New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Samuel

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But Joab said to the king, "Now may the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
But Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֜ב yo·v·'av
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to the king, king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ ham·me·lech
"Now may the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָה֩ Yah·weh
your God God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ e·lo·hei·cha
add to add Verb H3254 וְיֹוסֵ֣ף ve·yo·v·sef
to the people people Noun H5971 הָעָ֜ם ha·'am
a hundred hundred Noun H3967 מֵאָ֣ה me·'ah
times a beat, foot, anvil, occurrence Noun H6471 פְעָמִ֔ים fe·'a·mim,
as many as they are, while the eyes an eye Noun H5869 וְעֵינֵ֥י ve·'ei·nei
of my lord lord Noun H113 אֲדֹנִֽי־ a·do·ni-
the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ham·me·lech
[still] see; to see Verb H7200 רֹאֹ֑ות ro·'o·vt;
but why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 לָ֥מָּה lam·mah
does my lord lord Noun H113 וַאדֹנִ֣י va·do·ni
the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·lech,
delight to delight in Verb H2654 חָפֵ֖ץ cha·fetz
in this this, here Pronoun H2088 הַזֶּֽה׃ haz·zeh.
thing?" speech, word Noun H1697 בַּדָּבָ֥ר bad·da·var

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Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But Joab said to the king, "Now may the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"
King James Bible But And Joab said to unto the king, "Now may Now the LORD your thy God add to unto the people a hundred times as people, how many as soever they are, while be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king still see; may see it: but why does doth my lord the king delight in this thing?"thing?
Hebrew Greek English But Joab said to the king, "Now may the LORD your God add to the people a hundred times as many as they are, while the eyes of my lord the king still see; but why does my lord the king delight in this thing?"