Study it in the app“The man said to Joab, “Even if I were weighing on my palms a thousand shekels of silver, I would not put out my hand against the son of the king; for in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect, whoever you are, the young man, Absalom.’”
The manהָאִישׁsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלJoab,יוֹאָב“Even ifוְלוּאIאָנֹכִיwere weighingשֹׁקֵלonעַלmy palmsכַּפַּיa thousandאֶלֶףshekels of silver,כֶּסֶףI would notלֹאput outאֶשְׁלַחmy handיָדִיagainstאֶלthe sonבֶּןof the king;הַמֶּלֶךְforכִּיin our earsבְאָזְנֵינוּthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְcommandedצִוָּהyouאֹתְךָandוְAbishaiאֲבִישַׁיandוְIttai,אִתַּיsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Protect,שִׁמְרוּwhoever you are,מִיthe young man,בַּנַּעַרAbsalom.’בְּאַבְשָׁלוֹם
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsJoab
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."
Where else “yoav” appearsif perhaps
A word that supposes something possible, to say «if perhaps» or «even though».
Where else “lu” appearsweigh
Weigh; pay by weighing out silver.
Where else “shokel” appearspalm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapa” appearsthousand
One thousand: a large, round number.
Where else “elef” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appearsstretch out
Literally "send the hand": move the arm toward something to take or strike it.
Where else “eshlach” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yadi” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearshearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “azne” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appearsAbishai
Abishai, son of Zeruiah (David's sister) and brother of Joab; one of David's closest warriors (1 Samuel 26:6). It means "my father is a gift".
Where else “avishay” appearsIttai
Ittai, the name of two men. The best known is the Gittite who stayed loyal to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 15:19-22); the other is one of David's mighty men, from Gibeah of Benjamin (2 Samuel 23:29).
Where else “itay” appearsguard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shimru” appearsboy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appearsAbsalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears“Whoever you are”: the Hebrew says only “who,” and it is difficult; it is understood as “any one of you.”
11Joab said to the man who told him, “And look, you saw him! Why then did you not strike him there and bring him to the ground? And it would have been for me to give you ten shekels of silver and one belt.”
12 · This verse (above)
13Or if I had dealt falsely against my life —and nothing is hidden from the king— you would have stood aloof.”
