Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6258 [e] וְעַתָּה֙ wə-‘at-tāh Now therefore Conj-w | Adv 408 [e] אַל־ ’al- not Adv 5352 [e] תְּנַקֵּ֔הוּ tə-naq-qê-hū, do hold him guiltless V-Piel-Imperf-2ms | 3ms 3588 [e] כִּ֛י kî for Conj 376 [e] אִ֥ישׁ ’îš a man N-ms 2450 [e] חָכָ֖ם ḥā-ḵām wise Adj-ms 859 [e] אָ֑תָּה ’āt-tāh; you [are] Pro-2ms 3045 [e] וְיָֽדַעְתָּ֙ wə-yā-ḏa‘-tā and know Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms 853 [e] אֵ֣ת ’êṯ - DirObjM 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer what Pro-r 6213 [e] תַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ ta-‘ă-śeh- you ought to do V-Qal-Imperf-2ms   לּ֔וֹ lōw, to him Prep | 3ms 3381 [e] וְהוֹרַדְתָּ֧ wə-hō-w-raḏ-tā but bring down Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 7872 [e] שֵׂיבָת֛וֹ śê-ḇā-ṯōw his gray hair N-fsc | 3ms 1818 [e] בְּדָ֖ם bə-ḏām in blood Prep-b | N-ms 7585 [e] שְׁאֽוֹל׃ šə-’ō-wl. to the grave N-cs

New American Standard Bible
"Now therefore, do not let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man; and you will know what you ought to do to him, and you will bring his gray hair down to Sheol with blood."

King James Bible
Now therefore hold him not guiltless: for thou art a wise man, and knowest what thou oughtest to do unto him; but his hoar head bring thou down to the grave with blood.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So don't let him go unpunished, for you are a wise man. You know how to deal with him to bring his gray head down to Sheol with blood."

hold him Do not consider him as an innocent man; for, as thou art a wise man, and knowest how to treat such persons, threat him as he deserves; only as I have sworn to him that I would not put him to death, `bring NOT his hoar head down to the grave with blood.' So Solomon understood David; for, after he had commanded Joab to be slain, in obedience to his father, he sent for Shimei, and knowing he ought to be well watched, he confined him to Jerusalem for the rest of his life: and so it appears David should be understood; for the negative particle {lo}, in the former clause, `hold him {not} guiltless,' should be repeated in the latter clause, though not expressed; instances of which frequently occur in the Hebrew Scriptures.

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Psalm 9:18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the …

Psalm 38:1 O lord, rebuke me not in your wrath: neither chasten me in your hot displeasure.

Psalm 75:5 Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.

Proverbs 5:16 Let your fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

Proverbs 24:12 If you say, Behold, we knew it not; does not he that ponders the …

This is the view taken of the subject by Dr. Kennicott, and it seems the best and most correct mode of interpreting the text.

Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain; for the …

Exodus 22:28 You shall not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of your people.

Job 9:28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.

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1 Kings 3:12,28 Behold, I have done according to your words: see, I have given you …

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1 Kings 2:6 Do therefore according to your wisdom, and let not his hoar head …

Genesis 42:38 And he said, My son shall not go down with you; for his brother is …

Genesis 44:31 It shall come to pass, when he sees that the lad is not with us, …

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Numbers 32:23 But if you will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the LORD: …

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