Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd say to Amasa, ‘Aren’t you my flesh and blood? May God punish me, and ever so severely, if from this time you are not the commander of my army in place of Joab!’ ” Young's Literal Translation And to Amasa say ye, Art not thou my bone and my flesh? Thus doth God do to me, and thus He doth add, if thou art not head of the host before me all the days instead of Joab.’ King James Bible And say ye to Amasa, [Art] thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. Hebrew And sayתֹּֽמְר֔וּ (tō·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to Amasa, וְלַֽעֲמָשָׂא֙ (wə·la·‘ă·mā·śā) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6021: Amasa -- two Israelites ‘Aren’t הֲל֛וֹא (hă·lō·w) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no you אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you my flesh וּבְשָׂרִ֖י (ū·ḇə·śā·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man and blood? עַצְמִ֥י (‘aṣ·mî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 6106: A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame May God אֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative punish כֹּ֣ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now me, לִּ֤י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and ever so וְכֹ֣ה (wə·ḵōh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now severely, יוֹסִ֔יף (yō·w·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not from this time כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every you are תִּהְיֶ֧ה (tih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be not לֹ֠א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no the commander שַׂר־ (śar-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince of my לְפָנַ֛י (lə·p̄ā·nay) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face army צָבָ֞א (ṣā·ḇā) Noun - common singular Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign in place תַּ֥חַת (ta·ḥaṯ) Preposition Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of of Joab!’” יוֹאָֽב׃ (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites |