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Obadiah 1:14

NETBible	You should not have stood at the fork in the road¹ to slaughter² those trying to escape.³ You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.⁴
NIV © biblegateway Oba 1:14	You should not wait at the crossroads to cut down their fugitives, nor hand over their survivors in the day of their trouble.
NASB © biblegateway Oba 1:14	"Do not stand at the fork of the road To cut down their fugitives; And do not imprison their survivors In the day of their distress.
NLT © biblegateway Oba 1:14	You shouldn’t have stood at the crossroads, killing those who tried to escape. You shouldn’t have captured the survivors, handing them over to their enemies in that terrible time of trouble.
MSG © biblegateway Oba 1:14	And you shouldn't have stood waiting at the outskirts and cut off refugees, And traitorously turned in helpless survivors who had lost everything.
BBE © SABDAweb Oba 1:14	And do not take your place at the cross-roads, cutting off those of his people who get away; and do not give up to their haters those who are still there in the day of trouble.
NRSV © bibleoremus Oba 1:14	You should not have stood at the crossings to cut off his fugitives; you should not have handed over his survivors on the day of distress.
NKJV © biblegateway Oba 1:14	You should not have stood at the crossroads To cut off those among them who escaped; Nor should you have delivered up those among them who remained In the day of distress.
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KJV	Neither shouldest thou have stood <05975> (8799) in the crossway <06563>_, to cut off <03772> (8687) those of his that did escape <06412>_; neither shouldest thou have delivered up <05462> (8686) those of his that did remain <08300> in the day <03117> of distress <06869>_. {delivered up: or, shut up}
NASB © biblegateway Oba 1:14	"Do not stand <05975> at the fork <06563> of the road <06563> To cut <03772> down <03772> their fugitives <06412> ; And do not imprison <05462> their survivors <08300> In the day <03117> of their distress <06869> .
LXXM	mhde <3366> CONJ episthv {V-AAS-2S} epi <1909> PREP tav <3588> T-APF diekbolav {N-APF} autwn <846> D-GPM tou <3588> T-GSN exoleyreusai {V-AAN} touv <3588> T-APM anaswzomenouv {V-PMPAP} autwn <846> D-GPM mhde <3366> CONJ sugkleishv <4788> V-AAS-2S touv <3588> T-APM feugontav <5343> V-PAPAP ex <1537> PREP autwn <846> D-GPM en <1722> PREP hmera <2250> N-DSF yliqewv <2347> N-GSF
NET [draft] ITL	You should not <0408> have stood <05975> at <05921> the fork in the road <06563> to slaughter <03772> those trying to escape <06412> . You should not <0408> have captured <05462> their refugees <08300> when <03117> they suffered adversity <06869> .
HEBREW	hru <06869> Mwyb <03117> wydyrv <08300> rgot <05462> law <0408> wyjylp <06412> ta <0853> tyrkhl <03772> qrph <06563> le <05921> dmet <05975> law (1:14) <0408>

NETBible

You should not have stood at the fork in the road¹ to slaughter² those trying to escape.³ You should not have captured their refugees when they suffered adversity.⁴

NET Notes

¹tn The meaning of the Hebrew word פֶּרֶק (pereq; here translated “fork in the road”) is uncertain. The word is found in the Hebrew Bible only here and in Nah 3:1, where it means “plunder.” In the present context it seems to refer to a strategic intersection or fork in a road where bands of Edomites apprehended Israelites who were fleeing from the attack on Jerusalem. Cf. NAB, NIV, NLT “crossroads”; NRSV “crossings.”

²tn Heb “to cut off” (so KJV, NRSV); NASB, NIV “to cut down.”

³tn Heb “his fugitives”; NAB, CEV “refugees.”

⁴tn Heb “in the day of distress” (so KJV, ASV).