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Parallel 2 SAM 21:7

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BI 2 Sam 21:7 ©

Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)However, the king spared Yonatan’s son (and Sha’ul’s grandson) Mefiboshet because of the promises that he and Yonatan had made to each other before Yahweh.[ref]


21:7: 1Sam 20:15-17; 2Sam 9:1-7.

OET-LVAnd_spared the_king on Mephi- bshet the_son_of Yōnātān/(Jonathan) the_son_of Shāʼūl on the_oath_of YHWH which between_them between Dāvid and_between Yōnātān the_son_of Shāʼūl.

UHBוַ⁠יַּחְמֹ֣ל הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מְפִי־בֹ֖שֶׁת בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּל עַל־שְׁבֻעַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּֽינֹתָ֔⁠ם בֵּ֣ין דָּוִ֔ד וּ⁠בֵ֖ין יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בֶּן־שָׁאֽוּל׃
   (va⁠yyaḩmol ha⁠mmelek ˊal-mə-ⱱoshet ben-yəhōnātān ben-shāʼūl ˊal-shəⱱuˊat yhwh ʼₐsher bēynotā⁠m bēyn dāvid ū⁠ⱱēyn yəhōnātān ben-shāʼūl.)

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
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).

BrLXXΚαὶ ἐφείσατο ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐπὶ Μεμφιβοσθὲ υἱὸν Ἰωνάθαν υἱοῦ Σαοὺλ διὰ τὸν ὅρκον Κυρίου τὸν ἀναμέσον αὐτῶν, καὶ ἀναμέσον Δαυὶδ, καὶ ἀναμέσον Ἰωνάθαν υἱοῦ Σαούλ.
   (Kai efeisato ho basileus epi Memfibosthe huion Yōnathan huiou Saʼoul dia ton horkon Kuriou ton anameson autōn, kai anameson Dawid, kai anameson Yōnathan huiou Saoul. )

BrTrBut the king spared Memphibosthe son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord that was between them, even between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

ULTAnd the king had compassion on Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul on account of the oath of Yahweh which was between them, between David and between Jonathan the son of Saul.

USTThe king did not hand over Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth to them, because of what he and Mephibosheth’s father Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.

BSBNow the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

MSB (Same as above)


OEBBut the king spared , the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of Jehovah’s oath which was between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

WEBBEBut the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETThe king had mercy on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, in light of the Lord’s oath that had been taken between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

LSVand the king has pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of YHWH that [is] between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;

FBVHowever, the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath sworn before the Lord between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

T4TThe king did not hand over to them Saul’s grandson Mephibosheth, because of what he and Mephibosheth’s father Jonathan had solemnly promised to each other.

LEBNo LEB 2 SAM book available

BBEBut the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

MoffNo Moff 2 SAM book available

JPSBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

ASVBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

DRAAnd the king spared Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the oath of the Lord, that had been between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

YLTand the king hath pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that [is] between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;

DrbyBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Jehovah's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

RVBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

SLTAnd the king will spare upon Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, on account of the oath of Jehovah which was between them, between David and between Jonathan, son of Saul.

WbstrBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the LORD'S oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

KJB-1769But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

KJB-1611But the king spared Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, because of the LORDs othe that was between them, betweene Dauid, and Ionathan the sonne of Saul.
   (But the king spared Mephibosheth the son of Yonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORDs oath that was between them, between David, and Yonathan the son of Saul.)

BshpsNo Bshps 2 SAM book available

GnvaBut the King had compassion on Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, because of the Lordes othe, that was betweene them, euen betweene Dauid and Ionathan the sonne of Saul.
   (But the King had compassion on Mephibosheth the son of Yonathan the son of Saul, because of the Lords oath, that was between them, even between David and Yonathan the son of Saul. )

CvdlNo Cvdl 2 SAM book available

WyclNo Wycl 2 SAM book available

LuthNo Luth 2 SAM book available

ClVgPepercitque rex Miphiboseth filio Jonathæ filii Saul, propter jusjurandum Domini quod fuerat inter David et inter Jonathan filium Saul.
   (Pepercitque king Miphiboseth son Yonathæ children Saul, because yusyurandum Master that had_been between David and between Yonathan son Saul. )

RP-GNTNo RP-GNT 2 SAM book available


HAPHebrew accents and phrasing: See Allan Johnson's Hebrew accents and phrasing analysis.

TSNTyndale Study Notes:

21:7 the oath: See 1 Sam 20:14-15. In contrast to Saul, David was honoring his oath while dealing with the deadly fallout of Saul’s violation of an oath.


UTNuW Translation Notes:

(Occurrence 0) Mephibosheth

(Some words not found in UHB: and,spared the=king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in Mephi- -bshet son_of Yōnātān/(Jonathan) son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in oath_of YHWH which/who between,them between Dāvid and=between Yōnātān/(Jonathan) son_of Shāʼūl/(Saul) )

Mephibosheth was the son of Jonathan. See how you translated his name in [2 Samuel 4:4](../04/04.md).

BI 2 Sam 21:7 ©