2 SAM 19:37 Parallel Verse View

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UHB 38 יָֽשָׁב־נָ֤א עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֙ וְ⁠אָמֻ֣ת בְּ⁠עִירִ֔⁠י עִ֛ם קֶ֥בֶר אָבִ֖⁠י וְ⁠אִמִּ֑⁠י וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֣ כִמְהָ֗ם יַֽעֲבֹר֙ עִם־אֲדֹנִ֣⁠י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ וַ⁠עֲשֵׂה־ל֕⁠וֹ אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ט֖וֹב בְּ⁠עֵינֶֽי⁠ךָ׃ס ‡
(38 yāshāⱱ-nāʼ ˊaⱱdə⁠kā və⁠ʼāmut bə⁠ˊīri⁠y ˊim qeⱱer ʼāⱱi⁠y və⁠ʼimmi⁠y və⁠hinnēh ˊaⱱdə⁠kā kimhām yaˊₐⱱor ˊim-ʼₐdoni⁠y ha⁠mmelek va⁠ˊₐsēh-l⁠ō ʼēt ʼₐsher-ţōⱱ bə⁠ˊēyney⁠kā.§)

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BrLXX (SA2 19:38) Καθισάτω δὴ ὁ δοῦλός σου, καὶ ἀποθανοῦμαι ἐν τῇ πόλει μου παρὰ τῷ τάφῳ τοῦ πατρός μου καὶ τῆς μητρός μου· καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ δοῦλός σου Χαμαὰμ διαβήσεται μετὰ τοῦ κυρίου μου τοῦ βασιλέως· καὶ ποίησον αὐτῷ τὸ ἀγαθὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου.
(Kathisatō daʸ ho doulos sou, kai apothanoumai en taʸ polei mou para tōi tafōi tou patros mou kai taʸs maʸtros mou; kai idou ho doulos sou Ⱪamaʼam diabaʸsetai meta tou kuriou mou tou basileōs; kai poiaʸson autōi to agathon en ofthalmois sou.)

BrTr (SA2 19:38) Let, I pray thee, thy servant remain, and I will die in my city, by the tomb of my father and of my mother. And, behold, thy servant Chamaam shall go over with my lord the king; and do thou to him as it seems good in thine eyes.

ULT Please let your servant return, and let me die in my city by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what, is good in your eyes.”

UST Instead, please allow me to return to my home. That is where I want to die, near my parents’ grave so people can bury me there. But here is my son Chimham. Your Majesty, please allow him to go with you and serve you, and do for him whatever seems right to you.”

BSB & MSB Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.”

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WEBBE & WMBB Please let your servant turn back again, that I may die in my own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to you.”

NET Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.”

LSV Please let your servant turn back again, and I die in my own city, near the burying-place of my father and of my mother—and behold, your servant Chimham, let him pass over with my lord the king, and do to him that which [is] good in your eyes.”

FBV Then let your servant go back home, that I may die in my home town near the tomb of my father and mother. But here is your servant, my son[fn] Chimham. Let him cross over with Your Majesty, and treat him as you think best.”

19:37 The text does not explicitly say that Chimham is Barzillai's son, but some Septuagint manuscripts do so and it is a likely conclusion.

T4T Then please allow me to return to my home, because that is where I want to die, near my parents’ grave. But here is my son Chimham. Your Majesty, allow him to go with you and serve you, and do for him whatever seems good to you!”

LEB Please let your servant return, and let me die in my city in the tomb of my father and my mother. Here is your servant Kimham; let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him that which is good in your eyes.”

BBE Let your servant now go back again, so that when death comes to me, it may be in my town and by the resting-place of my father and mother. But here is your servant Chimham: let him go with my lord the king, and do for him what seems good to you.

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JPS (SA2 19:38) (19-39) And the king answered: 'Chimham shall go over with me, and I will do to him that which shall seem good unto thee; and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee.'

ASV Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.

DRA But I beseech thee let thy servant return, and die in my own city, and be buried by the sepulchre of my father, and of my mother. But there is thy servant Chamaam, let him go with thee, my lord, the king, and do to him whatsoever seemeth good to thee.

YLT Let, I pray thee, thy servant turn back again, and I die in mine own city, near the burying-place of my father and of my mother, — and lo, thy servant Chimham, let him pass over with my lord the king, and do thou to him that which [is] good in thine eyes.'

Drby Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham: let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what seems good to thee.

RV Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
(Let thy/your servant, I pray thee/you, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, by the grave of my father and my mother. But behold, thy/your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee/you.)

SLT Turn back now thy servant and I will die in my city, by the grave of my father and my mother: and behold, thy servant Chimham shall pass over with my lord the king; and do to him what is good in thine eyes.

Wbstr Let thy servant, I pray thee, return again, that I may die in my own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good to thee.

KJB-1769 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee.
(Let thy/your servant, I pray thee/you, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold thy/your servant Chimham; let him go over with my lord the king; and do to him what shall seem good unto thee/you.)

KJB-1611 Let thy seruant, I pray thee, turne backe againe, that I may die in mine owne citie, and be buried by the graue of my father, and of my mother: but behold thy seruant Chimham, let him go ouer with my lord the king, and doe to him what shall seeme good vnto thee.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps O let thy seruaunt turne backe agayne, that I may dye in myne owne citie, and be buryed in the graue of my father & of my mother: Beholde, here is thy seruaunt Chimham, let him go with my lorde the king, and do to him what shall please thee.
(Oh let thy/your servant turn back again, that I may dye in mine own city, and be buried in the grave of my father and of my mother: Behold, here is thy/your servant Chimham, let him go with my lord the king, and do to him what shall please thee/you.)

Gnva I pray thee, let thy seruant turne backe againe, that I may die in mine owne citie, and be buryed in the graue of my father and of my mother: but beholde thy seruant Chimham, let him goe with my lorde the king, and doe to him what shall please thee.
(I pray thee/you, let thy/your servant turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buried in the grave of my father and of my mother: but behold thy/your servant Chimham, let him go with my lord the king, and do to him what shall please thee/you.)

Cvdl Let thy seruaunt turne backe agayne, that I maye dye in my cite besyde my father and my mothers graue. Beholde, there is thy seruaunt Chimeam, let him go ouer with my lorde the kynge, and do vnto him what pleaseth the.
(Let thy/your servant turn back again, that I may dye in my cite beside my father and my mothers grave. Behold, there is thy/your servant Chimeam, let him go over with my lord the king, and do unto him what pleaseth/pleases them.)

Wycl but Y biseche, that Y thi seruaunt turne ayen, and die in my citee, and be biried bisidis the sepulcre of my fadir and of my modir; forsothe Chamaam is thi seruaunt, my lord the kyng, go he with thee, and do thou to hym that that semeth good to thee.
(but I beseech/implore, that I thy/your servant turn again, and die in my city, and be buried besides the sepulchre/tomb of my father and of my mother; for_certain/truly Chamaam is thy/your servant, my lord the king, go he with thee/you, and do thou/you to him that that seemeth/seems good to thee/you.)

Luth (SA2 19:38) Laß deinen Knecht umkehren, daß ich sterbe in meiner Stadt bei meines Vaters und meiner Mutter Grab. Siehe, da ist dein Knecht Chimeham, den laß mit meinem Herrn Könige hinüberziehen und tue ihm, was dir wohlgefällt.
(Let your(s) servant/farmhand reverse/inverse, that I die in mine city at/in my father and mine mother grave. See/Look, there is your(s) servant/farmhand Chimham, the let with my Lord king(s) move_over and do/act him, what/which you/to_you(sg) well-liked.)

ClVg sed obsecro ut revertar servus tuus, et moriar in civitate mea, et sepeliar juxta sepulchrum patris mei et matris meæ. Est autem servus tuus Chamaam: ipse vadat tecum, domine mi rex, et fac ei quidquid tibi bonum videtur.[fn]
(but I_beg as I_will_return servant your(sg), and I_will_die in/into/on city my, and I_will_be_buried next_to grave/tomb of_the_father my/mine and mother my. It_is however servant your(sg) Chimham: exactly_that/himself let_it_go with_you, master mi king, and do to_him whatever to_you good it_seems.)

19.37 Est autem. Est autem in Hebræo: Ecce servus tuus Hebraice legitur Chime han Chanaan, Chanaan interpretatur suspirans; quandiu cum patre fuit, suspirans vocatus est: postquam vero ad doctrinam David transiit, non Chanaan sed Chamaan vocatus est, id est, fidelis, etc., usque ad: Ephraim et Manasses tanquam Ruben et Simeon erunt mihi. Magnus itaque Moses et Josue ejus successor duplicem illis tribuerunt sortem.

19.37 It_is however. It_is however in/into/on Hebrew: Behold servant your(sg) In_Hebrew it_is_read Chime han Canaan, Canaan interprets sighing; as_long_as when/with to_his_father it_was, sighing called it_is: after indeed/however to teaching David he_passed, not/no Canaan but Chamaan called it_is, that it_is, faithful, etc., until to: Ephraim and Manasses as_if Ruben and Simeon they_will_be to_me. Magnus therefore Moses and Yoshua his/her successor double to_them they_gave lot.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-politeness

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ עַבְדְּ⁠ךָ֣ כִמְהָ֗ם

(Some words not found in UHB: return now servant_of,your so,that_I_may_die in,my_own_of,city with tomb_of my_father_of,my and,mother_of,my and=see/lo/see! servant_of,your Kimhām/(Chimham) cross_over with my=master the=king and,do to=him/it DOM which/who good in,eyes_of,your )

While Barzillai may want David to look at Chimham (who has accompanied him, and who is likely his son, as [1 Kings 2:7](../../1ki/02/07.md) suggests), he seems to be saying behold as part of the courteous expression that people in this culture would use to tell a superior that someone was ready and willing to obey his orders. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. See how you translated the similar expression in [1:7](../01/07.md). Alternate translation: [But now here is your servant Chimham, at your disposal]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

וַ⁠עֲשֵׂה־ל֕⁠וֹ

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: [and please do for him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ט֖וֹב בְּ⁠עֵינֶֽי⁠ךָ

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: return now servant_of,your so,that_I_may_die in,my_own_of,city with tomb_of my_father_of,my and,mother_of,my and=see/lo/see! servant_of,your Kimhām/(Chimham) cross_over with my=master the=king and,do to=him/it DOM which/who good in,eyes_of,your )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:19](../03/19.md). Alternate translation: [as you see fit] or [what you think is best]

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