King James Version

1 Chronicles 19:14

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

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וַיִּגַּ֨שׁvayigashand bringנָגַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5066to be or come (causatively, bring) near (for any purpose); euphemistically, to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; religious to worship; causatively, to present; figuratively, to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (hither, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand.יוֹאָ֜בyoavJoabיוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.וְהָעָ֧םvehaamand the peopleעַםconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עִמּ֛וֹimvowithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).לִפְנֵ֥יlifneto a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…אֲרָ֖םaramAramאֲרָםnoun, proper name — “Aram”H758Aram or Syria, and its inhabitants; also the name of the son of Shem, a grandson of Nahor, and of an IsraeliteAram, Mesopotamia, Syria, Syrians.לַמִּלְחָמָ֑הlamilchamahto battleמִלְחָמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to battle”, the ordinary formH4421a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare)battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).וַיָּנ֖וּסוּvayanusvand awayנוּסconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and away”, the next action in the storyH5127to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)[idiom] abate, away, be displayed, (make to) flee (away, -ing), put to flight, [idiom] hide, lift up a standard.מִפָּנָֽיוmipanayvfrom a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle to meet the Arameans; and they fled before him.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle; and they fled before him.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joab draweth nigh, and the people who [are] with him, before Aram to battle, and they flee from his face;

World English Bible

So Joab and the people who were with him came near to the front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

Darby Translation

And Joab and the people that were with him drew near in front of the Syrians to the battle; and they fled before him.

Douay-Rheims

So Joab and the people that were with him, went against the Syrians to the battle: and he put them to flight.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Joab and the people that were with him drew nigh unto the battle to meet the Arameans; and they fled before him.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

So Joab and the people that were with him set themselves in battle array against the Syrians, and they fled from them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ παρετάξατο Ἰωὰβ καὶ ὁ λαὸς ὁ μετʼ αὐτοῦ κατέναντι Σύρων εἰς πόλεμον, καὶ ἔφυγον ἀπʼ αὐτοῦ.