| 12. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 18:12:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 18:12:2 ⧉הָאִישׁ֙haishthe man 2 Samuel 18:12:3 ⧉אֶל־יֹואָ֔בelyoavto Joab 2 Samuel 18:12:4 ⧉וְלֹ֣אveloand not 2 Samuel 18:12:5 ⧉וְלוּ֩veluand if 2 Samuel 18:12:6 ⧉אָנֹכִ֨יanokhiI 2 Samuel 18:12:7 ⧉שֹׁקֵ֤לshokelweighing 2 Samuel 18:12:8 ⧉עַל־כַּפַּי֙alkapaiupon my palm 2 Samuel 18:12:9 ⧉אֶ֣לֶףelefa thousand 2 Samuel 18:12:10 ⧉כֶּ֔סֶףkesefsilver 2 Samuel 18:12:11 ⧉לֹֽא־אֶשְׁלַ֤חloeshlakhI would not send forth 2 Samuel 18:12:12 ⧉יָדִי֙yadimy hand 2 Samuel 18:12:13 ⧉אֶל־בֶּן־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְelbenhamelekhagainst the son of the king 2 Samuel 18:12:14 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor 2 Samuel 18:12:15 ⧉בְאָזְנֵ֔ינוּbeoznenuin our ears 2 Samuel 18:12:16 ⧉צִוָּ֥הtsivacommanded 2 Samuel 18:12:17 ⧉הַמֶּ֖לֶךְhamelekhthe king 2 Samuel 18:12:18 ⧉אֹתְךָ֑otkhayou 2 Samuel 18:12:19 ⧉וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֙יveetavishaiand Abishai 2 Samuel 18:12:20 ⧉וְאֶת־אִתַּ֔יveetitaiand Ittai 2 Samuel 18:12:21 ⧉לֵאמֹ֖רlemorsaying 2 Samuel 18:12:22 ⧉שִׁמְרוּ־מִ֥יshimrumikeep, for me 2 Samuel 18:12:23 ⧉בַּנַּ֖עַרbanaarthe young man 2 Samuel 18:12:24 ⧉בְּאַבְשָׁלֹֽם׃beavshalomwith Absalom |
| 12. Formal Translation And the man said to Joab, “Even if I were weighing a thousand shekels of silver in my palms, I would not lay my hand against the king’s son, for we heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, ‘Protect the young man Absalom.’” |
| 12. Dynamic Translation But the man replied to Joab, “Even if you weighed a thousand silver coins into my palms, I would not raise a hand against the king’s son, because we all heard the king command you, Abishai, and Ittai, ‘Watch over the young man Absalom.’” |