2 Samuel 18:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
During his lifetime, Absalom had set up for himself a pillar 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, and to this day it is called Absalom’s Monument.

Young's Literal Translation
And Absalom hath taken, and setteth up for himself in his life, the standing-pillar that [is] in the king; s valley, for he said, ‘I have no son to cause my name to be remembered;; and he calleth the standing-pillar by his own name, and it is called ‘The monument of Absalom; unto 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.

Hebrew
During his lifetime,
בְחַיָּיו֙ (ḇə·ḥay·yāw)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

Absalom
וְאַבְשָׁלֹ֣ם (wə·’aḇ·šā·lōm)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

had set up
וַיַּצֶּב־ (way·yaṣ·ṣeḇ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5324: To take one's stand, stand

for himself
ל֤וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

a pillar
מַצֶּ֙בֶת֙ (maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4678: Something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree

in the King’s
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Valley,
בְּעֵֽמֶק־ (bə·‘ê·meq-)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6010: A vale

for
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

he had said,
אָמַר֙ (’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“I have no
אֵֽין־ (’ên-)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

son
בֵ֔ן (ḇên)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1121: A son

to
בַּעֲב֖וּר (ba·‘ă·ḇūr)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5668: Crossed, transit, on account of, in order that

preserve the memory
הַזְכִּ֣יר (haz·kîr)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

of my name.”
שְׁמִ֑י (šə·mî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8034: A name

So he gave
וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

the pillar
לַמַּצֶּ֙בֶת֙ (lam·maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4678: Something stationary, a monumental stone, the stock of a, tree

his name,
שְׁמ֔וֹ (šə·mōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8034: A name

and to this
הַזֶּֽה׃ (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

day
הַיּ֥וֹם (hay·yō·wm)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

it is called
וַיִּקָּ֤רֵא (way·yiq·qā·rê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

Absalom's
אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם (’aḇ·šā·lōm)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

Monument.
יַ֣ד (yaḏ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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