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OET (OET-RV) Then David commanded some of the young men and they killed the two brothers and cut of their hands and feet and hung them[fn] beside the Hebron pool, but they took Iysh-Boshet’s head and buried it there in Hebron in Abner’s tomb.
4:12 It’s ambiguous in the Hebrew whether the hands and feet were strung up, or the actual bodies.
OET-LV And_ Dāvid _he/it_commanded DOM the_young_men and_killed_them and_cut_off DOM hands_of_their and_DOM feet_of_their and_hung at the_pool in/on/at/with_Ḩeⱱrōn and_DOM the_head_of Ish- bshet they_took and_buried in/on/at/with_tomb_of ʼAⱱnēr in/on/at/with_Ḩeⱱrōn.
UHB וַיְצַו֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַנְּעָרִ֜ים וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ אֶת־יְדֵיהֶם֙ וְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּתְל֥וּ עַל־הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן וְאֵ֨ת רֹ֤אשׁ אִֽישׁ־בֹּ֨שֶׁת֙ לָקָ֔חוּ וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ בְקֶֽבֶר־אַבְנֵ֖ר בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃פ ‡
(vayəʦav dāvid ʼet-hannəˊārim vayyahargūm vayəqaʦʦəʦū ʼet-yədēyhem vəʼet-raglēyhem vayyitlū ˊal-habərēkāh bəḩeⱱrōn vəʼēt roʼsh ʼiysh-boshet lāqāḩū vayyiqbərū ⱱəqeⱱer-ʼaⱱnēr bəḩeⱱrōn.◊)
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 ἐνετείλατο Δαυὶδ τοῖς παιδαρίοις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀποκτείνουσιν αὐτούς, καὶ κολοβοῦσι τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν καὶ τοὺς πόδας αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκρέμασαν αὐτοὺς ἐπι τῆς κρήνης ἐν Χεβρὼν, καὶ τὴν κεφαλὴν Ἰεβοσθὲ ἔθαψαν ἐν τῷ τάφῳ Ἀβεννὴρ υἱοῦ Νήρ.
(Kai eneteilato Dawid tois paidariois autou, kai apokteinousin autous, kai kolobousi tas ⱪeiras autōn kai tous podas autōn, kai ekremasan autous epi taʸs kraʸnaʸs en Ⱪebrōn, kai taʸn kefalaʸn Iebosthe ethapsan en tōi tafōi Abennaʸr huiou Naʸr. )
BrTr And David commanded his young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet; and they hung them up at the fountain in Chebron: and they buried the head of Jebosthe in the tomb of Abenner the son of Ner.
ULT And David commanded the young men, and they killed them, and they cut off their hands and their feet, and they hung them beside the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ishbosheth they took, and they buried in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
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UST Then David gave a command to his soldiers, and they killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies on a pole near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it respectfully in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
BSB So David commanded his young men, and they killed [Rechab and Baanah]. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB Then David commanded his young men, and they slew them and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ishbaal they took and buried in the grave of Abner at Hebron.
WEBBE David commanded his young men, and they killed them, cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in Abner’s grave in Hebron.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So David issued orders to the soldiers and they put them to death. Then they cut off their hands and feet and hung them near the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.
LSV And David commands the young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang [them] over the pool in Hebron, and they have taken the head of Ish-Bosheth, and bury [it] in the burying-place of Abner in Hebron.
FBV David gave the order to his men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They chopped off their hands and feet, and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron. Then they took Ishbosheth's head and buried it in Abner's grave in Hebron.
T4T Then, following David’s orders, his soldiers killed the two men, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung their bodies (OR, their hands and feet) on a pole near the pool at Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it respectfully in the tomb of Abner, there at Hebron.
LEB No LEB 2 SAM book available
BBE And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body in Hebron.
Moff No Moff 2 SAM book available
JPS And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
ASV And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
DRA And David commanded his servants and they slew them: and cutting off their hands and feet, hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but the head of Isboseth they took and buried in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
YLT And David commandeth the young men, and they slay them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang [them] over the pool in Hebron, and the head of Ish-Bosheth they have taken, and bury [it] in the burying-place of Abner in Hebron.
Drby And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged [them] up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
RV And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
(And David commanded his young men, and they slew/killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up beside the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the grave of Abner in Hebron. )
SLT And David will command the boys and they will kill them and cut off their hands and their feet, and hang them over the pain Hebron. And the head of Ishbosheth they took and they will bury it in the grave of Abner in Hebron.
Wbstr And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulcher of Abner in Hebron.
KJB-1769 And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
(And David commanded his young men, and they slew/killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre/tomb of Abner in Hebron. )
KJB-1611 And Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner, in Hebron.
(And David commanded his young men, and they slew/killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre/tomb of Abner, in Hebron.)
Bshps No Bshps 2 SAM book available
Gnva Then Dauid commanded his yong men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feete, and hanged them vp ouer the poole in Hebron: but they tooke the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.
(Then David commanded his young men, and they slew/killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron: but they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre/tomb of Abner in Hebron. )
Cvdl No Cvdl 2 SAM book available
Wycl No Wycl 2 SAM book available
Luth No Luth 2 SAM book available
ClVg Præcepit itaque David pueris suis, et interfecerunt eos: præcidentesque manus et pedes eorum, suspenderunt eos super piscinam in Hebron: caput autem Isboseth tulerunt, et sepelierunt in sepulchro Abner in Hebron.
(He_commanded therefore David children to_his_own, and interfecerunt them: beforecidentesque hands and feet their, suspenderunt them over piscinam in/into/on Hebron: the_head however Isboseth they_took, and they_buried in/into/on sepulchro Abner in/into/on Hebron. )
RP-GNT No RP-GNT 2 SAM book available
4:12 cut off their hands and feet: Displaying the dismembered bodies of Ishbosheth’s killers shamed them by denying them proper burial (cp. 1 Sam 31:8-13); it was also a public testimony of David’s innocence in Ishbosheth’s death.
Note 1 topic: translate-symaction
(Occurrence 0) cut off their hands and feet and hung them up
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_commanded Dāvid DOM the,young_men and,killed,them and,cut_off DOM hands_of,their and=DOM feet_of,their and,hung on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,pool in/on/at/with,Hebron and=DOM head (a)_man -bshet took and,buried in/on/at/with,tomb_of ʼAⱱnēr in/on/at/with,Hebron )
These were symbolic actions to show contempt for the men.
Note 2 topic: translate-symaction
(Occurrence 0) they took the head of Ishbosheth and buried it in the grave
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_commanded Dāvid DOM the,young_men and,killed,them and,cut_off DOM hands_of,their and=DOM feet_of,their and,hung on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,pool in/on/at/with,Hebron and=DOM head (a)_man -bshet took and,buried in/on/at/with,tomb_of ʼAⱱnēr in/on/at/with,Hebron )
This was a symbolic act to honor Ishbosheth. This could be stated explicitly. Alternate translation: “they honored Ishbosheth by burying his head in the grave”