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3. ദാവീദിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാർ അമ്മോന്യരുടെ ദേശത്തു എത്തിയപ്പോൾ അമ്മോന്യപ്രഭുക്കന്മാർ തങ്ങളുടെ യജമാനനായ ഹാനൂനോടു: ദാവീദ് നിന്റെ അപ്പനെ ബഹുമാനിച്ചിട്ടാകുന്നു ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുന്നവരെ നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ അയച്ചതു എന്നു തോന്നുന്നുവോ? പട്ടണത്തെ ശോധനചെയ്തു ഒറ്റുനോക്കുവാനും അതിനെ നശിപ്പിച്ചുകളവാനും അല്ലയോ ദാവീദ് ഭൃത്യന്മാരെ നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ അയച്ചതു എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.

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3. ദാവീദിന്റെ ഭൃത്യന്മാർ അമ്മോന്യരുടെ ദേശത്ത് എത്തിയപ്പോൾ അമ്മോന്യപ്രഭുക്കന്മാർ അവരുടെ യജമാനനായ ഹാനൂനോട്: “ദാവീദ് നിന്റെ പിതാവിനെ ബഹുമാനിക്കുന്നതുകൊണ്ടാകുന്നു ആശ്വസിപ്പിക്കുന്നവരെ നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ അയച്ചത് എന്ന് തോന്നുന്നുവോ? പട്ടണത്തെ നിരീക്ഷിച്ച് ഒറ്റുനോക്കുവാനും അതിനെ നശിപ്പിച്ചുകളയുവാനും അല്ലയോ ദാവീദ് ഭൃത്യന്മാരെ നിന്റെ അടുക്കൽ അയച്ചത് ” എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു.



KJV
3. And the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David [rather] sent his servants unto thee, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

AMP
3. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that it is because David honors your father that he has sent comforters to you? Has he not rather sent his servants to you to search the city, spy it out, and overthrow it?

KJVP
3. And the princes H8269 CMP of the children H1121 of Ammon H5983 said H559 W-VQY3MP unto H413 PREP Hanun H2586 their lord H113 , Thinkest H5869 thou that David H1732 MMS doth honor H3513 thy father H1 NMS , that H3588 CONJ he hath sent H7971 VQQ3MS comforters H5162 unto thee ? hath not H3808 D-NPAR David H1732 MMS [ rather ] sent H7971 VQQ3MS his servants H5650 unto H413 PREP thee , to H5668 B-NMS search H2713 the city H5892 D-GFS , and to spy it out H7270 , and to overthrow H2015 it ?

YLT
3. And the heads of the Bene-Ammon say unto Hanun their lord, `Is David honouring thy father in thine eyes because he hath sent to thee comforters? for to search the city, and to spy it, and to overthrow it, hath not David sent his servants unto thee?`

ASV
3. But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honor thy father, in that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

WEB
3. But the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David honors your father, in that he has sent comforters to you? Hasn't David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

NASB
3. the Ammonite princes said to their lord Hanun: "Do you think that David is honoring your father by sending men with condolences? Is it not rather to explore the city, to spy on it, and to overthrow it, that David has sent his messengers to you?"

ESV
3. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city and to spy it out and to overthrow it?"

RV
3. But the princes of the children of Ammon said unto Hanun their lord, Thinkest thou that David doth honour thy father, that he hath sent comforters unto thee? hath not David sent his servants unto thee to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

RSV
3. But the princes of the Ammonites said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think, because David has sent comforters to you, that he is honoring your father? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

NKJV
3. And the princes of the people of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think that David really honors your father because he has sent comforters to you? Has David not [rather] sent his servants to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

MKJV
3. And the leaders of the sons of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Do you think that David honors your father, that he has sent comforters to you? Has not David sent his servants to you to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

AKJV
3. And the princes of the children of Ammon said to Hanun their lord, Think you that David does honor your father, that he has sent comforters to you? has not David rather sent his servants to you, to search the city, and to spy it out, and to overthrow it?

NRSV
3. the princes of the Ammonites said to their lord Hanun, "Do you really think that David is honoring your father just because he has sent messengers with condolences to you? Has not David sent his envoys to you to search the city, to spy it out, and to overthrow it?"

NIV
3. the Ammonite nobles said to Hanun their lord, "Do you think David is honouring your father by sending men to you to express sympathy? Hasn't David sent them to you to explore the city and spy it out and overthrow it?"

NIRV
3. The Ammonite nobles spoke to their master Hanun. They said, "David has sent messengers to tell you he is sad. They say he wants to honor your father. But the real reason they've come is to look the city over. They want to destroy it."

NLT
3. the Ammonite commanders said to Hanun, their master, "Do you really think these men are coming here to honor your father? No! David has sent them to spy out the city so they can come in and conquer it!"

MSG
3. the Ammonite leaders warned Hanun, their head delegate, "Do you for a minute suppose that David is honoring your father by sending you comforters? Don't you think it's because he wants to snoop around the city and size it up that David has sent his emissaries to you?"

GNB
3. the Ammonite leaders said to the king, "Do you think that it is in your father's honor that David has sent these men to express sympathy to you? Of course not! He has sent them here as spies to explore the city, so that he can conquer us!"

NET
3. the Ammonite officials said to their lord Hanun, "Do you really think David is trying to honor your father by sending these messengers to express his sympathy? No, David has sent his servants to you to get information about the city and spy on it so they can overthrow it!"

ERVEN
3. But the Ammonite leaders said to Hanun, their lord, "Do you think that David is trying to honor your father by sending some men to comfort you? No, David sent these men to spy on your city. They plan to make war against you."