Toלְבַעֲבוּרchangeסַבֵּבthe faceפְּנֵיof the matterהַדָּבָרyour servantעַבְדְּךָJoabיוֹאָבhas doneעָשָׂהthisהַזֶּהthing;הַדָּבָרbut my lordוַאדֹנִיis wise,חָכָםaccording to the wisdomכְּחָכְמַתof an angelמַלְאַךְof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםto knowלָדַעַתallכָּלthatאֲשֶׁרis on the earth.”בָּאָרֶץ
2 Samuel 14:20
Study it in the app“To change the face of the matter your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of Elohim, to know all that is on the earth.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 14:20, word by word
- changeסַבֵּבsabev
turn
To turn another way, or to pass to another owner: the face, a kingdom, a name.
Where else “sabev” appears- the faceפְּנֵיpene
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “pene” appears- of the matterדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- your servantעַבְדְּavd
servant
Someone who works for another, or a king's official.
Where else “avd” appears- Joabיוֹאָבyoav
Joab
Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."
Where else “yoav” appears- has doneעָשָׂהasa
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asa” appears- but my lordאדֹנִdoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “doni” appears- is wiseחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears- according to the wisdomחָכְמַתchachmat
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachmat” appears- of an angelמַלְאַךְmalach
angel
A messenger from God, a heavenly being.
Where else “malach” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- to knowדַעַתdaat
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “daat” appears- is on the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears
The context
19The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said; for your servant Joab, he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of your servant all these words.
20 · This verse (above)
21The king said to Joab, “Look, please, I have done this thing; go, bring back the young man, Absalom.”