Glossary Term
Risk: Medium- Approved rendering
- ättling till David
- Transliteration
- ättling till David
- Rejected alternatives
- av Davids säd (archaic/clinical register)
Seed Of David
The 1917 translation’s literal ‘av Davids säd’ is now archaic; modern ‘säd’ primarily denotes grain/crop or clinical seed. Bibel 2000 and Svenska Folkbibeln both prefer ‘ättling till David’ (descendant of David) — a pattern shared across most cognate languages in this batch.