2 SAM 19:18 Parallel Verse View

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19:19 Note: KJB: 2Sam.19.18

19:19 OSHB variant note: ב/עינ/ו: (x-qere) ’בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו’: lemma=b/5869 a n=1 morph=HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms id=10CSF בְּ/עֵינָ֑י/ו

UHB 19 וְ⁠עָבְרָ֣ה הָ⁠עֲבָרָ֗ה לַֽ⁠עֲבִיר֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ וְ⁠לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת הַ⁠טּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יו [fn] וְ⁠שִׁמְעִ֣י בֶן־גֵּרָ֗א נָפַל֙ לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּ⁠עָבְר֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יַּרְדֵּֽן׃ ‡
(19 və⁠ˊāⱱərāh hā⁠ˊₐⱱārāh la⁠ˊₐⱱīr ʼet-bēyt ha⁠mmelek və⁠la⁠ˊₐsōt ha⁠ţţōⱱ bəˊēynāyv və⁠shimˊiy ⱱen-gērāʼ nāfal li⁠fənēy ha⁠mmelek bə⁠ˊāⱱər⁠ō ba⁠yyardēn.)

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 19:19) καὶ ἐλειτούργησαν τὴν λειτουργίαν τοῦ διαβιβάσαι τὸν βασιλέα· καὶ διέβη ἡ διάβασις τοῦ ἐξεγεῖραι τὸν οἶκον τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ τοῦ ποιῆσαι τὸ εὐθὲς ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς αὐτοῦ. Καὶ Σεμεῒ υἱὸς Γηρὰ ἔπεσεν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ἐνώπιον τοῦ βασιλέως, διαβαίνοντος αὐτοῦ τὸν Ἰορδάνην,
(kai eleitourgaʸsan taʸn leitourgian tou diabibasai ton basilea; kai diebaʸ haʸ diabasis tou exegeirai ton oikon tou basileōs, kai tou poiaʸsai to euthes en ofthalmois autou. Kai Semei huios Gaʸra epesen epi prosōpon autou enōpion tou basileōs, diabainontos autou ton Yordanaʸn,)

BrTr (SA2 19:19) and they performed the service of bringing the king over; and there went over a ferry-boat to remove the household of the king, and to do that which was right in his eyes. And Semei the son of Gera fell on his face before the king, as he went over Jordan;

ULT And they crossed the ford to bring over the house of the king and to do the good in his eyes.
¶ And Shimei, the son of Gera, fell to the face of the king when he crossed in the Jordan.

UST The elders of Judah then crossed the river at the place where people could walk across it so that they could escort King David and his officials back to the other side. They wanted to do whatever the king wanted. Shimei came and bowed down in front of David.

BSB & MSB and crossed at the ford to carry over the king’s household and to do what was good in his sight.
§ When Shimei son of Gera crossed the Jordan, he fell down before the king

OEB No OEB SA2 19:18 book available

WEBBE & WMBB A ferry boat went to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good.
¶ Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king when he had come over the Jordan.

NET They crossed at the ford in order to help the king’s household cross and to do whatever he thought appropriate.
¶ Now after he had crossed the Jordan, Shimei son of Gera threw himself down before the king.

LSV And the ferry-boat has passed over to carry over the household of the king, and to do that which [is] good in his eyes, and Shimei son of Gera has fallen before the king in his passing over into the Jordan,

FBV They crossed at the ford to bring the king's household over and whatever else he wanted. Shimei crossed the Jordan and fell facedown before the king.

T4T and then they all prepared to take the king and all his family across the river, at the place where they could walk across it. They wanted to do whatever the king wanted them to do. As the king was about to cross the river, Shimei came to him and prostrated himself in front of the king.

LEB _⌊The crossing took place_⌋[fn] to bring the household of the king over and to do good in his eyes. Then Shimei the son of Gera fell before the king when he crossed over the Jordan,

19:18 Literally “And the ford crossed”

BBE And kept going across the river to take the people of the king's house over, and to do whatever was desired by the king. And Shimei, the son of Gera, went down on his face in the dust before the king, when he was about to go over Jordan,

Moff No Moff SA2 19:18 book available

JPS (SA2 19:19) (19-20) And he said unto the king: 'Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou remember that which thy servant did iniquitously the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that the king should take it to his heart.

ASV And there went over a ferry-boat to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan.

DRA They passed the fords before the king, that they might help over the king’s household, and do according to his commandment. And Semei the son of Gera falling down before the king, when he was come over the Jordan,

YLT And passed over hath the ferry-boat to carry over the household of the king, and to do that which [is] good in his eyes, and Shimei son of Gera hath fallen before the king in his passing over into Jordan,

Drby And a ferry boat passed to and fro to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was [just] crossing over the Jordan.

RV And there went over a ferry boat to bring over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he was come over Jordan.

SLT The passing over passed over to cause the house of the king to pass over, and to do the good in his eyes. And Shimei son of Gera, fell before the king in his passing over Jordan.

Wbstr And there went over a ferry-boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he came over Jordan;

KJB-1769 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king’s household, and to do what he thought good. And Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king, as he was come over Jordan;[fn]

19.18 what…: Heb. the good in his eyes

KJB-1611 And there went ouer a ferry-boat to cary ouer the kings houshold, and to doe [fn]what he thought good: and Shimei the sonne of Gera fell downe before the king as he was come ouer Iordane;
(And there went over a ferry-boat to carry over the kings household, and to do what he thought good: and Shimei the son of Gera fell down before the king as he was come over Yordan;)

19:18 Heb. the good in his eyes.

Bshps And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the kinges housholde, and to do him pleasure: And Simei the sonne of Gera fel before the king as he was come ouer Iordane,
(And there went over a boat to carry over the kings household, and to do him pleasure: And Simei the son of Gera fell before the king as he was come over Yordan,)

Gnva And there went ouer a boate to carie ouer the Kings houshold, and to do him pleasure. Then Shimei the sonne of Gera fell before the King, when he was come ouer Iorden,
(And there went over a boat to carry over the Kings household, and to do him pleasure. Then Shimei the son of Gera fell before the King, when he was come over Yordan,)

Cvdl that they mighte brynge ouer the kynges housholde, and to do him pleasure. But Semei the sonne of Gera fell downe before the kynge, whan he passed ouer Iordane,
(that they might bring over the kings household, and to do him pleasure. But Semei the son of Gera fell down before the king, when he passed over Yordan,)

Wycl and passide the forthis, that thei schulden lede ouer the hows of the kyng, and schulden do bi the comaundement of the kyng. Sotheli Semei, the sone of Gera, knelide bifor the king, whanne he hadde passid now Jordan, and seide to the kyng,
(and passed the for_this, that they should lead over the house of the king, and should do by the commandment of the king. Truly Semei, the son of Gera, knelt before the king, when he had passed now Yordan, and said to the king,)

Luth (SA2 19:19) Und machten die Furt, daß sie das Gesinde des Königs hinüberführeten und täten, was ihm gefiele. Simei aber, der Sohn Geras, fiel vor dem Könige nieder, da er über den Jordan fuhr.
(And make the ford, that they/she/them the servants the kings led_across and would, what/which him I_would_like. Shimei but, the/of_the son Gera’s, fell before/in_front_of to_him king(s) low/lowly, there he above the Yordan drove.)

ClVg transierunt vada, ut traducerent domum regis, et facerent juxta jussionem ejus: Semei autem filius Gera prostratus coram rege, cum jam transisset Jordanem,
(they_passed shallow_places, as they_would_bring house/home king, and they_would_do next_to command his/her: Semei however son Gera prostrated before king, when/with already had_passed Yordan,)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠עָבְרָ֣ה

and,it_passed_over

The pronoun they refers to the elders of Judah. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [And the elders of Judah crossed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_passed_over the,ford to,bring_over DOM house_of the=king and,to,do the,good ,,his and,Shimei son_of Gērāʼ fell_down to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king ,passed,he in,Jordan )

See how you translated the similar expression in [15:35](../15/35.md). Alternate translation: [the household of the king]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת הַ⁠טּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יו

and,to,do the,good (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_passed_over the,ford to,bring_over DOM house_of the=king and,to,do the,good ,,his and,Shimei son_of Gērāʼ fell_down to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king ,passed,he in,Jordan )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:19](../03/19.md). Alternate translation: [and to do what he regarded as right]

Note 4 topic: translate-symaction

נָפַל֙

fell_down

Be sure that it is clear in your translation that Shimei did not fall down accidentally. He knelt down in front of David as a gesture to honor him. Alternate translation: [knelt down respectfully]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לִ⁠פְנֵ֣י

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before

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

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠עָבְר֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יַּרְדֵּֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_passed_over the,ford to,bring_over DOM house_of the=king and,to,do the,good ,,his and,Shimei son_of Gērāʼ fell_down to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before the=king ,passed,he in,Jordan )

The pronoun he refers to Shimei. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [after Shimei had crossed in the Jordan]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠עָבְר֖⁠וֹ בַּ⁠יַּרְדֵּֽן

When the author says in, the implication is that in order to get to David quickly, Shimei waded through the water of the Jordan River. (Some interpreters suggest that the elders of Judah would instead have crossed the river on rafts and brought David across the same way.) You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [after he had waded across the Jordan]

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