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Luke 14:31

NETBible	Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down¹ first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose² the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
NIV © biblegateway Luk 14:31	"Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Will he not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 14:31	"Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand?
NLT © biblegateway Luk 14:31	"Or what king would ever dream of going to war without first sitting down with his counselors and discussing whether his army of ten thousand is strong enough to defeat the twenty thousand soldiers who are marching against him?
MSG © biblegateway Luk 14:31	"Or can you imagine a king going into battle against another king without first deciding whether it is possible with his ten thousand troops to face the twenty thousand troops of the other?
BBE © SABDAweb Luk 14:31	Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
NRSV © bibleoremus Luk 14:31	Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand?
NKJV © biblegateway Luk 14:31	"Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
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KJV	Or <2228> what <5101> king <935>_, going <4198> (5740) to make <4820> (5629) war <4171> against <1519> another <2087> king <935>_, sitteth <2523> (0) not <3780> down <2523> (5660) first <4412>_, and consulteth <1011> (5736) whether <1487> he be <2076> (5748) able <1415> with <1722> ten <1176> thousand <5505> to meet <528> (5658) him that cometh <2064> (5740) against <1909> him <846> with <3326> twenty <1501> thousand <5505>_?
NASB © biblegateway Luk 14:31	"Or <2228> what <5101> king <935> , when he sets <4198> out to meet <4820> another <2087> king <935> in battle <4171> , will not first <4413> sit <2523> down <2523> and consider <1011> whether <1487> he is strong <1415> enough <1415> with ten <1176> thousand <5505> men to encounter <5221> the one coming <2064> against <1909> him with twenty <1501> thousand <5505> ?
NET [draft] ITL	Or <2228> what <5101> king <935> , going out <4198> to confront <4820> another <2087> king <935> in <1519> battle <4171> , will <2523> not <3780> sit down <2523> first <4412> and determine <1011> whether <1487> he is <1510> able <1415> with <1722> ten <1176> thousand <5505> to oppose <5221> the one coming <2064> against <1909> him <846> with <3326> twenty <1501> thousand <5505> ?
GREEK	h <2228> PRT tiv <5101> I-NSM basileuv <935> N-NSM poreuomenov <4198> (5740) V-PNP-NSM eterw <2087> A-DSM basilei <935> N-DSM sumbalein <4820> (5629) V-2AAN eiv <1519> PREP polemon <4171> N-ASM ouci <3780> PRT-I kayisav <2523> (5660) V-AAP-NSM prwton <4412> ADV bouleusetai <1011> (5695) V-FDI-3S ei <1487> COND dunatov <1415> A-NSM estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S en <1722> PREP deka <1176> A-NUI ciliasin <5505> A-DPF upanthsai <5221> (5658) V-AAN tw <3588> T-DSM meta <3326> PREP eikosi <1501> A-NPM ciliadwn <5505> A-GPF ercomenw <2064> (5740) V-PNP-DSM ep <1909> PREP auton <846> P-ASM

NETBible

Or what king, going out to confront another king in battle, will not sit down¹ first and determine whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose² the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

NET Notes

¹tn The participle καθίσας (kaqisa") has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.

²tn On the meaning of this verb see also L&N 55.3, “to meet in battle, to face in battle.”