Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 2:20-22

20Then Abnerאַבְנֵר֙'av.NerH74lookedוַיִּ֤פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437behindאַֽחֲרָ֔יו'a.cha.RavH310him, and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Artthou Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214?And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I am.

21And Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Turn thee asideנְטֵ֤הne.TehH5186to thy right handיְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.KhaH3225or to thy leftשְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.khaH8040,and lay thee holdוֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.ChozH270on oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259of the young menמֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.RimH5288,and takeוְקַח־ve.kach-H3947thee his armourחֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.ToH2488.But Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not turn asideלָס֖וּרla.SurH5493from followingמֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.RavH310of him.

22And Abnerאַבְנֵ֗ר'av.NerH74saidלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559againוַיֹּ֧סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to Asahelעֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Turn thee asideס֥וּרsurH5493from followingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יme.'a.cha.RaiH310me: wherefore should I smiteאַכֶּ֙כָּה֙'ak.Ke.kahH5221thee to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776?how then should I hold upאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my faceפָנַ֔יfa.NaiH6440to Joabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097thy brotherאָחִֽיךָ׃'a.Chi.khaH251?

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