Let the Young Men Play Before Us/ Let the young men play before us (יְשַׂחֲקוּ נָא הַנְּעָרִים לְפָנֵינוּ)

Let the Young Men Play Before Us/ Let the young men play before us

Used to say that the younger or less experienced people may take our place to perform the task, or that children may amuse themselves.

("Then Abner said to Joab, 'Let the young men now arise and play before us.' And Joab said, 'Let them arise'" - 2 Samuel 2:14, Abner, commander of Saul's army, speaking to Joab, commander of David's army)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יְשַׂחֲקוּ נָא הַנְּעָרִים לְפָנֵינוּ

Definition (Hebrew)

נִיתָּן לִקְטַנִּים מֵאִיתָּנוּ לְהַצִּיג אֶת הַדְּבָרִים אוֹ לַעֲשׂוֹת אֶת הַפְּעֻולָּה בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ. אוֹ : נִיתֵּן לַיְּלָדִים לְהִשְׁתַּעֲשֵׁעַ.

("וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְנֵר אֶל יוֹאָב, יָקוּמוּ נָא הַנְּעָרִים וִישַׂחֲקוּ לְפָנֵינוּ .וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹאָב יָקֻמוּ"- שְׁמוּאֵל ב ב יָד, אַבְנֵר שַׂר צְבָא שָׁאוּל לְיוֹאָב שַׂר צְבָא דָּוִד)

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