/your servants.)
Cvdl And he bowed the hert of all the men of Iuda as of one man. And they sent vnto ye kynge: Come agayne, thou and all thy seruauntes:
(And he bowed the heart of all the men of Yudah as of one man. And they sent unto ye/you_all king: Come again, thou/you and all thy/your servants:)
Wycl And Dauid bowide the herte of alle men of Juda as of o man; and thei senten to the kyng, and seiden, Turne thou ayen, and alle thi seruauntis.
(And David bowed the heart of all men of Yudah as of o man; and they sent to the king, and said, Turn thou/you again, and all thy/your servants.)
Luth (SA2 19:15) Und er neigete das Herz aller Männer Judas wie eines Mannes. Und sie sandten hin zum Könige: Komm wieder, du und alle deine Knechte!
(And he tended the heart all men Yudas as/like one/a man’s. And they/she/them sent there/therefore for_the king(s): Come again, you(sg) and all your servant(s)!)
ClVg Et inclinavit cor omnium virorum Juda quasi viri unius: miseruntque ad regem, dicentes: Revertere tu, et omnes servi tui.
(And he_leaned heart of_all of_men Yuda as_if men of_one: and_they_sent to the_king, saying: Return you(sg), and everyone slaves yours(sg).)
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־לְבַ֥ב כָּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_turned DOM hearts_of all/each/any/every (a)_man Yehuda like,a_man one(ms) and,they_sent to/towards the=king return you(ms) and=all servants_of,your )
The pronoun he could refer to (1) David. The UST expresses that interpretation. (2) Amasa. Many versions do not replace the pronoun with a name but say “he” in order to allow for either interpretation.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־לְבַ֥ב כָּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_turned DOM hearts_of all/each/any/every (a)_man Yehuda like,a_man one(ms) and,they_sent to/towards the=king return you(ms) and=all servants_of,your )
Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [And he inclined the heart of every person in Judah]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וַיַּ֛ט אֶת־לְבַ֥ב כָּל־אִישׁ־יְהוּדָ֖ה
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_turned DOM hearts_of all/each/any/every (a)_man Yehuda like,a_man one(ms) and,they_sent to/towards the=king return you(ms) and=all servants_of,your )
Here, the heart represents where a person’s thoughts, feelings, and desires exist. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And he won the hearts of all the people of Judah] or [And he made everyone in Judah desire that he return as their king]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֑ד
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_turned DOM hearts_of all/each/any/every (a)_man Yehuda like,a_man one(ms) and,they_sent to/towards the=king return you(ms) and=all servants_of,your )
The author is using as one man as a common expression of his culture to mean “in complete agreement.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in 1 Samuel 11:7. Alternate translation: [in complete agreement] or [unitedly]
Note 5 topic: writing-quotations
וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_turned DOM hearts_of all/each/any/every (a)_man Yehuda like,a_man one(ms) and,they_sent to/towards the=king return you(ms) and=all servants_of,your )
The phrase And they sent introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: [And they sent this message to the king, saying] or [And they sent to the king, saying]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative
שׁ֥וּב
return
This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. Use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [Please return]
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