2 Samuel 2:27
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Joabיֹואָ֔ב
(yo·v·'av,)
3097: "the LORD is father," three Isr.from Yhvh and ab
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"As Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(ha·'e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
lives,חַ֚י
(chai)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
ifכִּ֥י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you had not spoken,דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ
(dib·bar·ta;)
1696: to speaka prim. root
surelyכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
thenאָ֤ז
(az)
227: at that timeof uncertain derivation
the peopleהָעָ֔ם
(ha·'am,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
would have gone awayנַעֲלָ֣ה
(na·'a·lah)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
in the morning,מֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙
(me·hab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
eachאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
from followingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥י
(me·'a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
his brother."אָחִֽיו׃
(a·chiv.)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
And Joab
Yow'ab  (yo-awb')
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites -- Joab.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
As God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
unless
luwle'  (loo-lay')
if not -- except, had not, if (...not), unless, were it not that.
thou hadst spoken
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
surely then in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
had gone up
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
every one
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
from following
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
his brother
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have gone away in the morning, each from following his brother."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As God lives," Joab replied, "if you had not spoken up, the troops wouldn't have stopped pursuing their brothers until morning."

International Standard Version
Joab answered, "As God lives, if you hadn't spoken up, by morning my army would have broken off their pursuit of their own relatives."

NET Bible
Joab replied, "As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit of their brothers!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joab answered, "I solemnly swear, as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would not have stopped chasing their relatives until morning."

King James 2000 Bible
And Joab said, As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone up every one from following his brother.
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