2 Samuel 2:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely by morning the people had gone up every man from pursuing his brother.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֔ב חַ֚י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים כִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖א דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ כִּ֣י אָ֤ז מֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ נַעֲלָ֣ה הָעָ֔ם אִ֖ישׁ מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י אָחִֽיו׃

Transliteration

wayyōʾmer yôʾāb lives the-ʾĕlōhîm that if-not dibbartā because then from-the-bōqer naʿălâ the-ʿām ʾîš from-after ʾāḥîw

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he said
• *yôʾāb*: proper noun, masculine - Joab
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural + definite article - the God
• *dibbartā*: piel perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you had spoken
• *bōqer*: noun, masculine singular + definite article - the morning
• *naʿălâ*: niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he would have gone up
• *ʿām*: noun, masculine singular + definite article - the people
• *ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular - each man
• *ʾāḥîw*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his brother

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: and he said/answered/responded
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/deity (plural form used for singular deity)
• *dibbartā*: you had spoken/said/asked
• *bōqer*: morning/daybreak/dawn
• *naʿălâ*: would have gone up/withdrawn/departed
• *ʿām*: people/troops/army
• *ʾîš*: each man/every person/everyone
• *ʾāḥîw*: his brother/kinsman/fellow soldier

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Joab answered, 'As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the people would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Ioab sayde: As truly as God lyueth yf thou haddest sayde thus daye in the morninge, the people had ceassed euery one from his brother.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ioab sayde, As God liueth, if thou haddest not spoken, surely euen in the morning the people had departed euery one backe from his brother.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Ioab sayde: As God lyueth, if thou haddest not spoken, suerly euen in the morning the people had departed, euery one from persecuting his brother.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed everyone his brother.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Joab saith, `God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Joab said, By the living God, if you had not given the word, the people would have gone on attacking their countrymen till the morning.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people would have gone away, and not each followed his brother."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Joab replied,“As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit of their brothers!”

Referenced Verses

• Prov 17:14 : 14 The beginning of strife is as when one lets out water, therefore leave off contention before it is meddled with.
• 2 Sam 2:14 : 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and compete before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
• Job 27:2 : 2 As God lives, who has taken away my justice, and the Almighty, who has troubled my soul;
• Prov 15:1 : 1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but harsh words stir up anger.
• 1 Sam 25:26 : 26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, since the LORD has restrained you from coming to bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, now let your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be as Nabal.
• Prov 20:18 : 18 Every purpose is established by counsel, and with good advice make war.
• Prov 25:8 : 8 Do not go forth hastily to contend, lest you know not what to do in the end thereof, when your neighbor has put you to shame.
• Isa 47:7 : 7 And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' so that you did not lay these things to heart, nor remember their end.
• Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and desires conditions of peace.