Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd he would add, “If only someone would appoint me judge in the land, then everyone with a grievance or dispute could come to me, and I would give him justice.” Young's Literal Translation And Absalom saith, ‘Who doth make me a judge in the land, that unto me doth come every man who hath a plea and judgment?—then I have declared him righteous.’ King James Bible Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! Hebrew And [he]אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites would add, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “If only מִי־ (mî-) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix someone would appoint יְשִׂמֵ֥נִי (yə·śi·mê·nî) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set me judge שֹׁפֵ֖ט (šō·p̄êṭ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate in the land, בָּאָ֑רֶץ (bā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land then everyone כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every with אֲשֶֽׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that a grievance רִ֥יב (rîḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7379: Strife, dispute or dispute וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט (ū·miš·pāṭ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style could come יָב֥וֹא (yā·ḇō·w) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to me, וְעָלַ֗י (wə·‘ā·lay) Conjunctive waw | Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against and I would give him justice.” וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו׃ (wə·hiṣ·daq·tîw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 6663: To be just or righteous |
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