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Or ifאוֹI had dealtעָשִׂיתִיfalselyשֶׁקֶרagainst my lifeבְנַפְשִׁי—and nothingוְכָל דָּבָר לֹאis hiddenיִכָּחֵדfromמִןthe king—הַמֶּלֶךְyouוְאַתָּהwould have stoodתִּתְיַצֵּבaloof.”מִנֶּגֶד
2 Samuel 18:13
Study it in the app“Or if I had dealt falsely against my life —and nothing is hidden from the king— you would have stood aloof.””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 18:13, word by word
- I had dealtעָשִׂיתִיasiti
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asiti” appears- falselyשֶׁקֶרsheker
lie
What is said against the truth in order to deceive, even before a judge.
Where else “sheker” appears- against my lifeנַפְשִׁnafshi
life
Life, when it is at stake.
Where else “nafshi” appears- —and nothingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- is hiddenיִכָּחֵדyikached
hide
To hide something, keep silent about it.
Where else “yikached” appears- the king—מֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- would have stoodתִּתְיַצֵּבtityatsev
take one's stand
Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.
Where else “tityatsev” appears- aloofנֶּגֶדneged
aloof
Opposite, at a distance.
Where else “neged” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew text has two forms here: the written one says “against his life” (Absalom’s) and the one that is read, “against my life.” The one that is read is translated.
The context
12The 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.’
13 · This verse (above)
14Joab said, “I will not wait like this before you.” He took three darts in his hand and thrust them into the heart of Absalom, while he was still alive in the heart of the oak.