Study it in the app“He came near to her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He said, “I am.” She said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He said, “I am listening.””
He came nearוַיִּקְרַבto her,אֵלֶיהָand the womanוַ הָאִשָּׁהsaid,תֹּאמֶר“Are youהַאַתָּהJoab?”יוֹאָבHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I am.”אָנִיShe saidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Listenשְׁמַעto the wordsדִּבְרֵיof your servant.”אֲמָתֶךָHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“I am listening.”שֹׁמֵעַ אָנֹכִי
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “yikrav” appearswoman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “isha” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appearsJoab
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” appearslisten
To pay close attention, or heed a plea.
Where else “shema” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appearsfemale slave, maidservant
Female slave, maidservant.
Where else “amate” appears16A wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please say to Joab, ‘Come near here, so that I may speak to you.’”
17 · This verse (above)
18She said, “Long ago they used to say, saying, ‘Let them be sure to ask at Abel’; and so they settled matters.
