2 Samuel 14:19

“The king said, “Is the hand of Joab with you in all this?” The woman answered and said, “As your soul lives, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or to the left from anything that my lord the king has said; for your servant Joab, he commanded me, and he put in the mouth of your servant all these words.”
2 Samuel 14:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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The kingהַמֶּלֶךְsaid,וַיֹּאמֶר“Is the handהֲיַדof Joabיוֹאָבwith youאִתָּךְin allבְּכָלthis?”זֹאתThe womanהָאִשָּׁהansweredוַתַּעַןand said,וַתֹּאמֶר“As your soulנַפְשְׁךָlives,חֵיmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְno oneאִם אִשׁcan turn to the rightלְהֵמִיןor to the leftוּלְהַשְׂמִילfrom anythingמִכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרmy lordאֲדֹנִיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְhas said;דִּבֶּרforכִּיyour servantעַבְדְּךָJoab,יוֹאָבheהוּאcommanded me,צִוָּנִיand heוְהוּאputשָׂםin the mouthבְּפִיof your servantשִׁפְחָתְךָallכָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהwords.הַדְּבָרִים

2 Samuel 14:19, word by word

The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Is the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

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of Joabיוֹאָבyoav

Joab

Joab: the name of several men; the best known is the son of Zeruiah and nephew of David, commander of his army (2 Samuel 2:13). It means "YHWH is father."

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The womanאִשָּׁהisha

woman

An adult female person: single, married or widowed.

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answeredתַּעַןtaan

answer

To reply to what was said.

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“As your soulנַפְשְׁnafsh

life

Life, when it is at stake.

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livesחֵיche

as lives

The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.

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my lordאֲדֹנִadoni

lord

The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.

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no oneאִשׁish

there is

A rare form of "there is, there are". It appears in 2 Samuel 14:19 ("one cannot…") and Micah 6:10.

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can turn to the rightהֵמִיןhemin

go to the right

Go to the right.

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or to the leftהַשְׂמִילhasmil

go to the left

Go to the left.

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has saidדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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your servantעַבְדְּavd

servant

Someone who works for another, or a king's official.

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commanded meצִוָּtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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putשָׂםsam

put

To put something somewhere.

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in the mouthפִיfi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

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of your servantשִׁפְחָתְshifchat

female slave, servant

Female slave, maidservant in the service of the lady of the house.

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wordsדְּבָרִיםdevarim

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

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The context

18The king answered and said to the woman, “Please do not hide from me anything that I ask you.” The woman said, “Please let my lord the king speak.”

19 · This verse (above)

20To change the face of the matter your servant Joab has done this thing; but my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of Elohim, to know all that is on the earth.”

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