2 Samuel

2 Samuel 18:12

¹²The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver^d 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’

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.

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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

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