King James Version (KJV)
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto {his} house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
Modern English
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, “Why have your servants set my field on fire?”
Hebrew
וַיָּ֣קָם יוֹאָ֔ב וַיָּבֹ֥א אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם הַבָּ֑יְתָה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו לָ֣מָּה הִצִּ֧יתוּ עֲבָדֶ֛ךָ אֶת־הַחֶלְקָ֥ה אֲשֶׁר־לִ֖י בָּאֵֽשׁ׃
vayaqam yvoʾab vayaboʾ ʾel-ʾabshalvom habaytah vayoʾmer ʾelayv lamah hiṣiytv ʿabadeka ʾet-haḥelqah ʾasher-liy baʾesh