Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַיֹּ֨אמֶר way-yō-mer And said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1732 [e] דָּוִ֜ד dā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 4397 [e] הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְ ham-mal-’āḵ, the messenger Art | N-ms 3541 [e] כֹּֽה־ kōh- thus Adv 559 [e] תֹאמַ֤ר ṯō-mar you shall say V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 3097 [e] יוֹאָב֙ yō-w-’āḇ Joab N-proper-ms 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- not Adv 7489 [e] יֵרַ֤ע yê-ra‘ do let displease V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 5869 [e] בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ bə-‘ê-ne-ḵā you Prep-b | N-cdc | 2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1697 [e] הַדָּבָ֣ר had-dā-ḇār thing Art | N-ms 2088 [e] הַזֶּ֔ה haz-zeh, this Art | Pro-ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 2090 [e] כָזֹ֥ה ḵā-zōh as this Prep-k | Pro-fs 2088 [e] וְכָזֶ֖ה wə-ḵā-zeh and as this Conj-w, Prep-k | Pro-ms 398 [e] תֹּאכַ֣ל tō-ḵal devours V-Qal-Imperf-3fs 2719 [e] הֶחָ֑רֶב he-ḥā-reḇ; the sword Art | N-fs 2388 [e] הַחֲזֵ֨ק ha-ḥă-zêq Strengthen V-Hifil-Imp-ms 4421 [e] מִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧ mil-ḥam-tə-ḵā your attack N-fsc | 2ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- against Prep 5892 [e] הָעִ֛יר hā-‘îr the city Art | N-fs 2040 [e] וְהָרְסָ֖הּ wə-hā-rə-sāh and overthrow it Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs 2388 [e] וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ׃ wə-ḥaz-zə-qê-hū. and encourage him Conj-w | V-Piel-Imp-ms | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
Then David said to the messenger, "Thus you shall say to Joab, 'Do not let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle against the city stronger and overthrow it'; and so encourage him."

King James Bible
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
David told the messenger, "Say this to Joab: 'Don't let this matter upset you because the sword devours all alike. Intensify your fight against the city and demolish it.' Encourage him."

displease thee [heb] be evil in thine eyes
for the sword

Joshua 7:8,9 O LORD, what shall I say, when Israel turns their backs before their enemies!…

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one [heb] so and such
What abominable hypocrisy was here! He well knew that the death of this noble and gallant man was no chance-medley: he was by his own order thrust on the sword.

make

2 Samuel 12:26 And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took …

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