Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen the king said to Ittai the Gittite, “Why should you also go with us? Go back and stay with the new king, since you are both a foreigner and an exile from your homeland. Young's Literal Translation And the king saith unto Ittai the Gittite, ‘Why dost thou go—thou also—with us? turn back—and abide with the king, for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile thou—to thy place. King James Bible Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also with us? return to thy place, and abide with the king: for thou [art] a stranger, and also an exile. Hebrew Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Ittai אִתַּ֣י (’it·tay) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 863: Ithai -- perhaps 'companionable', an Israelite, also a Philistine the Gittite, הַגִּתִּ֔י (hag·git·tî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1663: Gittite -- an inhabitant of Gath “Why לָ֧מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should you אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you also גַּם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and go תֵלֵ֛ךְ (ṯê·lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk with us? אִתָּ֑נוּ (’it·tā·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among Go back שׁ֣וּב (šūḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again and stay וְשֵׁ֤ב (wə·šêḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry with עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's 5973: With, equally with the new king, הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king since כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you are אַ֔תָּה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you both a foreigner נָכְרִ֣י (nā·ḵə·rî) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5237: Foreign, alien and וְגַם־ (wə·ḡam-) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and an exile גֹּלֶ֥ה (gō·leh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal from your homeland. לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ׃ (lim·qō·w·me·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition |