Internet Verse Search Commentaries Word Analysis ITL - draft

2 Samuel 20:19

NETBible	I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city¹ in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”
NIV © biblegateway 2Sa 20:19	We are the peaceful and faithful in Israel. You are trying to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel. Why do you want to swallow up the LORD’s inheritance?"
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 20:19	"I am of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel. You are seeking to destroy a city, even a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?"
NLT © biblegateway 2Sa 20:19	I am one who is peace loving and faithful in Israel. But you are destroying a loyal city. Why do you want to destroy what belongs to the LORD?"
MSG © biblegateway 2Sa 20:19	We're a peaceful people here, and reliable. And here you are, trying to tear down one of Israel's mother cities. Why would you want to mess with GOD's legacy like that?"
BBE © SABDAweb 2Sa 20:19	Your purpose is the destruction of a mother-town in Israel: why would you put an end to the heritage of the Lord?
NRSV © bibleoremus 2Sa 20:19	I am one of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel; you seek to destroy a city that is a mother in Israel; why will you swallow up the heritage of the LORD?"
NKJV © biblegateway 2Sa 20:19	"I am among the peaceable and faithful in Israel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel. Why would you swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?"
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KJV	I [am one of them that are] peaceable <07999> (8803) [and] faithful <0539> (8803) in Israel <03478>_: thou seekest <01245> (8764) to destroy <04191> (8687) a city <05892> and a mother <0517> in Israel <03478>_: why wilt thou swallow up <01104> (8762) the inheritance <05159> of the LORD <03068>_?
NASB © biblegateway 2Sa 20:19	"I am of those who are peaceable <07999> and faithful <0539> in Israel <03478> . You are seeking <01245> to destroy <04191> a city <05892> , even a mother <0517> in Israel <03478> . Why <04100> would you swallow <01104> up the inheritance <05159> of the LORD <03068> ?"
LXXM	egw <1473> P-NS eimi <1510> V-PAI-1S eirhnika <1516> A-APN twn <3588> T-GPN sthrigmatwn {N-GPN} israhl <2474> N-PRI su <4771> P-NS de <1161> PRT zhteiv <2212> V-PAI-2S yanatwsai <2289> V-AAN polin <4172> N-ASF kai <2532> ADV mhtropolin <3390> N-ASF en <1722> PREP israhl <2474> N-PRI ina <2443> CONJ ti <5100> I-NSN katapontizeiv <2670> V-PAI-2S klhronomian <2817> N-ASF kuriou <2962> N-GSM
NET [draft] ITL	I <0595> represent the peaceful <07999> and the faithful <0539> in Israel <03478> . You <0859> are attempting <01245> to destroy <04191> an important <0517> city <05892> in Israel <03478> . Why <04100> should you swallow up <01104> the Lord’s <03068> inheritance <05159> ?”
HEBREW	P hwhy <03068> tlxn <05159> elbt <01104> hml <04100> larvyb <03478> Maw <0517> rye <05892> tymhl <04191> sqbm <01245> hta <0859> larvy <03478> ynwma <0539> ymls <07999> ykna (20:19) <0595>


NETBible	I represent the peaceful and the faithful in Israel. You are attempting to destroy an important city¹ in Israel. Why should you swallow up the Lord’s inheritance?”
NET Notes	¹tn Heb “a city and a mother.” The expression is a hendiadys, meaning that this city was an important one in Israel and had smaller cities dependent on it.