2 Samuel 18:18 Parallel Hebrew Texts

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Parallel Hebrew Texts

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם לָקַ֗ח וַיַּצֶּב־ לֹ֤ו [בְחַיָו כ] (בְחַיָּיו֙ ק) אֶת־ מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעֵֽמֶק־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ אֵֽין־ לִ֣י בֵ֔ן בַּעֲב֖וּר הַזְכִּ֣יר שְׁמִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ עַל־ שְׁמֹ֔ו וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא לָהּ֙ יַ֣ד אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס

Westminster Leningrad Codex

וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם לָקַ֗ח וַיַּצֶּב־לֹ֤ו [בְחַיָו כ] (בְחַיָּיו֙ ק) אֶת־מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּעֵֽמֶק־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּ֤י אָמַר֙ אֵֽין־לִ֣י בֵ֔ן בַּעֲב֖וּר הַזְכִּ֣יר שְׁמִ֑י וַיִּקְרָ֤א לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ עַל־שְׁמֹ֔ו וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא לָהּ֙ יַ֣ד אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס

WLC (Consonants Only)

ואבשלם לקח ויצב־לו [בחיו כ] (בחייו ק) את־מצבת אשר בעמק־המלך כי אמר אין־לי בן בעבור הזכיר שמי ויקרא למצבת על־שמו ויקרא לה יד אבשלם עד היום הזה׃ ס

Strong's Concordance

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he was alive, Absalom had set up a pillar for himself in the King’s Valley, for he had said, “ I have no son to preserve the memory of my name.” So he gave the pillar his name. It is still called Absalom’s Monument today .

New American Standard Bible
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar which is in the Kings Valley, for he said, "I have no son to preserve my name." So he named the pillar after his own name, and it is called Absaloms Monument to this day.

King James Bible
Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and reared up for himself a pillar, which [is] in the king's dale: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called unto this day, Absalom's place.