2 Samuel 20:20 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And Joab, answering her, said, Far, far be it from me to be a cause of death or destruction;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And Joab answered and said, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
World English Bible (WEB)
Joab answered, Far be it, far be it from me, that I should swallow up or destroy.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And Joab answereth and saith, `Far be it -- far be it from me; I do not swallow up nor destroy.
| And Joab | וַיַּ֥עַן | wayyaʿan | va-YA-an |
| answered | יוֹאָ֖ב | yôʾāb | yoh-AV |
| and said, | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyōʾmar | va-yoh-MAHR |
| Far be it, | חָלִ֤ילָה | ḥālîlâ | ha-LEE-la |
| it be far | חָלִ֙ילָה֙ | ḥālîlāh | ha-LEE-LA |
| from me, that | לִ֔י | lî | lee |
| up swallow should I | אִם | ʾim | eem |
| or | אֲבַלַּ֖ע | ʾăballaʿ | uh-va-LA |
| destroy. | וְאִם | wĕʾim | veh-EEM |
| אַשְׁחִֽית׃ | ʾašḥît | ash-HEET |