C. F. Keil and Franz Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 18:4-5
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2 Samuel18:4-5
2Sa 18:4-5
The king gave his consent to these proposals, and went to the side of the gate, whilst the people went out by hundreds and thousands; but in the hearing of all he commanded the principal generals, “Mildly for me (i.e., deal gently for my sake) with the boy Absalom.” לאט is not the imperative of לאט, to cover over, which would not suit the connection, and could not be construed with ל, but an adverb from אט, as in Isa 8:6; 1Ki 21:27; Job 15:11.
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