2 Samuel 20:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Joabיֹואָ֖ב
(yo·v·'av)
3097: "the LORD is father," three Isr.from Yhvh and ab
replied,וַיַּ֥עַן
(vai·ya·'an)
6030a: to answer, responda prim. root
"Farחָלִ֤ילָה
(cha·li·lah)
2486: far be it!from chalal
be it, farחָלִ֙ילָה֙
(cha·li·lah)
2486: far be it!from chalal
be it from me that I should swallowאֲבַלַּ֖ע
(a·val·la)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
up or destroy!אַשְׁחִֽית׃
(ash·chit.)
7843: perhaps to go to ruina prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Joab
Yow'ab  (yo-awb')
Jehovah-fathered; Joab, the name of three Israelites -- Joab.
answered
`anah  (aw-naw')
to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extens. to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announce
and said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Far be it
chaliylah  (khaw-lee'-law)
literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! -- be far, (God) forbid.
far be it
chaliylah  (khaw-lee'-law)
literal for a profaned thing; used (interj.) far be it! -- be far, (God) forbid.
from me that I should swallow up
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
or destroy
shachath  (shaw-khath')
to decay, i.e. (causatively) ruin -- batter, cast off, corrupt(-er, thing), destroy(-er, -uction), lose, mar, perish, spill, spoiler, utterly, waste(-r).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Joab replied, "Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!

King James Bible
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Joab protested: "Never! I do not want to destroy!

International Standard Version
But Joab replied, "No way! No way! I'm not here to devour or destroy!

NET Bible
Joab answered, "Get serious! I don't want to swallow up or destroy anything!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Joab answered, "That's unthinkable! I don't wish to swallow [it] up or destroy [it].

King James 2000 Bible
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
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