2 Samuel 18:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
ולא
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
וְל֨וּא
lûwʼ
H3863
if only
אָנֹכִ֜י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
שֹׁקֵ֤ל
shâqal
H8254
to weigh
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כַּפַּי֙
kaph
H3709
palm
אֶ֣לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
כֶּ֔סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֶשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יָדִ֖י
yâd
H3027
hand
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
בְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּ
ʼôzen
H241
ear
צִוָּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֹ֠תְךָ
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲבִישַׁ֤י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אִתַּי֙
ʼIttay
H863
Ittai
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁמְרוּ
shâmar
H8104
to keep
מִ֕י
mîy
H4310
who
בַּנַּ֖עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
בְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
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World English Bible Public Domain
The man said to Joab, Though I should receive a thousand [pieces of] silver in my hand, I still wouldn't put forth my hand against the king's son; for in our hearing the king charged you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalom.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the man said to Joab, “Even if I were weighing on my palm a thousand silver, I would not stretch out my hand against the son of the king. For in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Guard who upon the young man Absalom.’
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