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2 Samuel 14:19

So the king asked, “Is the hand of Joab behind all this?” The woman answered, “As surely as you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave me orders; he told your maidservant exactly what to say.

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ASV

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;

KJV

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:

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Original language & word study

36 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
הֲיַ֥דha.Yad¿ [is] [the] hand ofH3027 →
יוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvJoabH3097 →
אִתָּ֖ךְ'i.Takhwith youH854 →
בְּכָל־be.kholin allH3605 →
זֹ֑אתZotthisH2063 →
וַתַּ֣עַןva.Ta.'anand she answeredH6030 →
הָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.Shahthe womanH802 →
וַתֹּ֡אמֶרva.To.merand she saidH559 →
חֵֽי־chei-[by] [the] life ofH2416 →
נַפְשְׁךָ֩naf.she.Khaself yourH5315 →
אֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiO lord myH113 →
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
אִ֣שׁ׀'ishthere isH786 →
לְהֵמִ֣יןle.he.Minto go to [the] rightH3231 →
וּלְהַשְׂמִ֗ילu.le.has.Miland to go to [the] leftH8041 →
מִכֹּ֤לmi.Kolfrom allH3605 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-thatH834 →
דִּבֶּר֙di.Berhe has spokenH1696 →
אֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.Nilord myH113 →
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
עַבְדְּךָ֤'av.de.Khaservant yourH5650 →
יוֹאָב֙yo.'AvJoabH3097 →
ה֣וּאhu'heH1931 →
צִוָּ֔נִיtzi.Va.nihe commanded meH6680 →
וְה֗וּאve.Hu'and heH1931 →
שָׂ֚םSamhe putH7760 →
בְּפִ֣יbe.Fiin [the] mouth ofH6310 →
שִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֔shif.cha.te.Khamaidservant yourH8198 →
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.Rimthe wordsH1697 →
הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.leh<the> theseH428 →

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2 Samuel 14:3Then go to the king and speak these words to him.” And Joab put the words in her mouth.1 Samuel 1:26“Please, my lord,” said Hannah, “as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the LORD.Luke 21:15For I will give you speech and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.Deuteronomy 28:14Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.2 Samuel 11:14–15The next morning David wrote a letter to Joab and sent it with Uriah.1 Kings 2:5–6Moreover, you know what Joab son of Zeruiah did to me—what he did to Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether, the two commanders of the armies of Israel. He killed them in peacetime to avenge the blood of war. He stained with the blood of war the belt around his waist and the sandals on his feet.Exodus 4:15You are to speak to him and put the words in his mouth. I will help both of you to speak, and I will teach you what to do.Proverbs 4:27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.Joshua 1:7Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe 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 prosper wherever you go.2 Samuel 11:11Uriah answered, “The ark and Israel and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camped in the open field. How can I go to my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live, and as your soul lives, I will not do such a thing!”1 Samuel 20:3But David again vowed, “Your father knows very well that I have found favor in your eyes, and he has said, ‘Jonathan must not know of this, or he will be grieved.’ As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.”2 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the heads of Joab and the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”1 Samuel 25:26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, the LORD has held you back from coming to bloodshed and avenging yourself with your own hand. May your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.Deuteronomy 5:32So be careful to do as the LORD your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or to the left.Numbers 20:17Please let us pass through your land. We will not cut through any field or vineyard, or drink water from any well. We will stay on the King’s Highway; we will not turn to the right or to the left until we have passed through your territory.”2 Samuel 3:34Your hands were not bound, your feet were not fettered. As a man falls before the wicked, so also you fell.” And all the people wept over him even more.2 Kings 2:2and Elijah said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the LORD has sent me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As surely as the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.1 Samuel 17:55As Saul had watched David going out to confront the Philistine, he said to Abner the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” “As surely as you live, O king,” Abner replied, “I do not know.”

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