2 SAM 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 said, “Profane, profane to me if I should devour or if I should destroy!

UST Joab replied, “I certainly do not want to destroy your city at all!

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

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 2 SAM book available

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;

Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available

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.

SLT And Joab will say, Far be it, far be it to me, if I shall swallow up and if I shall 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 devour, 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 devour, 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 far, that be far from me, that I should swallow 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 cast/threw 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 distant, the be distant from to_me, that I devour and spoil/corrupt should! It has itself/yourself/themselves not also;)

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יַּ֥עַן יוֹאָ֖ב וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,he_said far,be_it far,be_it to=me if swallow_up and=if destroy )

The expression and said introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this expression explicitly. Alternate translation: [And Joab responded]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חָלִ֤ילָ⁠ה חָלִ֨ילָ⁠ה֙ לִ֔⁠י אִם־אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְ⁠אִם־אַשְׁחִֽית

far,be_it far,be_it to=me if (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,he_said far,be_it far,be_it to=me if swallow_up and=if destroy )

Joab is using a common expression of his culture to express his horror at the idea he describes. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in [1 Samuel 2:30](../../1sa/02/30.md). Alternate translation: [Far be it, far be it from me to devour or to destroy!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

חָלִ֤ילָ⁠ה חָלִ֨ילָ⁠ה֙ לִ֔⁠י

far,be_it far,be_it to=me

Joab is repeating the word Profane in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [Absolutely profane to me] or [Be it far away from me]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אִם־אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְ⁠אִם־אַשְׁחִֽית

if (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) and,he_said far,be_it far,be_it to=me if swallow_up and=if destroy )

These two phrases if I should devour and if I should destroy mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [if I should completely destroy]

Parallel 2 SAM 20:20

Parallel 2 SAM 20:20