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2 Samuel 15:4

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

KJV

Quis me constituat judicem super terram, ut ad me veniant omnes qui habent negotium, et juste judicem ?

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἀβεσσαλώμ Τίς με καταστήσει κριτὴν ἐν τῇ γῇ, καὶ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἐλεύσεται πᾶς ἀνὴρ ᾧ ἐὰν ᾖ ἀντιλογία καὶ κρίσις καὶ δικαιώσω αὐτόν;

LXX

Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם מִי יְשִׂמֵ֥/נִי שֹׁפֵ֖ט בָּ/אָ֑רֶץ וְ/עָלַ֗/י יָב֥וֹא כָּל אִ֛ישׁ אֲשֶֽׁר יִהְיֶה לּ/וֹ רִ֥יב וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וְ/הִצְדַּקְתִּֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
'bshlvm
proper_noun · 111×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
הַצְדִּ֣יק
htsdyq
verb · 41×
י
y
noun · 422×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נוּ
nv
verb · 199×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
רִ֥יב
ryb
noun · 61×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 8:3 — And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.
  • 2Pet 2:19 — While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
  • Judg 9:1 — And Abimelech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother’s brethren, and communed with them, and with all the family of the house of his mother’s father, saying,
  • Judg 9:29 — And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
  • Judg 9:29 — And would to God this people were under my hand! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out.
  • Luke 14:8 — When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of him;
  • Prov 25:6 — Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and stand not in the place of great men:
  • Prov 27:2 — Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips.