2 Samuel 18:11

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest [him], and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten [shekels] of silver, and a girdle.

And Joab {H3097} said {H559} unto the man {H376} that told {H5046} him, And, behold, thou sawest {H7200} him, and why didst thou not smite {H5221} him there to the ground {H776}? and I would have given {H5414} thee ten {H6235} shekels of silver {H3701}, and a {H259} girdle {H2290}.

Yo'av asked the man who told him, "Here now, you saw it; so why didn't you strike him to the ground then and there? I would have had to give you ten pieces of silver and a belt besides."

“You just saw him!” Joab exclaimed. “Why did you not strike him to the ground right there? I would have given you ten shekels of silver and a warrior’s belt!”

And Joab said unto the man that told him, And, behold, thou sawest it, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground? and I would have given thee ten pieces of silver, and a girdle.

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