Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?” Young's Literal Translation And Joab saith unto the king, ‘Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?’ King James Bible And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see [it]: but why doth my lord the king delight in this thing? Hebrew But Joabיוֹאָ֜ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites replied וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the king, הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king “May the LORD יְהוָה֩ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative multiply וְיוֹסֵ֣ף (wə·yō·w·sêp̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment the troops הָעָ֜ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock a hundred מֵאָ֣ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred times פְעָמִ֔ים (p̄ə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence over כָּהֵ֤ם ׀ (kā·hêm) Preposition-k | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They and may the eyes וְעֵינֵ֥י (wə·‘ê·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of my lord אֲדֹנִֽי־ (’ă·ḏō·nî-) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king see [it]. רֹא֑וֹת (rō·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 7200: To see But why לָ֥מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what does my lord וַאדֹנִ֣י (wa·ḏō·nî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king want חָפֵ֖ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire to do such הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that a thing?” בַּדָּבָ֥ר (bad·dā·ḇār) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause |
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