2 Samuel 17:3
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And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
In other translations
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.”
Hebrew words
וְאָשִׁיבָהve'ashivahand I will bring backH7725כָל־khol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֵלֶיךָ'eleikhato youH413כְּשׁוּבkeshuvas returnsH7725הַכֹּלhakol<the> everythingH3605הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834אַתָּה'atahyouH859מְבַקֵּשׁmevakesh[are] seekingH1245כָּל־kol-allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961שָׁלוֹם׃shalompeaceH7965
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Isaiah 48:22There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto the wicked.“There is no peace,” says the LORD, “for the wicked.”
- Isaiah 57:21There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.“There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”
- 2 Samuel 3:21And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a league with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thine heart desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.Then Abner said to David, “Let me go at once, and I will gather all Israel to my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with you, and that you may rule over all that your heart desires.” So David dismissed Abner, and he went in peace.
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