King James Version (KJV)
And a certain man saw {it}, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak.
Modern English
A certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, “Behold, I saw Absalom hanging in an oak.”
Hebrew
וַיַּרְא֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד וַיַּגֵּ֖ד לְיוֹאָ֑ב וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־אַבְשָׁלֹ֔ם תָּל֖וּי בָּאֵלָֽה׃
vayarʾ ʾiysh ʾeḥad vayaged lyvoʾab vayoʾmer hineh raʾiytiy ʾet-ʾabshalom talvy baʾelah