Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut Joab did not include Levi and Benjamin in the count, because the king’s command was detestable to him. Young's Literal Translation And Levi and Benjamin he hath not numbered in their midst, for the word of the king was abominable with Joab. King James Bible But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab. Hebrew But [Joab] did notלֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no include פָקַ֖ד (p̄ā·qaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6485: To visit, to oversee, muster, charge, care for, miss, deposit Levi וְלֵוִי֙ (wə·lê·wî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3878: Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him and Benjamin וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (ū·ḇin·yā·min) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1144: Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites in the count, בְּתוֹכָ֑ם (bə·ṯō·w·ḵām) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8432: A bisection, the centre because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the king’s הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king command דְּבַר־ (də·ḇar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause was detestable נִתְעַ֥ב (niṯ·‘aḇ) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8581: To loathe, detest to אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among him. יוֹאָֽב׃ (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites |
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