2 Samuel 18:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Otherwise,אֹֽו־
(ov-)
176: ora prim. root
if I had dealtעָשִׂ֤יתִי
(a·si·ti)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
treacherouslyשֶׁ֔קֶר
(she·ker,)
8267: deception, disappointment, falsehoodfrom an unused word
against his life(בְנַפְשִׁי֙
(ve·naf·shi)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
(and there is nothingוְכָל־
(ve·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
hiddenיִכָּחֵ֣ד
(yik·ka·ched)
3582: to hidea prim. root
from the king),הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
(ham·me·lech;)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
then you yourselfוְאַתָּ֖ה
(ve·'at·tah)
859: you (masc. sing.)from an unused word
would have stoodתִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב
(tit·ya·tzev)
3320: to set or station oneself, take one's standa prim. root
aloof."מִן־
(min-)
4480: froma prim. preposition


















KJV Lexicon
Otherwise
'ow  (o)
desire (and so probably in Prov. 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if -- also, and, either, if, at the least, nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.
I should have wrought
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
false.hood
sheqer  (sheh'-ker)
an untruth; by implication, a sham (often adverbial) -- without a cause, deceit(-ful), false(-hood, -ly), feignedly, liar, + lie, lying, vain (thing), wrongfully.
against mine own life
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
for there is no matter
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
hid
kachad  (kaw-khad')
to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroy -- conceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.
from the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
and thou thyself wouldest have set
yatsab  (yaw-tsab')
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
thyself against me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Otherwise, if I had dealt treacherously against his life (and there is nothing hidden from the king), then you yourself would have stood aloof."

King James Bible
Otherwise I should have wrought falsehood against mine own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If I had jeopardized my own life--and nothing is hidden from the king--you would have abandoned me."

International Standard Version
If I had taken his life, the king would have uncovered everything about it, and you would never have protected me!"

NET Bible
If I had acted at risk of my own life--and nothing is hidden from the king!--you would have abandoned me."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
If I had done something treacherous to him, would you have stood by me? Like everything else, it wouldn't stay hidden from the king."

King James 2000 Bible
Otherwise I should have dealt falsely against my own life: for there is no matter hid from the king, and you yourself would have set yourself against me.
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