2SA 20:20 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) “Far be it, far be it for me that I would destroy or wipe it out,” Yoav replied.

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 Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωὰβ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἵλεώς μοι ἵλεώς μοι, εἰ καταποντιῶ καὶ εἰ φθερῶ.
(Kai apekrithaʸ Yōab, kai eipen, hileōs moi hileōs moi, ei katapontiō kai ei ftherō. )

BrTr And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should ruin or destroy.

ULT And Joab answered, and he said, “Far be it, far be it for me if I will swallow or if I will destroy.

BSB § “Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

OEB And Joab answered and said, ‘Far be it, far be it from me, that I should consume or destroy.

WEBBE Joab answered, “Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Joab answered, “Get serious! I don’t want to swallow up or destroy anything!

LSV And Joab answers and says, “Far be it—far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

FBV “Certainly not!” Joab answered. “It's not what I want—to destroy or tear down this town!

T4T Job replied, “I would certainly never want to ruin or destroy your town!

LEB Then Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow or I should destroy.

BBE And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;

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JPS And Joab answered and said: 'Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

ASV And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

DRA And Joab answering said: God forbid, God forbid that I should, I do not throw down, nor destroy.

YLT And Joab answereth and saith, 'Far be it — far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

Drby And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

RV And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Wbstr And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

KJB-1769 And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

KJB-1611 And Ioab answered and saide, Farre be it, farre be it from me, that I should swallow vp or destroy.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And Ioab aunswered, and sayd: God forbyd, God forbid it me that I should either deuour, or destroy.
(And Yoab answered, and said: God forbyd, God forbid it me that I should either deuour, or destroy.)

Gnva And Ioab answered, and said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it.
(And Yoab answered, and said, God forbid, God forbid it me, that I should deuoure, or destroy it. )

Cvdl Ioab answered and sayde: That be farre, that be farre fro me, that I shulde swalowe vp and destroye.
(Yoab answered and said: That be farre, that be far from me, that I should swalowe up and destroye.)

Wycl And Joab answeride, and seide, Fer be, fer be this fro me; Y `caste not doun, nether Y distrye.
(And Yoab answered, and said, Fer be, far be this from me; I `caste not down, neither I distrye.)

Luth Joab antwortete und sprach: Das sei ferne, das sei ferne von mir, daß ich verschlingen und verderben sollte! Es hat sich nicht also;
(Yoab replied and spoke: The be ferne, the be ferne from mir, that I verschlingen and verderben sollte! It has itself/yourself/themselves not also;)

ClVg Respondensque Joab, ait: Absit, absit hoc a me: non præcipito, neque demolior.
(Respondensque Yoab, he_said: Absit, absit this from me: not/no præcipito, nor demolior. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) Far be it, far be it from me, that I should

(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,said far_be_it!, `, to=me if swallow_up and=if destroy )

He repeats this phrase to emphasize that this is something he would never do. Alternate translation: “Truly, truly, I would never”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

(Occurrence 0) that I should swallow up or destroy

(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,said far_be_it!, `, to=me if swallow_up and=if destroy )

This refers to destroying the city. This may be stated clearly. Alternate translation: “that I should swallow up or destroy your city”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

(Occurrence 0) swallow up or destroy

(Some words not found in UHB: and,answered Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,said far_be_it!, `, to=me if swallow_up and=if destroy )

Both of these phrases means to destroy. In the first phrase “destroying” is spoken of as if it were “swallowing.” These may be combined. Alternate translation: “ruin or destroy the city” or “destroy” (See also: figs-metaphor)

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