New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 2:26-31
26Then Abnerאַבְנֵ֜ר'av.NerH74calledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Should the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719devourתֹּ֣אכַלTo.khalH398foreverהֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ha.la.Ne.tzachH5331?Do you not realizeיָדַ֔עְתָּהya.Da'.tahH3045that it will be bitterמָרָ֥הma.RahH4751in the endבָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314?So howH4970longוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704H4970will yourefrainH3808from tellingתֹאמַ֣רto.MarH559the peopleלָעָ֔םla.'AmH5971to turnלָשׁ֖וּבla.ShuvH7725backH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310their kinsmenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251?”
27Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “As Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430livesחַ֚יchaiH2416,ifכִּ֥י לוּלֵ֖אki lu.Le'H3588H3884you had not spokenדִּבַּ֑רְתָּdi.Bar.taH1696,thenאָ֤ז'azH227the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971of Judahcertainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588would have withdrawnנַעֲלָ֣הna.'a.LahH5927in the morningמֵֽהַבֹּ֙קֶר֙me.ha.Bo.kerH1242,eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֥יme.'a.cha.ReiH310his brotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.”
28So Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097blewוַיִּתְקַ֤עvai.yit.Ka'H8628the trumpetבַּשּׁוֹפָ֔רba.sho.FarH7782,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971haltedוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975and noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750pursuedיִרְדְּפ֥וּyir.de.FuH7291Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808did they continueיָסְפ֥וּya.se.FuH3254to fightלְהִלָּחֵֽם׃le.hi.la.ChemH3898anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750.
29Abnerוְאַבְנֵ֣רve.'av.NerH74and his menH376then wentהָֽלְכוּ֙ha.le.KhuH1980through the Arabahבָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160allכֹּ֖לkolH3605that nightהַלַּ֣יְלָהha.Lay.lahH3915;so they crossedוַיַּעַבְר֣וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֗ןhai.yar.DenH3383,walkedוַיֵּֽלְכוּ֙vai.ye.le.KhuH1980allכָּל־kol-H3605morningהַבִּתְר֔וֹןha.bit.RonH1338,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toMahanaimמַחֲנָֽיִם׃ma.cha.Na.yimH4266.
30Then Joabוְיוֹאָ֗בve.yo.'AvH3097returnedשָׁ֚בShavH7725from pursuingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310Abnerאַבְנֵ֔ר'av.NerH74;but he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֖ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971together, andnineteenתִּשְׁעָֽה־ עָשָׂ֥רtish.'ah- 'a.SarH8672H6240of David’sדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֥יme.'av.DeiH5650wereH6485missingH6485,besides AsahelH6214.
31However, the servantsוְעַבְדֵ֣יve.'av.DeiH5650of Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732had struckH5221andH5221killedH5221manyof Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִ֔ןmi.bin.ya.MinH1144and Abner’sאַבְנֵ֑ר'av.NerH74menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376;360שְׁלֹשׁ־ מֵא֧וֹת וְשִׁשִּׁ֛יםshe.losh- me.'ot ve.shi.ShimH7969H3967H8346menH376were deadמֵֽתוּ׃Me.tuH4191.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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