2 Samuel 18:12
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The man replied, “Even if a thousand shekels of silver 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.

Young's Literal Translation
And the man saith unto Joab, ‘Yea, though I am weighing on my hand a thousand silverlings, I do not put forth my hand unto the son of the king; for in our ears hath the king charged thee, and Abishai, and Ittai, saying, Observe ye who [is] against the youth—against Absalom;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
The man
הָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

replied,
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Even if
וְל֨וּא‪‬ (wə·lū)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 3863: If, would that!

a thousand [shekels]
אֶ֣לֶף (’e·lep̄)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's 505: A thousand

of silver
כֶּ֔סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

were weighed out
שֹׁקֵ֤ל (šō·qêl)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 8254: To suspend, poise

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

my hands,
כַּפַּי֙ (kap·pay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan

I would not
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

raise
אֶשְׁלַ֥ח (’eš·laḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

my hand
יָדִ֖י (yā·ḏî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3027: A hand

against
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

the king’s
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

son.
בֶּן־ (ben-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

For
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

we heard
בְאָזְנֵ֜ינוּ (ḇə·’ā·zə·nê·nū)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc | first person common plural
Strong's 241: Broadness, the ear

the king
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

command you
צִוָּ֣ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order

and Abishai
אֲבִישַׁ֤י (’ă·ḇî·šay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 52: Abishai -- 'my father is Jesse', an Israelite name

and Ittai,
אִתַּי֙ (’it·tay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 863: Ithai -- perhaps 'companionable', an Israelite, also a Philistine

‘Protect
שִׁמְרוּ־ (šim·rū-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

the young man
בַּנַּ֖עַר (ban·na·‘ar)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

Absalom
בְּאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ (bə·’aḇ·šā·lō·wm)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 53: Absalom -- 'my father is peace', two Israelites

for my sake.’
מִ֕י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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