2 Samuel 18:12
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And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
In other translations
And the man said unto Joab, Though I should receive a thousand shekels of silver in mine hand, yet would I not put forth mine hand against the king’s son: for in our hearing the king charged thee and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver were weighed out into my hands, I would not raise my hand against the son of the king. For we heard the king command you and Abishai and Ittai, ‘Protect the young man Absalom for my sake.’
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הָאִישׁha'ishthe manH376אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097וְלוּאvelo'and ifH3863אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595שֹׁקֵלshokel[were] weighingH8254עַל־'al-onH5921כַּפַּיkapaihands myH3709אֶלֶף'elefa thousandH505כֶּסֶףkesefsilverH3701לֹא־lo'-notH3808אֶשְׁלַח'eshlachI will stretch outH7971יָדִיyadihand myH3027אֶל־'el-againstH413בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428כִּיkiforH3588בְאָזְנֵינוּve'azeneinuin ears ourH241צִוָּהtzivahhe commandedH6680הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֹתְךָ'otekha<obj.> youH853וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אֲבִישַׁי'avishaiAbishaiH52וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אִתַּי'itaiIttaiH863לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559שִׁמְרוּ־shimru-protectH8104מִיmiwhoeverH4310בַּנַּעַרbana'ar<in> the young manH5288בְּאַבְשָׁלוֹם׃be'avshalom<in> AbsalomH53
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 18:5And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.Now the king had commanded Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, “Treat the young man Absalom gently for my sake.” And all the people heard the king’s orders to each of the commanders regarding Absalom.
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