New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 2:20-22

20Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is that you, Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?”And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is I.”

21So Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Turnנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to your rightיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225orא֣וֹ'oH176to your leftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040,and takeH270holdH270of oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the youngמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288for yourself, and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947for yourself his spoilחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488.”But Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214was not willingאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14to turnלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493asideH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310him.

22Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74repeatedוַיֹּ֧סֶף לֵאמֹר֙vai.Yo.sef le.MorH3254 H559againע֣וֹדodH5750to Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, “Turnס֥וּרsurH5493asideH5493from followingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me. Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100should I strikeאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221you to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?Howוְאֵיךְ֙ve.'eiKhH349then could I liftאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375up my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440to your brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097?”

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