2 SAM 19:28 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) All my grandfather’s household expected that we’d be executed, yet to placed me, your servant, among those who eat at your table, so I don’t have the right to request anything further from the king.”

Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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 Καὶ μεθώδευσεν ἐν τῷ δούλῳ σου πρὸς τὸν κύριόν μου τὸν βασιλέα· καὶ ὁ κύριός μου ὁ βασιλεὺς ὡς ἄγγελος τοῦ Θεοῦ, καὶ ποίησον τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου.
(Kai methōdeusen en tōi doulōi sou pros ton kurion mou ton basilea; kai ho kurios mou ho basileus hōs angelos tou Theou, kai poiaʸson to agathon en ofthalmois sou. )

BrTr And he has dealt deceitfully with thy servant to my lord the king: but my lord the king is as an angel of God, and do thou that which is good in thine eyes.

ULT For all the house of my father was not except men of death to my lord the king, and you set your servant among those who ate at your table. And what more righteousness is there for me still to cry out to the king?”

UST All of my grandfather’s family expected that we would be executed. But you did not execute me. You allowed me to eat food with you at your table! So I certainly do not have the right to request from you anything more.”

BSB For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”

OEB For though all my father’s house were only deserving of death before my lord, the king set your servant among those who eat at your table. What right have I now, that I should continue to cry to the king?’

WEBBE For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant amongst those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should appeal any more to the king?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?”

LSV for all the house of my father have been nothing except men of death before my lord the king, and you set your servant among those eating at your table, and what right do I have anymore—even to cry anymore to the king?”

FBV All my grandfather's family could only expect death from Your Majesty, but you included me, your servant, among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to ask the king for anything more?”

T4T All of my grandfather’s family expected/deserved that we would be executed. But you did not execute me; you allowed me to eat food with you at your table! So I certainly do not have [RHQ] the right to request you for anything more.”

LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available

BBE For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

JPS (19-29) For all my father's house were deserving of death at the hand of my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet? or why should I cry any more unto the king?'

ASV For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the king?

DRA For all of my father’s house were no better than worthy of death before my lord the king; and thou hast set me thy servant among the guests of thy table: what just complaint therefore have I? or what right to cry any more to the king?

YLT for all the house of my father have been nothing except men of death before my lord the king, and thou dost set thy servant among those eating at thy table, and what right have I any more — even to cry any more unto the king?'

Drby For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; and thou didst set thy servant among them that eat at thine own table. What further right therefore have I? and for what should I cry any more to the king?

RV For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the king?
(For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst/did thou/you set thy/your servant among them that did eat at thine/your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry anymore unto the king? )

SLT For was not all my father’s house but men of death before my lord the king? and thou wilt set thy servant among those eating at thy table. And what is there to me yet of right and to cry yet to the king?

Wbstr For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that ate at thy own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more to the king?

KJB-1769 For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?[fn]
(For all of my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst/did thou/you set thy/your servant among them that did eat at thine/your own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry anymore unto the king? )

19.28 dead…: Heb. men of death

KJB-1611 [fn]For all of my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet diddest thou set thy seruant among them that did eate at thine owne table: what right therefore haue I yet to crie any more vnto the king?
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

19:28 Heb. men of death.

Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available

Gnva For all my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king, yet diddest thou set thy seruant among them that did eate at thine owne table: what right therefore haue I yet to crye any more vnto the king?
(For all my fathers house were but dead men before my lord the king, yet didst/did thou/you set thy/your servant among them that did eat at thine/your own table: what right therefore have I yet to cry anymore unto the king? )

Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available

Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available

Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available

ClVg Neque enim fuit domus patris mei, nisi morti obnoxia domino meo regi: tu autem posuisti me servum tuum inter convivas mensæ tuæ: quid ergo habeo justæ querelæ? aut quid possum ultra vociferari ad regem?
(Neither because it_was home of_the_father my/mine, except death obnoxia domino mine regi: you(sg) however you_put me a_servant your between convivas tables yours: what therefore habeo just querelæ? or what I_can beyond/besides voiceferari to the_king? )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) all my father’s house were dead men before my master the king

(Some words not found in UHB: and,slandered in/on/at/with,servant_of,your to/towards my=master the=king and,lord_of,my the=king like,angel_of the=ʼElohīm and,do the,good in/on/at/with,see_of,you )

Mephibosheth speaks of how his relatives had deserved to be executed as if they had already been executed and were dead. Alternate translation: “all my father’s house deserved for my master the king to order them to be executed”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) my father’s house

(Some words not found in UHB: and,slandered in/on/at/with,servant_of,your to/towards my=master the=king and,lord_of,my the=king like,angel_of the=ʼElohīm and,do the,good in/on/at/with,see_of,you )

This refers to his father’s relatives. Alternate translation: “my father’s relatives”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) What right therefore have I that I should still cry any more to the king?

(Some words not found in UHB: and,slandered in/on/at/with,servant_of,your to/towards my=master the=king and,lord_of,my the=king like,angel_of the=ʼElohīm and,do the,good in/on/at/with,see_of,you )

Mephibosheth uses this rhetorical question to emphasize that he has no right to request anything from the king. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “Therefore, I have no right to ask the king to do anything else for me.”

Parallel 2 SAM 19:28

Parallel 2 SAM 19:28