2 Samuel

2 Samuel 20:19–20

¹⁹I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel, but you are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?”

²⁰“Far be it!” Joab declared. “Far be it from me to swallow up or destroy!

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2 Samuel 20:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָנֹכִ֕י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
peaceable	שְׁלֻמֵ֖י	šə·lu·mê	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct	H7999 be complete, sound
faithful	אֱמוּנֵ֣י	’ĕ·mū·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H529 trusting, faithfulness
in Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
but you are	אַתָּ֣ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
trying	מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ	mə·ḇaq·qêš	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1245 seek
to destroy	לְהָמִ֨ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
a city	עִ֤יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
that is a mother	וְאֵם֙	wə·’êm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H517 mother
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Why	לָ֥מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
would you swallow up	תְבַלַּ֖ע	ṯə·ḇal·la‘	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
the LORD’s	יְהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
inheritance	נַחֲלַ֥ת	na·ḥă·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5159 possession, property, inheritance

2 Samuel 20:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Far be it	חָלִ֤ילָה	ḥā·lî·lāh	Interjection; third person feminine singular	H2486 far be it
Joab	יוֹאָ֖ב	yō·w·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3097 Joab
declared	וַיֹּאמַ֑ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Far be it	חָלִ֙ילָה֙	ḥā·lî·lāh	Interjection; third person feminine singular	H2486 far be it
from me	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
to	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
swallow up	אֲבַלַּ֖ע	’ă·ḇal·la‘	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf
or	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
destroy	אַשְׁחִֽית׃	’aš·ḥîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7843 go to ruin (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.