Parallel 2SA 5:23

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OEB And when David inquired of Jehovah, he said, ‘Thou shalt not go up; go about to their rear and come upon them opposite the balsam trees.

WEBBE When David enquired of the LORD, he said, “You shall not go up. Circle around behind them, and attack them in front of the mulberry trees.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So David asked the Lord what he should do. This time the Lord said to him, “Don’t march straight up. Instead, circle around behind them and come against them opposite the trees.

LSV and David asks of YHWH, and He says, “You do not go up, turn around to their rear, and you have come to them from the front [[or in front]] of the mulberries,

FBV David asked the Lord what to do. The Lord replied, “Don't attack them directly, but go round behind them and attack them in front of the balsam trees.

T4T So again David asked Yahweh if his army should attack them. But Yahweh replied, “Do not attack them from here. Tell your men to go around them and attack them from the other side, near the balsam trees.

LEB So David inquired of Yahweh, but he said, “You shall not go up. Rather, go around to their rear and come to them from opposite the balsam trees.

BBE And when David went for directions to the Lord, he said, You are not to go up against them in front; but make a circle round them from the back and come on them opposite the spice-trees.

Moff No Moff 2SA book available

JPS And when David inquired of the LORD, He said: 'Thou shalt not go up; make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

ASV And when David inquired of Jehovah, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

DRA And David consulted the Lord: Shall I go up against the Philistines, and wilt thou deliver them into my hands? He answered: Go not up against them, but fetch a compass behind them, and thou shalt come upon them over against the pear trees.

YLT and David asketh of Jehovah, and He saith, 'Thou dost not go up, turn round unto their rear, and thou hast come to them over-against the mulberries,

Drby And David inquired of Jehovah; and he said, Thou shalt not go up; turn round behind them and come upon them opposite the mulberry-trees.

RV And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up: make a circuit behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

Wbstr And when David inquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up: but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry-trees.

KJB-1769 And when David enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not go up; but fetch a compass behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees.

KJB-1611 And when Dauid enquired of the LORD, he said, Thou shalt not goe vp: but fetch a compasse behinde them, and come vpon them ouer against the Mulbery trees.
   (Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation)

Bshps And when Dauid asked counsel of the Lorde, he aunswered, Thou shalt not go vp: but compasse them on the backsyde, and come vpon them ouer against the Mulbery trees.
   (And when David asked council/counsel of the Lord, he answered, Thou shalt not go up: but compass them on the backsyde, and come upon them over against the Mulberry trees.)

Gnva And when Dauid asked counsell of the Lord, hee answered, Thou shalt not goe vp, but turne about behinde them, and come vpon them ouer against the mulberie trees.
   (And when David asked council/counsel of the Lord, he answered, Thou shalt not go up, but turn about behind them, and come upon them over against the mulberie trees. )

Cvdl And Dauid axed at the LORDE. The LORDE sayde: Thou shalt go vp, but compase them behinde, that thou mayest be vpon them ouer agaynst the Peertrees:
   (And David asked at the LORD. The LORD said: Thou shalt go up, but compase them behind, that thou/you mayest/may be upon them over against the Peertrees:)

Wycl Sotheli Dauid councelide the Lord, and seide, Whether Y schal stie agens Filisties, and whether thou schalt bitake hem in to myn hondis? Which answeride, Thou schalt not stie ayens hem, but cumpasse thou bihynde her bak, and thou schalt come to hem on the contrarie side of the pere trees.
   (Truly David counselled the Lord, and said, Whether I shall stie agens Filisties, and whether thou/you shalt bitake them in to mine hands? Which answered, Thou shalt not stie against them, but compasse thou/you behind her bak, and thou/you shalt come to them on the contrarie side of the pere trees.)

Luth Und David fragte den HErr’s; der sprach: Du sollst nicht hinaufziehen, sondern komm von hinten zu ihnen, daß du an sie kommest gegen den Maulbeerbäumen.
   (And David asked the LORD’s; the/of_the spoke: You should not hinaufziehen, rather komm from hinten to ihnen, that you at they/she/them come gegen the Maulbeerbäumen.)

ClVg Consuluit autem David Dominum: Si ascendam contra Philisthæos, et tradas eos in manus meas? Qui respondit: Non ascendas contra eos, sed gyra post tergum eorum, et venies ad eos ex adverso pyrorum.[fn]
   (Consuluit however David Dominum: When/But_if ascendam on_the_contrary Philisthæos, and hand_over them in hands meas? Who answered: Non ascendas on_the_contrary them, but gyra after tergum their, and venies to them from on_the_contrary pyrorum. )

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