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Myles Coverdale Bible
2 Samuel 14:12
And the woman sayde: Let thy handmayde speake somwhat to my lorde the kynge. He sayde: speake on.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?”
Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?”
Hebrew Names Version
Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king. He said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king. He said, Say on.
King James Version
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Lexham English Bible
The woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
The woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
English Standard Version
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
New Century Version
The woman said, "Let me say something to you, my master and king." The king said, "Speak."
The woman said, "Let me say something to you, my master and king." The king said, "Speak."
New English Translation
Then the woman said, "Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter." He replied, "Tell me."
Then the woman said, "Please permit your servant to speak to my lord the king about another matter." He replied, "Tell me."
Amplified Bible
Then the woman said, "Please let your maidservant speak one more word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Please let your maidservant speak one more word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
New American Standard Bible
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the woman said, I pray thee, let thine handmayde speake a worde to my lord the King. And he sayd, Say on.
Then the woman said, I pray thee, let thine handmayde speake a worde to my lord the King. And he sayd, Say on.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant-woman speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant-woman speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Contemporary English Version
Then she asked, "Your Majesty, may I say something?" "Yes," he answered.
Then she asked, "Your Majesty, may I say something?" "Yes," he answered.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then the woman said, "Please allow your servant to say something else to my lord the king." "Go on," he replied.
Then the woman said, "Please allow your servant to say something else to my lord the king." "Go on," he replied.
Darby Translation
And the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
And the woman said, Let thy bondmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
The woman said, "My lord and king, please let me say something else to you." The king said, "Speak."
The woman said, "My lord and king, please let me say something else to you." The king said, "Speak."
George Lamsa Translation
Then the woman said, Let your handmaid speak a word to the king, and he said to her, Speak.
Then the woman said, Let your handmaid speak a word to the king, and he said to her, Speak.
Good News Translation
"Please, Your Majesty, let me say just one more thing," the woman said. "All right," he answered.
"Please, Your Majesty, let me say just one more thing," the woman said. "All right," he answered.
Literal Translation
And the woman said, Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
And the woman said, Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Speak.
American Standard Version
Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Bible in Basic English
Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Will the king let his servant say one word more? And he said, Say on.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The woman sayde: Let thyne handmayde speake one worde vnto my lorde the king. And he sayde: Say on.
The woman sayde: Let thyne handmayde speake one worde vnto my lorde the king. And he sayde: Say on.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then the woman said: 'Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king.' And he said: 'Say on.'
Then the woman said: 'Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king.' And he said: 'Say on.'
King James Version (1611)
Then the woman said, Let thine handmayd, I pray thee, speake one word vnto my lord the king. And hee said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let thine handmayd, I pray thee, speake one word vnto my lord the king. And hee said, Say on.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
And the woman said, Let now thy servant speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
English Revised Version
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the woman said, "Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?" "Speak," he replied.
Then the woman said, "Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?" "Speak," he replied.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the womman seide, Thin handmayde speke a word to my lord the kyng. And the kyng seide, Speke thou.
Therfor the womman seide, Thin handmayde speke a word to my lord the kyng. And the kyng seide, Speke thou.
Young's Literal Translation
And the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, `Speak.'
And the woman saith, `Let, I pray thee, thy maid-servant speak unto my lord the king a word;' and he saith, `Speak.'
Update Bible Version
Then the woman said, Let your slave, I pray you, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let your slave, I pray you, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
World English Bible
Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king. He said, Say on.
Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king. He said, Say on.
New King James Version
Therefore the woman said, "Please, let your maidservant speak another word to my lord the king." And he said, "Say on."
Therefore the woman said, "Please, let your maidservant speak another word to my lord the king." And he said, "Say on."
New Living Translation
"Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king," she said. "Go ahead and speak," he responded.
"Please allow me to ask one more thing of my lord the king," she said. "Go ahead and speak," he responded.
New Life Bible
Then the woman said, "Let your woman servant speak to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Let your woman servant speak to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
New Revised Standard
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said the woman, Pray let thy maidservant speak unto my lord the king, a word. And he said - Speak.
Then said the woman, Pray let thy maidservant speak unto my lord the king, a word. And he said - Speak.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The woman said: Let thy hand maid speak one word to my lord the king. And he said: Speak.
The woman said: Let thy hand maid speak one word to my lord the king. And he said: Speak.
Revised Standard Version
Then the woman said, "Pray let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Pray let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
THE MESSAGE
Then she asked, "May I say one more thing to my master, the king?" He said, "Go ahead."
Then she asked, "May I say one more thing to my master, the king?" He said, "Go ahead."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then the woman said, "Please let your maidservant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Then the woman said, "Please let your maidservant speak a word to my lord the king." And he said, "Speak."
Contextual Overview
1 Ioab the sonne of Ieru Ia perceaued yt the kynges hert was agaynst Absalom, 2 and sent vnto Thecoa, and caused to fetch from thence a prudent woman and saide vnto her: Make lametacion, and weere mournynge garmentes, & anoynte the not with oyle: but fayne thy selfe as a woman which hath mourned longe ouer a deed, 3 and thou shalt go in to the kynge, and speake for so vnto him. And Ioab tolde her what she shulde saye. 4 And whan the woman of Thecoa wolde speake with the kynge, she fell vpon hir face to the grounde, and worshipped, and sayde: Helpe me O kynge. 5 The kynge sayde vnto her: What ayleth the? She sayde: I am a wedowe, a woman that mourneth, and my huÃbade is deed. 6 And thy handmayde had two sonnes, which stroue together in the felde: and whyle there was noman to parte the a sunder, the one smote the other, and slewe him. 7 And beholde, all the whole kynred ryseth vp agaynst thy handmayden, and saye: Delyuer him which hath smytten his brother, that we maye kyll him, for the soule of his brother whom he hath slayne, and that we maye destroye the heyre also. And thus are they mynded to put out my sparke, which yet is lefte, that there shulde no name ner eny thinge els remayne ouer vnto my huÃbade vpon earth. 8 The kynge sayde vnto the woman: Go ye waye home, I wil geue a comaudemet for ye. 9 And the woman of Thecoa saide vnto ye kynge: The trespace be vpon me (my lorde ye kynge) and vpon my fathers house: but the kynge and his seate be vngiltye. 10 The kynge sayde: He that speaketh agaynst the, brynge him vnto me, so shall he touch the nomore.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Let thine: 1 Samuel 25:24
speak one word: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 44:18, Jeremiah 12:1
Say on: Acts 26:1
Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 20:17 - Hear the words 1 Kings 2:14 - General
Cross-References
Genesis 11:27
These are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran begat Lot,
These are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor and Haran. And Haran begat Lot,
Genesis 12:5
So Abram toke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, wt all their goodes which they had gotten, and soules which they begat in Hara, and departed to go in to ye londe of Canaan.
So Abram toke Sarai his wife, and Lot his brothers sonne, wt all their goodes which they had gotten, and soules which they begat in Hara, and departed to go in to ye londe of Canaan.
Genesis 14:9
wt Kedorlaomer the kynge of Elam, & with Thideal ye kynge of the Heithen, & with Amraphel ye kynge of Synear, & with Arioch the kynge of Ellasar: foure kynges wt fyue.
wt Kedorlaomer the kynge of Elam, & with Thideal ye kynge of the Heithen, & with Amraphel ye kynge of Synear, & with Arioch the kynge of Ellasar: foure kynges wt fyue.
Genesis 14:11
Then toke they all the goodes at Sodoma and Gomorra, & all their vytales, & wente their waye.
Then toke they all the goodes at Sodoma and Gomorra, & all their vytales, & wente their waye.
Genesis 14:12
They toke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne, & his good (for he dwelt at Sodome) and departed.
They toke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne, & his good (for he dwelt at Sodome) and departed.
Genesis 14:13
Then came one that had escaped, and tolde Abram the Aleaunt, which dwelt in the Okegroue of Mamre the Amoryte, which was the brother of Escol & Aner: for these were confederate with Abram.
Then came one that had escaped, and tolde Abram the Aleaunt, which dwelt in the Okegroue of Mamre the Amoryte, which was the brother of Escol & Aner: for these were confederate with Abram.
Genesis 14:17
And as he came agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomer & of the kinges that were with him, the kynge of Sodome wente to mete him in to the playne felde, which is called kynges dale.
And as he came agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomer & of the kinges that were with him, the kynge of Sodome wente to mete him in to the playne felde, which is called kynges dale.
Genesis 14:19
blessed him and sayde: Blessed be thou Abram vnto the most hye God possessor of heauen and earth.
blessed him and sayde: Blessed be thou Abram vnto the most hye God possessor of heauen and earth.
Numbers 16:26
& he spake to ye cogregacio, & saide: Departe fro ye tentes of these vngodly me & touche nothinge yt is theirs, yt ye perishe not in eny of their sinnes.
& he spake to ye cogregacio, & saide: Departe fro ye tentes of these vngodly me & touche nothinge yt is theirs, yt ye perishe not in eny of their sinnes.
Job 9:23
And though he slaye sodenly wt the scourge, yet laugheth he at the punyshment of the innocent.
And though he slaye sodenly wt the scourge, yet laugheth he at the punyshment of the innocent.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then the woman said, let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak [one] word unto my Lord the king,.... Having gained her point, and gotten a decree from him confirmed by an oath, that her son though he had killed his brother should not die; she proceeds to accommodate the parable, and apply it to the case of Absalom, and improve it in his favour:
and he said, say on; gave her leave to say what she had further to observe to him; see Luke 7:40.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Having at last obtained what she wanted, the king’s oath that her son should not die, she proceeds to the case of Absalom. The meaning of 2 Samuel 14:13 may be paraphrased thus: “If you have done right as regards my son, how is it that you harbor such a purpose of vengeance against Absalom as to keep him, one of God’s people, an outcast in a pagan country, far from the worship of the God of Israel? Upon your own showing you are guilty of a great fault in not allowing Absalom to return.”
The king doth speak ... - literally, “And from the king speaking this word (this sentence of absolution to my son) he is as one guilty; i. e. the sentence you have pronounced in favor of my son condemns your own conduct toward Absalom.”
