King James Version

2 Samuel 18:10

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.

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וַיַּרְא֙vayarand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֶחָ֔דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,וַיַּגֵּ֖דvayagedand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, the next action in the storyH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לְיוֹאָ֑בleyoavto Joabיוֹאָבpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Joab”H3097Joab, the name of three IsraelitesJoab.וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הִנֵּה֙hinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.רָאִ֣יתִיraitiseeרָאָהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, a completed actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…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).אַבְשָׁלֹ֔םavshalomAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםnoun, proper name — “Abishalom”H53Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later IsraeliteAbishalom, Absalom.תָּל֖וּיtaluyhangתָּלָהverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “hang”, a verb used as a describing wordH8518to suspend (especially to gibbet)hang (up).בָּאֵלָֽהbaelahin oakאֵלָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in oak”, the ordinary formH424an oak or other strong treeelm, oak, teil-tree.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said: 'Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.

Young’s Literal Translation

And one man seeth, and declareth to Joab, and saith, 'Lo, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.'

World English Bible

A certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”

Darby Translation

And a man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.

Douay-Rheims

And one saw this and told Joab, saying: I saw Absalom hanging upon an oak.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said: 'Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in a terebinth.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And a man saw it, and reported to Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Abessalom hanging in an oak.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶδεν ἀνὴρ εἷς, καὶ ἀνήγγειλε τῷ Ἰωὰβ, καὶ εἶπεν, ἰδοὺ ἑώρακα τὸν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ κρεμάμενον ἐν τῇ δρυΐ.