Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen Joab came to Absalom’s house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?” Young's Literal Translation And Joab riseth and cometh unto Absalom in the house, and saith unto him, ‘Why have thy servants burned the portion that I have with fire?’ King James Bible Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto [his] house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire? Hebrew Then Joabיוֹאָ֔ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites came וַיָּבֹ֥א (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Absalom’s אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם (’aḇ·šā·lō·wm) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites house הַבָּ֑יְתָה (hab·bā·yə·ṯāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 1004: A house and demanded, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why לָ֣מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what did your servants עֲבָדֶ֛ךָ (‘ă·ḇā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 5650: Slave, servant set my field הַחֶלְקָ֥ה (ha·ḥel·qāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2513: Smoothness, flattery, an allotment on fire?” הִצִּ֧יתוּ (hiṣ·ṣî·ṯū) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3341: To burn, set on fire, to desolate |