2 Samuel
2 Samuel 18:12–13
12The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silverd 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.e’ 13If I had jeopardized my own lifef— and nothing is hidden from the king— you would have abandoned me.”
Footnotes
- d 18:12 1,000 shekels is approximately 25.1 pounds or 11.4 kilograms of silver.
- e 18:12 A few Hebrew manuscripts, LXX, Vulgate, and Syriac; most Hebrew manuscripts Whoever you may be, protect the young man Absalom. or Let no one touch the young man Absalom.
- f 18:13 Or If I had dealt treacherously against his life
Word by word
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2 Samuel 18:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The man | הָאִישׁ֙ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Even if | וְלֹא | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H3863 if |
| a thousand | אֶ֣לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular construct | H505 thousand |
| of silver | כֶּ֔סֶף | ke·sep̄ | Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| were weighed out | שֹׁקֵ֤ל | šō·qêl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H8254 weigh |
| into | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| my hands | כַּפַּי֙ | kap·pay | Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| I would not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| raise | אֶשְׁלַ֥ח | ’eš·laḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H7971 send |
| my hand | יָדִ֖י | yā·ḏî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we heard | בְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּ | ḇə·’ā·zə·nê·nū | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common plural | H241 ear |
| the king | הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| command you | צִוָּ֣ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| and Abishai | אֲבִישַׁ֤י | ’ă·ḇî·šay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H52 Abishai |
| and Ittai | אִתַּי֙ | ’it·tay | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H863 Ittai, Ithai |
| Protect | שִׁמְרוּ־ | šim·rū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the young man | בַּנַּ֖עַר | ban·na·‘ar | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| Absalom | בְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | bə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H53 Abshalom |
2 Samuel 18:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אֽוֹ־ | ’ōw- | Conjunction | H176 or |
| I had jeopardized | עָשִׂ֤יתִי | ‘ā·śî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6213 do, make |
| my own life | בְנַפְשׁוֹ | ḇə·nap̄·šō | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| and nothing | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| is hidden | יִכָּחֵ֣ד | yik·kā·ḥêḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3582 hide, efface |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| you | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| would have abandoned | תִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב | tiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand |
| me | מִנֶּֽגֶד׃ | min·ne·ḡeḏ | Preposition-m | H5048 what is conspicuous or in front |
Cross-references
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2 Samuel 18:12 2 Samuel 18:5
2 Samuel 18:13 2 Samuel 14:19–20 · Hebrews 4:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.