2nd Samuel Chapter 20 verse 17 Holy Bible
And he came near unto her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
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And he came near, and the woman said, Are you Joab? And he said in answer, I am. Then she said, Give ear to your servant's words. And he said, I am giving ear.
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And he came near to her; and the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he said, I [am he]. And she said to him, Listen to the words of thy handmaid. And he said, I am listening.
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And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
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And when he was come near to her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
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He came near to her; and the woman said, Are you Joab? He answered, I am. Then she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid. He answered, I do hear.
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And he cometh near unto her, and the woman saith, `Art thou Joab?' and he saith, `I `am'.' And she saith to him, `Hear the words of thy handmaid;' and he saith, `I am hearing.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewWhen he had come nearוַיִּקְרַ֣ב (way·yiq·raḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 7126: To come near, approachto her,אֵלֶ֔יהָ (’ê·le·hā)Preposition | third person feminine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, tothe womanהָאִשָּׁ֛ה (hā·’iš·šāh)Article | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 802: Woman, wife, femaleasked,וַתֹּ֧אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Are youהַאַתָּ֥ה (ha·’at·tāh)Article | Pronoun - second person masculine singularStrong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and youJoab?”יוֹאָ֖ב (yō·w·’āḇ)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites“I [am],”אָ֑נִי (’ā·nî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 589: Ihe replied.וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“Listenשְׁמַע֙ (šə·ma‘)Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyto the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣י (diḇ·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a causeof your servant,”אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 519: A maidservant, female slaveshe said.וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“I amאָנֹֽכִי׃ (’ā·nō·ḵî)Pronoun - first person common singularStrong's 595: Ilistening,”שֹׁמֵ֥עַ (šō·mê·a‘)Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 8085: To hear intelligentlyhe answered.וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayJump to PreviousApproached Ear Handmaid Hear Hearing Joab Jo'ab Listening Maidservant Servant Servant's Words
