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2 Samuel

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Absalom answered Joab, "Behold, I sent for you, saying, 'Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me still to be there."' Now therefore, let me see the king's face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him put me to death."

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Absalom "my father is peace," two Isr. Noun H53 אַבְשָׁלֹ֣ום av·sha·lo·vm
answered to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר vai·yo·mer
Joab, "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֡ב yo·v·'av
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"Behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 הִנֵּ֣ה hin·neh
I sent to send Verb H7971 שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי sha·lach·ti
for you, saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֡ר le·mor
'Come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בֹּ֣א bo
here, hither Adverb H2008 הֵ֠נָּה hen·nah
that I may send to send Verb H7971 וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩ ve·'esh·le·chah
you to the king, king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ ham·me·lech
to say, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֗ר le·mor
"Why what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 לָ֤מָּה lam·mah
have I come to come in, come, go in, go Verb H935 בָּ֙אתִי֙ ba·ti
from Geshur? a territory E. of the upper Jordan, also inhab. of Geshur Noun H1650 מִגְּשׁ֔וּר mig·ge·shur,
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It would be better pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֥וב to·vv
for me still a going around, continuance, still, yet, again, beside sub H5750 עֹ֣ד od
to be there."' there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֑ם sham;
Now now Adverb H6258 וְעַתָּ֗ה ve·'at·tah
therefore, let me see to see Verb H7200 אֶרְאֶה֙ er·'eh
the king's king Noun H4428 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·lech,
face, face, faces Noun H6440 פְּנֵ֣י pe·nei
and if if Conjunction H518 וְאִם־ ve·'im-
there being, substance, existence, is sub H3426 יֶשׁ־ yesh-
is iniquity iniquity, guilt, punishment for iniquity Noun H5771 עָוֹ֖ן a·von
in me, let him put me to death." to die 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

People

Put

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