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2 Samuel

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And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And Absalom Abishalom Noun H53 אַבְשָׁלֹ֣ום av·sha·lo·vm
answered answer Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Joab Joab Noun H3097 יֹואָ֡ב yo·v·'av
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Behold behold Particle H2009 הִנֵּ֣ה hin·neh
Behold I sent forsake Verb H7971 שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי sha·lach·ti
unto thee saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֡ר le·mor
Come abide Verb H935 בֹּ֣א bo
here here Adverb H2008 הֵ֠נָּה hen·nah
hither that I may send forsake Verb H7971 וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ ve·'esh·le·chah
thee to the king king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
to say answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֗ר le·mor
Why how long Pronoun H4100 לָ֤מָּה lam·mah
Wherefore am I come abide Verb H935 בָּ֙אתִי֙ ba·ti
Geshur Geshur Noun H1650 מִגְּשׁ֔וּר mig·ge·shur,
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good beautiful Adjective H2896 טֹ֥וב to·vv
still again sub H5750 עֹ֣ד od
in it in it Adverb H8033 שָׁ֑ם sham;
henceforth henceforth Adverb H6258 וְעַתָּ֗ה ve·'at·tah
for me [to have been] there still now therefore let me see advise self Verb H7200 אֶרְאֶה֙ er·'eh
the king's king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·lech,
face accept Noun H6440 פְּנֵ֣י pe·nei
and if lo Conjunction H518 וְאִם־ ve·'im-
and if there be there are sub H3426 יֶשׁ־ yesh-
[any] iniquity fault Noun H5771 עָוֹ֖ן a·von
in me let him kill crying Verb H4191 וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי׃ ve·he·mi·ta·ni.

Locations

Geshur

GESHURge'-shur (geshur, "bridge"): An Aramean kingdom (2 Samuel 15:8) of no great size which lay probably to the South of Maacah, and formed with it the western boundary of the land of Bashan (Deuteronomy 3:14 Joshua 12:5; Joshua 13:11). The territory of these two probably corresponded roughly with modern Jaulan. It may not have reached quite to the Jordan o... View Details

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a son of Ham, also his desc. and their land

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

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King James Bible And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
Hebrew Greek English And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, "Behold, I sent unto thee, for you, saying, Come hither, 'Come here, that I may send thee you to the king, to say, Wherefore am "Why have I come from Geshur? it had been good It would be better for me still to have been there still: now therefore be there."' Now therefore, let me see the king's face; face, and if there be any is iniquity in me, let him kill me.put me to death."
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, "Behold, I sent unto thee, for you, saying, Come hither, 'Come here, that I may send thee you to the king, to say, Wherefore am "Why have I come from Geshur? it had been good It would be better for me still to have been there still: now therefore be there."' Now therefore, let me see the king's face; face, and if there be any is iniquity in me, let him kill me.put me to death."