2 Samuel 19:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The king covered his face and cried out in a loud voice, "My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!"

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לָאַ֣ט אֶת־פָּנָ֔יו וַיִּזְעַ֥ק הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ ק֣וֹל גָּד֑וֹל בְּנִי֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם בְּנִ֥י בְנִֽי׃

Transliteration

wə-ha-melekh lā'aṭ 'et-pānāyw wə-yiz'aq the melekh qôl gādôl bənî 'avshālôm 'avshālôm bənî bənî

Grammar Details

• *wə-ha-melekh*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular with definite article - and the king
• *lā'aṭ*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - covered
• *'et*: direct object marker
• *pānāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his face
• *wə-yiz'aq*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he cried out
• *melekh*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the king
• *qôl*: noun, masculine singular - voice
• *gādôl*: adjective, masculine singular - great/loud
• *bənî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my son

Word Meanings

• *lā'aṭ*: covered/wrapped/concealed
• *wə-yiz'aq*: cried out/shouted/called out
• *qôl gādôl*: loud voice/great cry/with a loud voice

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Joab came into the house to the king and said, You have shamed today the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joab{H3097} came{H935} into the house{H1004} to the king,{H4428} and said,{H559} Thou hast shamed{H3001} this day{H3117} the faces{H6440} of all thy servants,{H5650} who this day{H3117} have saved{H4422} thy life,{H5315} and the lives{H5315} of thy sons{H1121} and of thy daughters,{H1323} and the lives{H5315} of thy wives,{H802} and the lives{H5315} of thy concubines;{H6370}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Joab{H3097} came{H935}{(H8799)} into the house{H1004} to the king{H4428}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Thou hast shamed{H3001}{(H8689)} this day{H3117} the faces{H6440} of all thy servants{H5650}, which this day{H3117} have saved{H4422}{(H8764)} thy life{H5315}, and the lives{H5315} of thy sons{H1121} and of thy daughters{H1323}, and the lives{H5315} of thy wives{H802}, and the lives{H5315} of thy concubines{H6370};

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But Ioab came to the kynge in to the house, and sayde: This daye hast thou shamed all thy seruauntes (which haue delyuered thy soule this daye, and the soules of thy sonnes, of thy doughters, of thy wyues, and of thy cocubynes)

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then Ioab came into the house to the King, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy seruants, which this day haue saued thy life & the liues of thy sones, & of thy daughters, and the liues of thy wiues, and the liues of thy concubines,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ioab came into the house to the king, and sayd: Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy seruautes, which this day haue saued thy life, & the liues of thy sonnes, and of thy daughters, & the liues of thy wyues, and of thy concubines,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, which this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joab came into the house to the king, and said, You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joab cometh in unto the king to the house, and saith, `Thou hast put to shame to-day the faces of all thy servants, those delivering thy life to-day, and the life of thy sons, and of thy daughters, and the life of thy wives, and the life of thy concubines,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, who this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Joab came into the house to the king, and said, Thou hast shamed this day the faces of all thy servants, who this day have saved thy life, and the lives of thy sons and of thy daughters, and the lives of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines;

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joab came into the house to the king and said, Today you have put to shame the faces of all your servants who even now have kept you and your sons and your daughters and your wives and all your women safe from death;

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joab came into the house to the king, and said, "You have shamed this day the faces of all your servants, who this day have saved your life, and the lives of your sons and of your daughters, and the lives of your wives, and the lives of your concubines;

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So Joab visited the king at his home. He said,“Today you have embarrassed all your servants who have saved your life this day, as well as the lives of your sons, your daughters, your wives, and your concubines.

Referenced Verses

• Neh 9:27 : 27 So You handed them over to their enemies, who oppressed them. But in their time of distress, they cried out to You, and You heard from heaven. In Your great mercy, You gave them deliverers, who rescued them from the hand of their enemies.
• Ps 3:8 : 8 Arise, LORD! Save me, my God! For you strike all my enemies on the cheek, and you break the teeth of the wicked.
• Ps 18:47-48 : 47 The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Exalted be the God of my salvation! 48 The God who avenges me and subdues peoples under me,