2SA 9:8 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Mefiboshet bowed low and asked, “Your servant’s nothing more than a dead dog. Why would you care about me?”

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 προσεκύνησε Μεμφιβοσθὲ, καὶ εἶπε, τίς εἰμι ὁ δοῦλός σου, ὅτι ἐπέβλεψας ἐπὶ τὸν κύνα τὸν τεθνηκότα τὸν ὅμοιον ἐμοί;
(Kai prosekunaʸse Memfibosthe, kai eipe, tis eimi ho doulos sou, hoti epeblepsas epi ton kuna ton tethnaʸkota ton homoion emoi; )

BrTr And Memphibosthe did obeisance, and said, Who am I thy servant, that thou hast looked upon a dead dog like me?

ULT And he prostrated himself, and he said, “What is your servant that you turn to the dead dog, who is like me?”

UST Mephibosheth bowed in front of David again and said, “Sir, I am as worthless as a dead dog. I do not deserve that you act kindly toward me!”

BSB § Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”

OEB And he did obeisance and said, ‘What is your servant that you should look favorably upon such a dead dog as I am?’

WEBBE He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Then Mephibosheth bowed and said, “Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?”

LSV And he bows himself and says, “What [is] your servant, that you have turned to the dead dog—such as I?”

FBV Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “Who am I, your servant, that you should pay any attention to a dead dog like me?”

T4T Mephibosheth bowed in front of David again and said, “Sir, I am as worthless as [MET] a dead dog; I do not deserve [RHQ] that you be kind to me!”

LEB Then he[fn] did obeisance and said, “What is your servant that you have paid attention to the dead dog like me?”

9:8 Mephibosheth

BBE And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

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JPS And he bowed down, and said: 'What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?'

ASV And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

DRA He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

YLT And he boweth himself, and saith, 'What [is] thy servant, that thou hast turned unto the dead dog — such as I?'

Drby And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

RV And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Wbstr And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am ?

KJB-1769 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
(And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy/your servant, that thou/you should look upon such a dead dog as I am? )

KJB-1611 And hee bowed himselfe, and saide, What is thy seruant, that thou shouldest looke vpon such a dead dogge as I am?
(And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy/your servant, that thou/you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?)

Bshps And he bowed him selfe, and sayde: What is thy seruaunt, that thou shouldest loke vpon such a dead dogge as I am?
(And he bowed himself, and said: What is thy/your servant, that thou/you should look upon such a dead dog as I am?)

Gnva And he bowed himselfe and sayd, What is thy seruant, that thou shouldest looke vpon such a dead dog as I am?
(And he bowed himself and said, What is thy/your servant, that thou/you should look upon such a dead dog as I am? )

Cvdl He worshiped and sayde: Who am I thy seruaunt, that thou turnest the to a deed dogg as I am?
(He worshipped and said: Who am I thy/your servant, that thou/you turnest the to a dead dogg as I am?)

Wyc Which worschipide him, and seide, Who am Y, thi seruaunt, for thou hast biholde on a deed dogge lijk me?
(Which worshipped him, and said, Who am I, thy/your servant, for thou/you hast behold on a dead dog like me?)

Luth Er aber betete an und sprach: Wer bin ich, dein Knecht, daß du dich wendest zu einem toten Hunde, wie ich bin?
(He but prayed at and spoke: Who am I, your Knecht, that you you/yourself wendest to one toten Hunde, like I bin?)

ClVg Qui adorans eum, dixit: Quis ego sum servus tuus, quoniam respexisti super canem mortuum similem mei?
(Who adorans him, dixit: Who I I_am servus tuus, quoniam respexisti over canem mortuum similem mei? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

(Occurrence 0) What is your servant, that you should look with favor on such a dead dog as I am?

(Some words not found in UHB: and,obeisance and=he/it_said what? servant,your that/for/because/then/when look to/towards the,dog the,dead which/who like,me )

This rhetorical question shows that Mephibosheth understands that he is not important enough for the king to take care of him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “I am like a dead dog. I do not deserve for you to be kind to me.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) such a dead dog

(Some words not found in UHB: and,obeisance and=he/it_said what? servant,your that/for/because/then/when look to/towards the,dog the,dead which/who like,me )

Here Mephibosheth represents the line of Saul, and he compares himself to a “dead dog.” Dogs were feral animals, not cared for, and of little importance. A dead dog would be considered even less important. Alternate translation: “such a person like me who is worthless as a dead dog”

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