2 Samuel 13:34

In 11 translations

BSB: Meanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”Or behind himLXX; Hebrew does not include And the watchman....
KJV: But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him.
WEB: But Absalom fled. The young man who kept the watch lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, many people were coming by way of the hillside behind him.
ASV: But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people by the way of the hill-side behind him.
LSV: And Absalom flees, and the young man who is watching lifts up his eyes and looks, and behold, many people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.
YLT: And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.
DBY: And Absalom fled. And the young man that watched lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, there came much people from the way behind him, from the hill-side.
DRC: But Absalom fled away: and the young man that kept the watch, lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold there came much people by a by-way on the side of the mountain.
GNV: Then Absalom fled: and the yong man that kept the watch, lift vp his eyes, and looked, and behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behinde him.
JPS: But Absalom fled. And the young man that kept the watch lifted up his eyes, and looked, and, behold, there came much people in a roundabout way by the hill-side.
LXXE: And Abessalom escaped: and the young man the watchman lifted up his eyes, and looked; and, behold, much people went in the way behind him from the side of the mountain in the descent: and the watchman came and told the king, and said, I have seen men by the way of Oronen, by the side of the mountain.

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Written (Ketiv): עֵינוֹ (“eye his”). Read aloud (Qere): עֵינָ֔יו (“eyes his”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: בַּמּוֹרָ֑ד (“at the descent”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: וַיָּבֹ֥א (“and he went”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: הַצֹּפֶ֜ה (“the watchman”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: וַיַּגֵּ֖ד (“and he told”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (“to the king”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (“and he said”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: אֲנָשִׁים֙ (“men”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: רָאִ֣יתִי (“I saw”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: יֹרְדִ֗ים (“[were] going down”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ (“from direction of”).
Hebrew reconstructed from the Greek Septuagint in BHS or BHK: חֹרֹנַיִם (“Horonaim”).

Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)

Leningrad Codex reads עֵינָ֔ו; read aloud (Qere) reads עֵינָ֔יו (“eyes his”).

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Original-language editions

WLC: וַיִּבְרַ֖ח אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וַיִּשָּׂ֞א הַנַּ֤עַר הַצֹּפֶה֙ אֶת־עינו וַיַּ֗רְא וְהִנֵּ֨ה עַם־רַ֜ב הֹלְכִ֥ים מִדֶּ֛רֶךְ אַחֲרָ֖יו מִצַּ֥ד הָהָֽר׃Read aloud as (qere): עֵינָ֔יו
LXX-Br: Καὶ ἀπέδρα Ἀβεσσαλώμ. Καὶ ᾖρε τὸ παιδάριον ὁ σκοπὸς τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ, καὶ εἶδε· καὶ ἰδοὺ λαὸς πολὺς πορευόμενος ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ ὄπισθεν αὐτοῦ ἐκ πλευρᾶς τοῦ ὄρους ἐν τῇ καταβάσει· καὶ παρεγένετο ὁ σκοπὸς καὶ ἀπήγγειλε τῷ βασιλεῖ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἄνδρας ἑώρακα ἐκ τῆς ὁδοῦ τὴς Ὠρωνῆν ἐκ μέρους τοῦ ὄρους.

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👤 Absalom◆ Reign of David

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David Amnon Ephraim (2)Jonadab Fugitives Polygamy Absalom Watchman Solomon Israel, History of

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Cross-references most cited first

Proverbs 28:17A man burdened by bloodguilt will flee into the Pit; let no one support him.
Genesis 4:8–14Then Cain said to his brother Abel, “Let us go out to the field.” And while they were in the field, Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him. And the LORD said to Cain, “Where is your brother Abel?” “I do…
2 Samuel 13:37–38Now Absalom fled and went to Talmai son of Ammihud, the king of Geshur. But David mourned for his son every day. After Absalom had fled and gone to Geshur, he stayed there three years.
Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.

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