| NETBible | Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent a message to you saying, ‘Come here so that I can send you to the king with this message: 1 “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.”’ Let me now see the face of the king. If I am at fault, let him put me to death!” |
| NIV © |
Absalom said to Joab, "Look, I sent word to you and said, ‘Come here so that I can send you to the king to ask, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there!"’ Now then, I want to see the king’s face, and if I am guilty of anything, let him put me to death." |
| NASB © |
Absalom answered Joab, "Behold, I sent for you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me still to be there."’ Now therefore, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him put me to death." |
| NLT © |
And Absalom replied, "Because I wanted you to ask the king why he brought me back from Geshur if he didn’t intend to see me. I might as well have stayed there. Let me see the king; if he finds me guilty of anything, then let him execute me." |
| MSG © |
Absalom answered him, "Listen, I sent for you saying, 'Come, and soon. I want to send you to the king to ask, "What's the point of my coming back from Geshur? I'd be better off still there!" Let me see the king face to face. If he finds me guilty, then he can put me to death.'" |
| BBE © |
And Absalom’s answer was, See, I sent to you saying, Come here, so that I may send you to the king to say, Why have I come back from Geshur? it would be better for me to be there still: let me now see the king’s face, and if there is any sin in me, let him put me to death. |
| NRSV © |
Absalom answered Joab, "Look, I sent word to you: Come here, that I may send you to the king with the question, ‘Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still.’ Now let me go into the king’s presence; if there is guilt in me, let him kill me!" |
| NKJV © |
And Absalom answered Joab, "Look, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, so that I may send you to the king, to say, "Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still."’ Now therefore, let me see the king’s face; but if there is iniquity in me, let him execute me." |
| KJV | And Absalom <053> answered <0559> (8799) Joab <03097>_, Behold, I sent <07971> (8804) unto thee, saying <0559> (8800)_, Come <0935> (8798) hither, that I may send <07971> (8799) thee to the king <04428>_, to say <0559> (8800)_, Wherefore am I come <0935> (8804) from Geshur <01650>_? [it had been] good <02896> for me [to have been] there still: now therefore let me see <07200> (8799) the king's <04428> face <06440>_; and if there be <03426> [any] iniquity <05771> in me, let him kill <04191> (8689) me. |
| NASB © |
Absalom <53> answered <559> Joab <3097> , "Behold <2009> , I sent <7971> for you, saying <559> , 'Come <935> here <2008> , that I may send <7971> you to the king <4428> , to say <559> , "Why <4100> have I come <935> from Geshur <1650> ? It would be better <2896> for me still <5750> to be there <8033> ."' Now <6258> therefore, let me see <7200> the king's <4428> face <6440> , and if <518> there <3426> is iniquity <5771> in me, let him put <4191> me to death ."<4191> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipen {V-AAI-3S} abessalwm {N-PRI} prov <4314> PREP iwab {N-PRI} idou <2400> INJ apesteila <649> V-AAI-1S prov <4314> PREP se <4771> P-AS legwn <3004> V-PAPNS hke {V-AAI-3S} wde <3592> ADV kai <2532> CONJ apostelw <649> V-FAI-1S se <4771> P-AS prov <4314> PREP ton <3588> T-ASM basilea <935> N-ASM legwn <3004> V-PAPNS ina <2443> CONJ ti <5100> I-ASN hlyon <2064> V-AAI-3P ek <1537> PREP gedsour {N-PRI} agayon <18> A-ASM moi <1473> P-DS hn <1510> V-IAI-3S tou <3588> T-GSM eti <2089> ADV einai <1510> V-PAN me <1473> P-AS ekei <1563> ADV kai <2532> CONJ nun <3568> ADV idou <3708> V-AMD-2S to <3588> T-ASN proswpon <4383> N-ASN tou <3588> T-GSM basilewv <935> N-GSM ouk <3364> ADV eidon <3708> V-AAI-3P ei <1487> CONJ de <1161> PRT estin <1510> V-PAI-3S en <1722> PREP emoi <1473> P-DS adikia <93> N-NSF kai <2532> CONJ yanatwson <2289> V-FAPAS me <1473> P-AS |
| NET [draft] ITL | Absalom <053> said <0559> to <0413> Joab <03097> , “Look <02009> , I sent <07971> a message to <0413> you saying <0559> , ‘Come <0935> here <02008> so that I can send <07971> you to <0413> the king <04428> with this message: “Why have <04100> I come <0935> from Geshur <01650> ? It would be better <02896> for me if I <0589> were still <05750> there <08033> .”’ Let me now <06258> see <07200> the face <06440> of the king <04428> . If <0518> I am <03426> at fault <05771> <03426> , let him put me to death !”<04191> |
| HEBREW | yntmhw <04191> Nwe <05771> yb <0> sy <03426> Maw <0518> Klmh <04428> ynp <06440> hara <07200> htew <06258> Ms <08033> yna <0589> de <05750> yl <0> bwj <02896> rwsgm <01650> ytab <0935> hml <04100> rmal <0559> Klmh <04428> la <0413> Kta <0853> hxlsaw <07971> hnh <02008> ab <0935> rmal <0559> Kyla <0413> ytxls <07971> hnh <02009> bawy <03097> la <0413> Mwlsba <053> rmayw (14:32) <0559> |
| NETBible | Absalom said to Joab, “Look, I sent a message to you saying, ‘Come here so that I can send you to the king with this message: 1 “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.”’ Let me now see the face of the king. If I am at fault, let him put me to death!” |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “saying.” |