Study it in the app“I am among the peaceful and faithful of Israel. You are seeking to put to death a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of YHWH?””
Iאָנֹכִיam among the peacefulשְׁלֻמֵיand faithfulאֱמוּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵלYouאַתָּהare seekingמְבַקֵּשׁto put to deathלְהָמִיתa cityעִירand a motherוְאֵםin Israel.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלWhyלָמָּהwill you swallow upתְבַלַּעthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof YHWH?”יְהוָה
make peace
To come to terms with someone.
Where else “shelume” appearsbe firm
To be dependable, steady, never failing.
Where else “emune” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearstry to get
To try to get something.
Where else “mevakesh” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearsmother
The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.
Where else “em” appearsswallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “tevala” appearsinheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears“A mother in Israel”: it can be understood as a leading city, on which others depend. The woman speaks on behalf of her city.
18She said, “Long ago they used to say, saying, ‘Let them be sure to ask at Abel’; and so they settled matters.
19 · This verse (above)
20Joab answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or destroy!
