2SA 19:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) But Abishai (Tseruyah’s son) answered instead, “Rather than that, shouldn’t Shimei be killed because he cursed Yahweh’s anointed one?”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative, green:YHWH.
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 Ὅτι ἔγνω ὁ δοῦλός σου ὅτι ἐγὼ ἥμαρτον, καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἦλθον σήμερον πρότερος παντὸς Ἰσραὴλ καὶ οἴκου Ἰωσὴφ, τοῦ καταβῆναί με εἰς ἀπαντὴν τοῦ κυρίου μου τοῦ βασιλέως.
(Hoti egnō ho doulos sou hoti egō haʸmarton, kai idou egō aʸlthon saʸmeron proteros pantos Israaʸl kai oikou Yōsaʸf, tou katabaʸnai me eis apantaʸn tou kuriou mou tou basileōs. )

BrTr For thy servant knows that I have sinned: and, behold, I am come to-day before all Israel and the house of Joseph, to go down and meet my lord the king.

ULT And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, and he said, “Instead of this, will Shimei not be killed? For he belittled the anointed one of Yahweh.”

UST But Abishai son of Zeruiah, said to David, “He cursed the one whom Yahweh appointed to be the king! So should he not be executed for doing that?”

BSB § But Abishai son of Zeruiah said, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

OEB But Abishai the son of Zeruiah spoke and said, ‘Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah’s anointed?’

WEBBE But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, “Shouldn’t Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Abishai son of Zeruiah replied, “For this should not Shimei be put to death? After all, he cursed the Lord’s anointed!”

LSV And Abishai son of Zeruiah answers and says, “Is Shimei not put to death for this—because he reviled the anointed of YHWH?”

FBV Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said, “Shouldn't Shimei be executed for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed one?”

T4T But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, “He cursed the one that Yahweh appointed [MTY] to be the king! So ◄should he not be executed for doing that?/he certainly should be executed for doing that.►” [RHQ]

LEB Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah responded and said, “Because of this, should not Shimei be put to death, for he cursed the anointed one of Yahweh?”

BBE But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, said, Is not death the right fate for Shimei, because he has been cursing the one marked by the holy oil?

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JPS (19-22) But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said: 'Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?'

ASV But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah’s anointed?

DRA But Abisai the son of Sarvia answering, said: Shall Semei for these words not be put to death, because he cursed the Lord’s anointed?

YLT And Abishai son of Zeruiah answereth and saith, 'For this is not Shimei put to death — because he reviled the anointed of Jehovah?'

Drby And Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Jehovah's anointed?

RV But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’S anointed?

SLT And Abishai son of Zeruiah, will say, For this shall not Shimei be put to death? for he cursed Jehovah’s Messiah.

Wbstr But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD'S anointed?

KJB-1769 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD’s anointed?

KJB-1611 But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah answered, and sayd, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because hee cursed the LORDs Anointed?
(But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORDs Anointed?)

Bshps But Abisai the sonne of Zaruia aunswered, and sayd: Shall not Simei dye for this, because he cursed the Lordes annoynted?
(But Abisai the son of Zaruia answered, and said: Shall not Simei dye for this, because he cursed the Lords anointed?)

Gnva But Abishai the sonne of Zeruiah answered, and said, Shal not Shimei die for this, because he cursed the Lordes anoynted?
(But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, and said, Shall not Shimei die for this, because he cursed the Lords anointed? )

Cvdl Neuertheles Abisai the sonne of Zeru Ia answered and sayde: And shulde not Semei dye therfore, seynge he hath cursed ye anoynted of ye LORDE?
(Nevertheless Abisai the son of Zeru Ya answered and said: And should not Semei dye therefore, seeing he hath/has cursed ye/you_all anointed of ye/you_all LORD?)

Wycl Forsothe Abisai, the sone of Saruye, answeride and seide, Whether Semei, that curside the crist of the Lord, schal not be slayn for these wordis?
(For_certain/Truly Abisai, the son of Saruye, answered and said, Whether Semei, that cursed the crist of the Lord, shall not be slain/killed for these words?)

Luth denn dein Knecht erkennet, daß ich gesündiget habe. Und siehe, ich bin heute der erste kommen unter dem ganzen Hause Josephs, daß ich meinem Herrn Könige entgegen herabzöge.
(because/than your(s) servant/farmhand recognises/realises, that I sinned have. And see/look, I am heute the/of_the first coming under to_him entire house Yosephs, that I my Lord king(s) in_contrast_to downzöge.)

ClVg Respondens vero Abisai filius Sarviæ, dixit: Numquid pro his verbis non occidetur Semei, quia maledixit christo Domini?
(Respondens indeed/however Abisai son Sarviæ, he_said: Is_it for his with_words not/no occidetur Semei, because cursed christo Master? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Abishai

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when knowing servant_of,your that/for/because/then/when I sinned and=see/lo/see! come the=day first to/from=all/each/any/every house_of Yōşēf/(Joseph) to,come_down to,meet my=master the,king )

See how you translated this man’s name in [2 Samuel 2:18](../02/18.md).

Note 2 topic: translate-names

(Occurrence 0) Zeruiah

See how you translated this man’s name in [2 Samuel 2:13](../02/13.md).

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) Should not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh’s anointed?

Abishai was angry at Shimei for cursing David and is suggesting that he should be killed. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Shimei should be put to death because he cursed Yahweh’s anointed.”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Yahweh’s anointed

This refers to David. It means that he is the man that Yahweh had anointed as king. Alternate translation: “the man that Yahweh has anointed as king”

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