Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“Look,” said Absalom, “I sent for you and said, ‘Come here. I want to send you to the king to ask: Why have I come back from Geshur? It would be better for me if I were still there.’ So now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Absalom answered Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, “Why have I come from Geshur? It would be better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king’s face; and if there is iniquity in me, let him kill me.”’”
Strong's King James
And Absalom{H53} answered{H559}{(H8799)} Joab{H3097}, Behold, I sent{H7971}{(H8804)} unto thee, saying{H559}{(H8800)}, Come{H935}{(H8798)} hither, that I may send{H7971}{(H8799)} thee to the king{H4428}, to say{H559}{(H8800)}, Wherefore am I come{H935}{(H8804)} from Geshur{H1650}? it had been good{H2896} for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see{H7200}{(H8799)} the king's{H4428} face{H6440}; and if there be{H3426} any iniquity{H5771} in me, let him kill{H4191}{(H8689)} me.
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Young's Literal Translation
And Absalom saith unto Joab, ‘Lo, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, and I send thee unto the king to say, Why have I come in from Geshur?—good for me while I am there—and now, let me see the king’s face, and if there is in me iniquity then thou hast put me to death.’