2 Samuel 14:19

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The king asked, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all of this?" The woman answered, "As surely as you live, my lord the king, it is true. Your servant Joab instructed me and put all these words into the mouth of your servant."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הֲיַ֥ד יוֹאָ֛ב אִתָּ֖ךְ בְּכָל־זֹ֑את וַתַּ֣עַן הָאִשָּׁ֣ה וַתֹּ֡אמֶר חֵֽי־נַפְשְׁךָ֩ אֲדֹנִ֨י הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אִם־אִ֣שׁ ׀ לְהֵמִ֣ין וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗יל מִכֹּ֤ל אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּר֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־עַבְדְּךָ֤ יוֹאָב֙ ה֣וּא צִוָּ֔נִי וְה֗וּא שָׂ֚ם בְּפִ֣י שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer the-melek, ăyad Yôʾāb with-you in-all-zōʾt? wattaʿan the-ʾiššāh wattōʾmer, ḥê-napšəkā ʾădōnî the-melek if-one to-hêmîn or-to-haśmîl from-all that-dibber ʾădōnî the-melek, for-ʿabdəkā Yôʾāb he ṣiwwānî, and-he śām in-mouth-of šipḥātəkā ʾēt all-the-dəbārîm the-ʾēlleh.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *melek*: masculine singular noun - king
• *ăyad*: interrogative particle + feminine singular construct - is the hand of
• *Yôʾāb*: proper name - Joab
• *zōʾt*: feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this
• *wattaʿan*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and she answered
• *ʾiššāh*: feminine singular noun - woman
• *wattōʾmer*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person feminine singular - and she said
• *ḥê*: construct state of masculine singular noun - life of
• *napšəkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your soul
• *ʾădōnî*: masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my lord
• *hêmîn*: Hiphil infinitive construct - to go right
• *haśmîl*: Hiphil infinitive construct - to go left
• *dibber*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he spoke
• *ʿabdəkā*: masculine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
• *ṣiwwānî*: Piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he commanded me
• *śām*: Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he put
• *šipḥātəkā*: feminine singular noun with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your maidservant
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *dəbārîm*: masculine plural noun - words
• *ʾēlleh*: common plural demonstrative adjective - these

Word Meanings

• *ḥê*-*napšəkā*: by the life of your soul (oath formula)
• *hêmîn*: to turn right/deviate to the right
• *haśmîl*: to turn left/deviate to the left
• *śām*: put/place/set

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman answered and said, As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken: for your servant Joab, he commanded me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your maidservant:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the king{H4428} said,{H559} Is the hand{H3027} of Joab{H3097} with thee in all this? And the woman{H802} answered{H6030} and said,{H6030} As thy soul{H5315} liveth,{H2416} my lord{H113} the king,{H4428} none{H376} can{H786} turn to the right hand{H3231} or to the left{H8041} from aught that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} hath spoken;{H1696} for thy servant{H5650} Joab,{H3097} he bade{H6680} me, and he put{H7760} all these words{H1697} in the mouth{H6310} of thy handmaid;{H8198}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is not the hand{H3027} of Joab{H3097} with thee in all this? And the woman{H802} answered{H6030}{(H8799)} and said{H559}{(H8799)}, As thy soul{H5315} liveth{H2416}, my lord{H113} the king{H4428}, none{H376} can{H786} turn to the right hand{H3231}{(H8687)} or to the left{H8041}{(H8687)} from ought that my lord{H113} the king{H4428} hath spoken{H1696}{(H8765)}: for thy servant{H5650} Joab{H3097}, he bade{H6680}{(H8765)} me, and he put{H7760}{(H8804)} all these words{H1697} in the mouth{H6310} of thine handmaid{H8198}:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The kynge sayde: Is not the hande of Ioab with the in all this? The woman answered and sayde: As truly as thy soule lyueth (my lorde O kynge,) there is els noman nether at the righte hande ner at ye lefte, but euen as my LORDE the kynge hath sayde, for thy seruaunt Ioab hath commaunded me, and he himselfe hath taughte thy handmayden all these wordes,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the King said, Is not the hand of Ioab with thee in all this? Then the woman answered, and sayd, As thy soule liueth, my lord the King, I will not turne to the right hande nor to the left, from ought that my lorde the King hath spoken: for euen thy seruant Ioab bade mee, & he put all these wordes in the mouth of thine handmayde.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king sayd: Is not the hand of Ioab with thee in all this matter? The woman aunswered, and sayde: As thy soule liueth my lorde the king, I wil not turne to the right hande nor to the left from ought that my lorde the king hath spoke: for euen thy seruaunt Ioab bad me, and he put all these wordes in the mouth of thyne handmayde:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the king said, [Is not] the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, [As] thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from ought that my lord the king hath spoken: for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thine handmaid:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king said, Is the hand of Joab with you in all this? The woman answered, As your soul lives, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king saith, `Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this?' And the woman answereth and saith, `Thy soul liveth, my lord, O king, none `doth turn' to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of thy maid-servant all these words;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king said, Is the hand of Joab with thee in all this? And the woman answered and said, As thy soul liveth, my lord the king, none can turn to the right hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken; for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of thy handmaid;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the king said, Is not the hand of Joab with you in all this? And the woman in answer said, By the life of your soul, my lord the king, it is not possible for anyone to go to the right hand or to the left from anything said by the king: your servant Joab gave me orders, and put all these words in my mouth:

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king said, "Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?" The woman answered, "As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right hand or to the left from anything that my lord the king has spoken; for your servant Joab, he urged me, and he put all these words in the mouth of your handmaid;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The king said,“Did Joab put you up to all of this?” The woman answered,“As surely as you live, my lord the king, there is no deviation to the right or to the left from all that my lord the king has said. For your servant Joab gave me instructions. He has put all these words in your servant’s mouth.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 14:3 : 3 Then go to the king and speak to him as I instruct you." And Joab put the words into her mouth.
• 1 Sam 1:26 : 26 She said, 'Pardon me, my lord. As surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.
• 1 Sam 17:55 : 55 When Saul saw David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner, the commander of his army, 'Abner, whose son is this young man?' Abner replied, 'As surely as you live, O king, I do not know.'
• 1 Sam 20:3 : 3 But David swore again and said, "Your father knows well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he thinks, 'Let Jonathan not know this, lest he be grieved.' But as the LORD lives and as your soul lives, there is but a step between me and death."
• 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now, my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you live, the Lord has kept you from shedding blood and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those intent on harming my lord be as foolish as Nabal.
• 2 Sam 3:27 : 27 When Abner returned to Hebron, Joab took him aside inside the gate, as if to speak with him privately, and there he struck him in the belly, killing him in revenge for the blood of his brother Asahel.
• 2 Sam 3:29 : 29 May the guilt fall upon Joab and his entire family! May they always be afflicted with a discharge, skin disease, a need to rely on a crutch, death by the sword, or lack of bread.'
• 2 Sam 3:34 : 34 Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. You fell as one falls before the wicked.' And all the people wept over him.
• 2 Sam 11:11 : 11 Uriah said to David, 'The Ark, Israel, and Judah are staying in tents, and my lord Joab and the king’s servants are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and lie with my wife? As surely as you live and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!'
• 2 Sam 11:14-15 : 14 The next morning, David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah. 15 In the letter, David wrote, 'Put Uriah at the front where the fighting is fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and killed.'
• 1 Kgs 2:5-6 : 5 Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—how he killed the two commanders of Israel's armies, Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. He shed their blood as if in war during a time of peace, staining his belt and sandals with the blood. 6 Act according to your wisdom, and do not let his gray head go down to the grave in peace.
• 2 Kgs 2:2 : 2 Elijah said to Elisha, "Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me to Bethel." But Elisha replied, "As the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So they went to Bethel.
• Prov 4:27 : 27 Do not turn to the right or to the left; keep your foot away from evil.
• Luke 21:15 : 15 For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
• Exod 4:15 : 15 You shall speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his mouth, and I will teach you both what to do.
• Num 20:17 : 17 Please let us pass through your land. We will not pass through any field or vineyard, nor will we drink water from any well. We will travel along the King's Highway and not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.
• Deut 5:32 : 32 So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or the left.
• Deut 28:14 : 14 You must not turn aside from any of the words I am commanding you today, neither to the right nor to the left, to follow other gods and serve them.
• Josh 1:7 : 7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to obey all the law that my servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left so that you may be successful wherever you go.