2 Samuel 18:5
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And 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.
In other translations
And 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.
Hebrew words
וַיְצַוvaytzavand he commandedH6680הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853יוֹאָבyo'oJoabH3097וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אֲבִישַׁי'avishaiAbishaiH52וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853אִתַּי'itaiIttaiH863לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559לְאַט־le'at-to gentlenessH328לִיlifor <the> meלַנַּעַרlana'arto the young manH5288לְאַבְשָׁלוֹםle'avshalomto AbsalomH53וְכָל־vekholand allH3605הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971שָׁמְעוּshame'uthey heardH8085בְּצַוֹּתbetzavotwhen commandedH6680הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַשָּׂרִיםhasarimthe commandersH8269עַל־'al-onH5921דְּבַרdevar[the] matter ofH1697אַבְשָׁלוֹם׃'avshalomAbsalomH53
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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