King James Version

2 Samuel 14:23

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

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וַיָּ֥קָםvayaqamand riseקוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and rise”, the next action in the storyH6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u…יוֹאָ֖בyoavJoabיוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.וַיֵּ֣לֶךְvayelekhand carryיָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and carry”, the next action in the storyH3212to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses)[idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue,…גְּשׁ֑וּרָהgeshurahGeshurגְּשׁוּרnoun, proper name, directional ending — “Geshur”H1650Geshur, a district of SyriaGeshur, Geshurite.וַיָּבֵ֥אvayaveand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אַבְשָׁל֖וֹםavshalomAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםnoun, proper name — “Abishalom”H53Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later IsraeliteAbishalom, Absalom.יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Joab riseth and goeth to Geshur, and bringeth in Absalom to Jerusalem,

World English Bible

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

And Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

Then Joab arose and went to Gessur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Joab arose, and went to Gedsur, and brought Abessalom to Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνέστη Ἰωὰβ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη εἰς Γεδσούρ, καὶ ἤγαγε τὸν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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