2 Samuel 2:27
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And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
In other translations
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097חַיchai[by] [the] lifeH2416הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohimof <the> GodH430כִּיkiifH3588לוּלֵאlule'if notH3884דִּבַּרְתָּdibartayou had spokenH1696כִּיkiforH3588אָז'azthenH227מֵהַבֹּקֶרmehabokerfrom the morningH1242נַעֲלָהna'alahit had abandoned pursuitH5927הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אִישׁ'isheachH376מֵאַחֲרֵיme'achareifrom afterH310אָחִיו׃'achivbrother hisH251
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 2:14And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
- Proverbs 17:14The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.
- 1 Samuel 25:26Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.
- Job 27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice— the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—
- Isaiah 47:7And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
- Proverbs 25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
- Proverbs 20:18Every purpose is established by counsel: and with good advice make war.Set plans by consultation, and wage war under sound guidance.
- Luke 14:31-3231 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.31 Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.
- Proverbs 15:1A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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People and places
People: Joab