King James Version

2 Samuel 18:30

And the king said unto him, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand 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…הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.סֹ֖בsovbringסָבַבverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bring”, a commandH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…הִתְיַצֵּ֣בhityatsevpresent selvesיָצַבverb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “present selves”, a commandH3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continuepresent selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).כֹּ֑הkoalsoכֹּהadverb — “also”H3541properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) nowalso, here, + hitherto, like, on the other side, so (and much), such, on that manner, (on) this (manner, side, way, way and that way), + mean while, yonder.וַיִּסֹּ֖בvayisovand bringסָבַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring”, the next action in the storyH5437to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figurativelybring, cast, fetch, lead, make, walk, [idiom] whirl, [idiom] round about, be about on every side, apply, avoid, beset (about), besiege, bring again, carry (about), change, cause to come about, [idiom] circuit, (fetch a) compass (about, rou…וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדvayaamodand standעָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and stand”, the next action in the storyH5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king said: 'Turn aside, and stand here.' And he turned aside, and stood still.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king said, Turn aside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stood still.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king saith, 'Turn round, station thyself here;' and he turneth round and standeth still.

World English Bible

The king said, “Come and stand here.” He came and stood still.

Darby Translation

And the king said, Turn aside [and] stand here. And he turned aside and stood still.

Douay-Rheims

And the king said to him: Pass, and stand here.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king said: 'Turn aside, and stand here.' And he turned aside, and stood still.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king said, Turn aside, stand still here. And he turned aside, and stood.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς, ἐπίστρεψον, στηλώθητι ὧδε· καὶ ἐπεστράφη, καὶ ἔστη.