2SA 20:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) That’s not what we’re here for. We’re here for a man from the Efraim hills named Sheva, the son of Bikri. He took a stand against the king—against David. Just hand him over to us, and then we’ll leave your city.”
¶ “Wait,” the woman told Yoav. “His head will be thrown over the wall to you.”

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 Οὐχ οὕτως ὁ λόγος, ὅτι ἀνὴρ ἐξ ὄρους Ἐφραὶμ, Σαβεὲ υἱὸς Βοχορὶ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐπῇρε τὴν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὸν βασιλέα Δαυίδ. δότε αὐτόν μοι μόνον, καὶ ἀπελεύσομαι ἀπάνωθεν τῆς πόλεως. Καὶ εἶπεν ἡ γυνὴ πρὸς Ἰωὰβ, ἰδοὺ ἡ κεφαλὴ αὐτοῦ ῥιφήσεται πρὸς σὲ διὰ τοῦ τείχους.
(Ouⱪ houtōs ho logos, hoti anaʸr ex orous Efraim, Sabee huios Boⱪori onoma autou, kai epaʸre taʸn ⱪeira autou epi ton basilea Dawid. dote auton moi monon, kai apeleusomai apanōthen taʸs poleōs. Kai eipen haʸ gunaʸ pros Yōab, idou haʸ kefalaʸ autou ɽifaʸsetai pros se dia tou teiⱪous. )

BrTr Is not the case thus, that a man of mount Ephraim, Sabee son of Bochori by name, has even lifted up his hand against king David? Give him only to me, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

ULT The matter is not thus, for a man from the mountain of Ephraim—his name is Sheba the son of Bikri—he has lifted his hand against the king, against David. Give him alone and let us go from the city.”
¶  And the woman said to Joab, “Look, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

UST That is not what we want to do. But Bikri’s son Sheba, a man from the hill area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will go away from this town.”
¶ The woman replied to Joab, “Very well; we will cut off his head and throw it over the wall to you.”

BSB That is not the case. But a man named Sheba son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Deliver him alone, and I will depart from the city.”
§ “Look,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

OEB That is not at all our errand. But a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; only deliver him, and I will leave the city.’ And the woman said to Joab, ‘Behold his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.’

WEBBE The matter is not so. But a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David. Just deliver him, and I will depart from the city.”
¶ The woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET That’s not the way things are. There is a man from the hill country of Ephraim named Sheba son of Bicri. He has rebelled against King David. Give me just this one man, and I will leave the city.” The woman said to Joab, “This very minute his head will be thrown over the wall to you!”

LSV The matter [is] not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim—Sheba son of Bichri [is] his name—has lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give him up by himself, and I go away from the city.” And the woman says to Joab, “Behold, his head is cast to you over the wall.”

FBV That's not the intention. But a man called Sheba, son of Bichri, from the hill country of Ephraim, has rebelled against the king, against David. Just hand over this one man and I will withdraw from the town.”
¶ “Fine,” the woman replied, “his head will be thrown over the wall to you.”

T4T That is not what we want to do. But Bichri’s son Sheba, a man from the hilly area in the tribe of Ephraim, is rebelling against King David. Put this man into our hands, and then we will ◄go away from/not attack► this town.”
¶ The woman replied to Joab, “Okay, what we will do is, we will cut off his head and throw it over the wall to you.”

LEB That is not the matter. But a man from the mountains of Ephraim, whose name is Sheba the son Bicri, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David. Give only him to us, and I will depart from the city.” The woman said to Joab, “Look, his head is being thrown down to you over the wall.”

BBE Not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba, son of Bichri, by name, has taken up arms against the king, against David: give up this man only, and I will go away from the town. And the woman said to Joab, His head will be dropped over the wall to you.

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JPS The matter is not so; but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city.' And the woman said unto Joab: 'Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.'

ASV The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

DRA The matter is not so, but a man of mount Ephraim, Seba the son of Bochri by name, hath lifted up his hand against king David: deliver him only, and we will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab: Behold his head shall be thrown to thee from the wall.

YLT The matter [is] not so; for a man of the hill-country of Ephraim — Sheba son of Bichri his name — hath lifted up his hand against the king, against David; give ye up him by himself, and I go away from the city.' And the woman saith unto Joab, 'Lo, his head is cast unto thee over the wall.'

Drby The matter is not so; but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, against David: give up him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

RV The matter is not so: but a man of the hill country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

Wbstr The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.

KJB-1769 The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.[fn]
(The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath/has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee/you over the wall. )

20.21 by name: Heb. by his name

KJB-1611 [fn]The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim (Sheba the sonne of Bichri by name) hath lift vp his hand against the king, euen against Dauid: deliuer him onely, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said vnto Ioab, Behold, his head shall be throwen to thee ouer the wall.
(The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim (Sheba the son of Bichri by name) hath/has lift up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Yoab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee/you over the wall.)

20:21 Heb. by his name.

Bshps The matter is not so: But a man of mount Ephraim (Seba the sonne of Bichri by name) hath lyft vp his hand against the king, euen against Dauid: Delyuer vs him onely, & I wyll depart from the citie. And the woman said vnto Ioab: Behold, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall.
(The matter is not so: But a man of mount Ephraim (Seba the son of Bichri by name) hath/has lyft up his hand against the king, even against David: Delyuer us him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Yoab: Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee/you over the wall.)

Gnva The matter is not so, but a man of mout Ephraim (Sheba ye sonne of Bichri by name) hath lift vp his had against ye King, euen against Dauid: deliuer vs him onely, and I will depart from the citie. And the woman saide vnto Ioab, Beholde, his head shalbe throwen to thee ouer the wall.
(The matter is not so, but a man of mout Ephraim (Sheba ye/you_all son of Bichri by name) hath/has lift up his had against ye/you_all King, even against David: deliver us him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Yoab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee/you over the wall. )

Cvdl The matter is not so, but a certayne man of mount Ephraim named Seba the sonne of Bichri, hath lifte vp him selfe agaynst kynge Dauid, delyuer him onely, and I wyl departe from the cite. The woman sayde vnto Ioab: Beholde, his heade shal be cast vnto the ouer the wall.
(The matter is not so, but a certain man of mount Ephraim named Seba the son of Bichri, hath/has lifte up himself against king David, deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said unto Yoab: Behold, his head shall be cast unto the over the wall.)

Wyc The thing hath not so it silf; but a man of the hil of Effraym, Siba, sone of Bochri, bi surname, reiside his hond ayens kyng Dauid; bitake ye him aloone, and we schulen go awei fro the citee. And the womman seide to Joab, Lo! his heed schal be sent to thee bi the wal.
(The thing hath/has not so itself; but a man of the hill of Ephraim, Siba, son of Bochri, by surname, reiside his hand against king David; bitake ye/you_all him alone, and we should go away from the city. And the woman said to Yoab, Lo! his heed shall be sent to thee/you by the wall.)

Luth sondern ein Mann vom Gebirge Ephraim, mit Namen Seba, der Sohn Bichris, hat sich empöret wider den König David. Gebet denselbigen her allein, so will ich von der Stadt ziehen. Die Frau sprach zu Joab: Siehe, sein Haupt soll zu dir über die Mauer geworfen werden.
(rather a man from_the mountains Ephraim, with name(s) Seba, the/of_the son Bichris, has itself/yourself/themselves empöret against the king David. Gebet denselbigen her allein, so will I from the/of_the city ziehen. The Frau spoke to Yoab: See, his head should to you/to_you above the Mauer geworfen become.)

ClVg Non sic se habet res, sed homo de monte Ephraim, Seba filius Bochri cognomine, levavit manum suam contra regem David: tradite illum solum, et recedemus a civitate. Et ait mulier ad Joab: Ecce caput ejus mittetur ad te per murum.
(Non so se habet res, but human about mountain Ephraim, Seba son Bochri cognomine, levavit hand his_own on_the_contrary regem David: tradite him solum, and recedemus from civitate. And he_said mulier to Yoab: Behold caput his mittetur to you(sg) through murum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) has lifted up his hand against

(Some words not found in UHB: not so the,case that/for/because/then/when (a)_man from=hill ʼEfrayim seven son_of Bikrī his/its=name lifted_up his/its=hand in/on/at/with,king in/on/at/with,David give_~_up DOM=him/it for=him/it=being_alone and,withdraw from=under the=city and=she/it_said the=woman to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! his/its=head thrown to,you behind the,wall )

This means to rebel and fight against someone. Alternate translation: “has opposed” or “is rebelling against”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) Give up him alone

Joab is asking for the people of the city to release Sheba to him. Alternate translation: “Hand this man over to us” or “Give this man to us”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) I will withdraw from the city

Here the “I” refers to both Joab and his soldiers. Alternate translation: “We will withdraw from the city”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

(Occurrence 0) His head will be thrown

If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “We will throw his head”

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