Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to bring back the king?’ New Living Translation You are my relatives, my own tribe, my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last ones to welcome back the king?” English Standard Version You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ Berean Standard Bible You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ King James Bible Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? New King James Version You are my brethren, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’ New American Standard Bible You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ NASB 1995 ‘You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ NASB 1977 ‘You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ Legacy Standard Bible You are my brothers; you are my bone and my flesh. Why then should you be the last to have the king return?’ Amplified Bible You are my brothers (relatives, relations); you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’ Christian Standard Bible You are my brothers, my flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king? ’ Holman Christian Standard Bible You are my brothers, my flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ American Standard Version Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he said to them: “You are my brethren and my flesh and my bones. Why are you last to return yourselves with the King to his house? And the word of all Israel came to the King Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why are ye the last to bring back the king to his house? Contemporary English Version He is your brother, your own relative! Why haven't you done anything to bring him back?" Douay-Rheims Bible You are my brethren, you are my bone, and my flesh, why are you the last to bring back the king? English Revised Version Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh: wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king? GOD'S WORD® Translation You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood. Why should you be the last to bring back the king?' Good News Translation You are my relatives, my own flesh and blood; why should you be the last to bring me back?" International Standard Version You're my relatives! You're my own flesh and blood! So why are you the last to bring back the king?' JPS Tanakh 1917 Ye are my brethren, ye are my bone and my flesh; wherefore then should ye be the last to bring back the king? Literal Standard Version you [are] my brothers, you [are] my bone and my flesh, and why are you last to bring back the king? Majority Standard Bible You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ New American Bible You are my brothers, you are my bone and flesh. Why should you be last to restore the king?’ NET Bible You are my brothers--my very own flesh and blood! Why should you delay any further in bringing the king back?' New Revised Standard Version You are my kin, you are my bone and my flesh; why then should you be the last to bring back the king?’ New Heart English Bible You are my brothers, you are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?' Webster's Bible Translation Ye are my brethren, ye are my bones and my flesh: why then are ye the last to bring back the king? World English Bible You are my brothers. You are my bone and my flesh. Why then are you the last to bring back the king?’ Young's Literal Translation my brethren ye are, my bone and my flesh ye are, and why are ye last to bring back the king? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context David Restored as King…11Then King David sent this message to Zadok and Abiathar, the priests: “Say to the elders of Judah, ‘Why should you be the last to restore the king to his palace, since the talk of all Israel has reached the king at his quarters? 12You are my brothers, my own flesh and blood. So why should you be the last to restore the king?’ 13And say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’ ”… Cross References Romans 11:14 in the hope that I may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them. Genesis 29:14 Then Laban declared, "You are indeed my own flesh and blood." After Jacob had stayed with him a month, 2 Samuel 5:1 Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, "Here we are, your own flesh and blood. 2 Samuel 19:41 Soon all the men of Israel came to the king and asked, "Why did our brothers, the men of Judah, take you away secretly and bring the king and his household across the Jordan, together with all of David's men?" 2 Samuel 19:42 And all the men of Judah replied to the men of Israel, "We did this because the king is our relative. Why does this anger you? Have we ever eaten at the king's expense or received anything for ourselves?" Treasury of Scripture You are my brothers, you are my bones and my flesh: why then are you the last to bring back the king? my bones 2 Samuel 5:1 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. Genesis 2:23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Judges 9:2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh. Jump to Previous Blood Bone Bones Flesh Kinsmen Last WhereforeJump to Next Blood Bone Bones Flesh Kinsmen Last Wherefore2 Samuel 19 1. Joab causes the king to cease his mourning9. The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back 11. David sends to the priest to incite them of Judah 18. Shimei is pardoned 24. Mephibosheth excused 32. Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family 41. The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king without them (12) My bones and my flesh.--More exactly, bone, as in 2Samuel 19:13 and 2Samuel 5:1. Of course the tribe of Judah, from which David sprung, was more closely connected with him by blood than any other; but the point likely to influence them was that the king recognised this relationship.Verse 12. - My bones; Hebrew, my bone and my flesh, so nearly related as to be part of my own self (Genesis 2:23). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Youאַתֶּ֔ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you are my brothers, אַחַ֣י (’a·ḥay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) my own flesh וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (ū·ḇə·śā·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and blood. עַצְמִ֥י (‘aṣ·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame So why וְלָ֧מָּה (wə·lām·māh) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should you אַתֶּ֑ם (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you be תִהְי֛וּ (ṯih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be the last אַחֲרֹנִ֖ים (’a·ḥă·rō·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 314: Hinder, late, last, western to restore לְהָשִׁ֥יב (lə·hā·šîḇ) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again the king?’ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king Links 2 Samuel 19:12 NIV2 Samuel 19:12 NLT 2 Samuel 19:12 ESV 2 Samuel 19:12 NASB 2 Samuel 19:12 KJV 2 Samuel 19:12 BibleApps.com 2 Samuel 19:12 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 19:12 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 19:12 French Bible 2 Samuel 19:12 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Samuel 19:12 You are my brothers you are my (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) |
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