2Sa 22:46 missing word

JohnH commented

2021-10-01 21:03:41 +00:00

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ULB 46 The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.

It looks like the ULB is missing the Hebrew word that most translate as "lose heart" יִבֹּ֑לוּ

ULB 46 The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds. It looks like the ULB is missing the Hebrew word that most translate as "lose heart" יִבֹּ֑לוּ

SusanQuigley commented

2021-10-05 11:53:15 +00:00

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I think it would be good to translate that verb. But instead of using the idiom "lose heart", how about "falter" "lose courage" or "lose their courage"?

JohnH commented

2021-10-05 17:54:52 +00:00

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Suggestion: "The foreigners lost courage, and they came out of their strongholds"

SusanQuigley commented

2021-10-05 21:26:49 +00:00

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Most versions translate וְיַחְגְּר֖וּ something like 'came trembling' or 'came frightened' but I don't know how a word normally meaning 'gird oneself' comes to mean that. Would it be good to keep the idea of trembling/frightened?

\q
\v 46 The foreigners lost courage,
\q2 and they came trembling out of their strongholds.

Most versions translate וְיַחְגְּר֖וּ something like 'came trembling' or 'came frightened' but I don't know how a word normally meaning 'gird oneself' comes to mean that. Would it be good to keep the idea of trembling/frightened? \q \v 46 The foreigners lost courage, \q2 and they came trembling out of their strongholds.