2 Samuel 24:3

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But Joab replied to the king, “May the LORD your God multiply the troops a hundred times over, and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king want to do such a thing?”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Joab said to the king, “Now may Yahweh your God add to the people, however many they may be, one hundred times; and may the eyes of my lord the king see it. But why does my lord the king delight in this thing?”
World English Bible (WEB)
And Joab{H3097} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428}, Now the LORD{H3068} thy God{H430} add{H3254}{(H8686)} unto the people{H5971}, how many soever{H1992} they be, an hundredfold{H3967}{H6471}, and that the eyes{H5869} of my lord{H113} the king{H4428} may see{H7200}{(H8802)} it: but why doth my lord{H113} the king{H4428} delight{H2654}{(H8804)} in this thing{H1697}?
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The F.O.G Paraphrase
And Joab saith unto the king, ‘Yea, Jehovah thy God doth add unto the people, as they are, a hundred times, and the eyes of my lord the king are seeing; and my lord the king, why is he desirous of this thing?’
Young's Literal Translation

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