Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut Joab replied, “May the LORD multiply His troops a hundred times over. My lord the king, are they not all servants of my lord? Why does my lord want to do this? Why should he bring guilt on Israel?” Young's Literal Translation And Joab saith, ‘Jehovah doth add to His people as they are a hundred times; are they not, my lord, O king, all of them to my lord for servants? why doth my lord seek this? why is he for a cause of guilt to Israel?’ King James Bible And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they [be]: but, my lord the king, [are] they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel? Hebrew But Joabיוֹאָ֗ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites replied, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “May the LORD יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel multiply יוֹסֵף֩ (yō·w·sêp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment His troops עַמּ֤וֹ ׀ (‘am·mōw) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock a hundred מֵאָ֣ה (mê·’āh) Number - feminine singular Strong's 3967: A hundred times פְעָמִ֔ים (p̄ə·‘ā·mîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6471: A beat, foot, anvil, occurrence over. כָּהֵם֙ (kā·hêm) Preposition-k | Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They My lord אֲדֹנִ֣י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller the king, הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king are they not הֲלֹא֙ (hă·lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no all כֻּלָּ֥ם (kul·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every servants לַעֲבָדִ֑ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 5650: Slave, servant of my lord? לַאדֹנִ֖י (la·ḏō·nî) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller Why לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what does my lord אֲדֹנִ֔י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller want יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (yə·ḇaq·qêš) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after to do this? זֹאת֙ (zōṯ) Pronoun - feminine singular Strong's 2063: Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, Why לָ֛מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should he bring יִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be guilt לְאַשְׁמָ֖ה (lə·’aš·māh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 819: Guiltiness, a fault, the presentation of a, sin-offering on Israel?” לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (lə·yiś·rā·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc |