Εἶπε δὲ ὁ ἀνὴρ πρὸς Ἰωὰβ, καὶ ἐγώ εἰμι ἵστημι ἐπὶ τὰς χεῖράς μου χιλίους σίκλους ἀργυρίου, οὐ μὴ ἐπιβάλω τὴν χεῖρά μου ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ βασιλέως· ὅτι ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶν ἡμῶν ἐνετείλατο ὁ βασιλεύς σοι καὶ τῷ Ἀβεσσὰ καὶ τῷ Ἐθὶ, λέγων, φυλάξατέ μοι τὸ παιδάριον τὸν Ἀβεσσαλὼμ,

1. Εἶπε
   Said
2. δὲ
   but
   and
3. ὁ
   the
4. ἀνὴρ
   man
5. πρὸς
   to
   toward
6. Ἰωὰβ
   Joab
7.  
   ,
    
8. καὶ
   and
9. ἐγώ
   i
10. εἰμι
    am
    i am
11. ἵστημι
    i establish
    i appoint, stand
12. ἐπὶ
    upon
13. τὰς
    the
14. χεῖράς
    hands
15. μου
    my
16. χιλίους
    thousand
17. σίκλους
    shekels
18. ἀργυρίου
    of silver
    silver
19.  
    ,
     
20. οὐ
    not
21. μὴ
    not
22. ἐπιβάλω
    i will cast
    i will lay
23. τὴν
    the
24. χεῖρά
    hand
25. μου
    my
26. ἐπὶ
    upon
27. τὸν
    the
28. υἱὸν
    son
29. τοῦ
    of the
    the
30. βασιλέως
    king
31.  
    ·
     
32. ὅτι
    that
    because
33. ἐν
    in
34. τοῖς
    the
    to the
35. ὠσὶν
    ears
    they are, they may be
36. ἡμῶν
    our
37. ἐνετείλατο
    commanded
38. ὁ
    the
39. βασιλεύς
    king
40. σοι
    to you
41. καὶ
    and
42. τῷ
    the
    to the
43. Ἀβεσσὰ
    Abishai
44. καὶ
    and
45. τῷ
    the
    to the
46. Ἐθὶ
    Ethi
47.  
    ,
     
48. λέγων
    saying
49.  
    ,
     
50. φυλάξατέ
    guard
51. μοι
    to me
52. τὸ
    the
53. παιδάριον
    child
    boy, servant
54. τὸν
    the
55. Ἀβεσσαλὼμ
    Absalom
56.  
    ,
     

But the man said to Joab, even if I were to receive a thousand shekels of silver in my hands, I would not lay my hand upon the son of the king, because in our ears the king commanded you and Abishai and Ethi, saying, guard for me the boy Absalom.