2 Samuel 20:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

Young's Literal Translation
And Joab answereth and saith, ‘Far be it—far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.

King James Bible
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Hebrew
“Far be it!”
חָלִ֤ילָה (ḥā·lî·lāh)
Interjection | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it!

Joab
יוֹאָ֖ב (yō·w·’āḇ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites

declared.
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר (way·yō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Far be it
חָלִ֙ילָה֙ (ḥā·lî·lāh)
Interjection | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2486: For, a profaned thing, far be it!

from me
לִ֔י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

to
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

swallow up
אֲבַלַּ֖ע (’ă·ḇal·la‘)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1104: To swallow down, swallow up, engulf

or
וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

destroy!
אַשְׁחִֽית׃ (’aš·ḥîṯ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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