King James Version

2 Samuel 19:36

Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

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In the Hebrew text this line is 2 Samuel 19:37.

כִּמְעַ֞טkimatas littleמְעַטpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.יַעֲבֹ֧רyaavoralienateעָבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “alienate”, an unfinished actionH5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)alienate, alter, [idiom] at all, beyond, bring (over, through), carry over, (over-) come (on, over), conduct (over), convey over, current, deliver, do away, enter, escape, fail, gender, get over, (make) go (away, beyond, by, forth, his way…עַבְדְּךָ֛avdekhaservantעֶבֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “servant”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5650a servant[idiom] bondage, bondman, (bond-) servant, (man-) servant.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).הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhayardenthe Jordanיַרְדֵּןdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Jordan”H3383Jarden, the principal river of PalestineJordan.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.הַמֶּ֑לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.וְלָ֨מָּה֙velamahand to howמָהconjunction, preposition, particle, interrogative — “and to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.יִגְמְלֵ֣נִיyigmelenirequiteגָּמַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “requite”, an unfinished actionH1580to treat a person (well or ill), i.e. benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e. (specifically) to weanbestow on, deal bountifully, do (good), recompense, requite, reward, ripen, [phrase] serve, mean, yield.הַמֶּ֔לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.הַגְּמוּלָ֖הhagmulahthe deedגְּמוּלָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the deed”, the ordinary formH1578meaning the samedeed, recompense, such a reward.הַזֹּֽאתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(19-37) Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king: and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

Young’s Literal Translation

As a little thing, thy servant doth pass over the Jordan with the king, and why doth the king recompense me this recompense?

World English Bible

Your servant will just go over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king repay me with such a reward?

Darby Translation

Thy servant will go a little way over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense it to me with this reward?

Douay-Rheims

I thy servant will go on a little way from the Jordan with thee: I need not this recompense.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(19-37) Thy servant would but just go over the Jordan with the king; and why should the king recompense it me with such a reward?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Thy servant will go a little way over Jordan with the king: and why does the king return me this recompense?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς βραχὺ διαβήσεται ὁ δοῦλός σου τὸν Ἰορδάνην μετὰ τοῦ βασιλέως· καὶ ἱνατί ἀνταποδίδωσί μοι ὁ βασιλεὺς τὴν ἀνταπόδοσιν ταύτην;