Protestantism
English
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
God do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
thus doth God do to the enemies of David, and thus He doth add, if I leave of all that he hath till the light of the morning--of those sitting on the wall.'
So and more also do1 God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that is his by the morning light any male.
- 25.22 Elohim
So and more also doe God vnto the enemies of Dauid: for surely I will not leaue of all that he hath, by the dawning of the day, any that pisseth against the wall.
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertains to him by the morning light so much as one man-child.
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that urinates against the wall.
May God's punishment be on David, if when morning comes there is so much as one male of his people still living.
May God punish David,1 and ever so severely, if I let one of Nabal’s men survive until morning.”
- Some LXX manuscripts; MT David’s enemies
G-d do so unto the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light so much as one male.'--
Let God do so and more also unto the enemies of David if I leave of all that [pertain] to him by the morning light any that piss against the wall.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
⌞May God severely punish the enemies of David⌟1 and again do thus if I leave behind ⌞anything that is his⌟2 until the morning, not even ⌞one male⌟!”3
- Literally “May God do so to the enemies of David”; following the LXX some English versions omit the words “the enemies of”
- Literally “from all that is for him”
- Literally “from one urinating against a wall”
So may God do to the enemies of David, and may He do more so, if I leave any of all that is to him to the light of the morning, of one who urinates against a wall.
So and more also may God do to the enemies of David, if I leave to the light of the morning any that is his of one who urinates against the wall.
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.1"
- Or, male
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.1"
- Or, male
God do so to the enemies of David, and more also, if I leave of all that belongs to him by the morning light so much as one who urinates on a wall.1"
- Or, male
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
So and more also do Elohim unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
So may God do to David and so may he add, if I leave remaining, of all that he hath, until the morning,—so much as a little boy.
So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any male person.
So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisses against the wall.
Catholicism
English
May God do so and so, and add more to the foes of David, if I leave of all that belong to him till the morning, any that pisseth against the wall.
May God do these things, by the enemies of David, and may he add these other things, if I leave behind until morning, out of all that belongs to him, anything that urinates against a wall.”1
- 25:22If I leave, etc: David certainly sinned in his designs against Nabal and his family, as he himself was afterwards sensible, when he blessed God for hindering him from executing the revenge he had proposed.(Challoner)