2 Samuel 18:5 — And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying…

2 Samuel 18:5

וַיְצַ֣ו הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־י֠וֹאָב וְאֶת־אֲבִישַׁ֤י וְאֶת־אִתַּי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לְאַט־לִ֖י לַנַּ֣עַר לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם וְכָל־הָעָ֣ם שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּצַוֺּ֥ת הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים עַל־דְּבַ֥ר אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

vayṣav hamelek ʾet-yvoʾab vʾet-ʾabiyshay vʾet-ʾitay leʾmor lʾaṭ-liy lanaʿar lʾabshalvom vkal-haʿam shamʿv bṣavot hamelek ʾet-kal-hashariym ʿal-dbar ʾabshalvom

King James Version (KJV)

And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, {Deal} gently for my sake with the young man, {even} with Absalom. And all the people heard when the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom.

Modern English

The king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying, “Deal gently for my sake with the young man, even with Absalom.” All the people heard when the king commanded all the captains concerning Absalom.

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