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2 Samuel 2:27

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.

KJV

Et ait Joab : Vivit Dominus, si locutus fuisses, mane recessisset populus persequens fratrem suum.

Vulgate

καὶ εἶπεν Ἰωάβ Ζῇ Κύριος, ὅτι εἰ μὴ ἐλάλησας, διότι τότε ἐκ πρωίθεν ἀνέβη ὁ λαὸς ἕκαστος κατόπισθεν τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ αὐτοῦ.

LXX

And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֔ב חַ֚י הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖א דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז מֵֽ/הַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ נַעֲלָ֣ה הָ/עָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֥י אָחִֽי/ו

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Joab

In the original Hebrew

14 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אָ֣ז
'z
adverb · 139×
בֹּ֔קֶר
bqr
noun · 214×
ו
v
noun · 629×
ו
v
noun · 717×
חַי
chy
verb · 502×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יְדַבֵּ֥ר
ydbr
verb · 1134×
יַּ֥עַל
y'l
verb · 885×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
יוֹאָ֔ב
yv'b
proper_noun · 145×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לוּלֵ֣י
lvly
conjunction · 14×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:26 — Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the LORD hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies
  • 2Sam 2:14 — And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
  • Prov 17:14 — The beginning of strife is as when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.