2 Samuel 2:14
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And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
In other translations
And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.Then Abner said to Joab, “Let us have the young men get up and compete before us.” “Let them get up,” Joab replied.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַבְנֵר'avnerAbnerH74אֶל־'el-toH413יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097יָקוּמוּyakumulet them ariseH6965נָאna'pleaseH4994הַנְּעָרִיםhane'arimthe young menH5288וִישַׂחֲקוּvisachakuand let them playH7832לְפָנֵינוּlefaneinu<to> before usH6440וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יוֹאָבyo'avJoabH3097יָקֻמוּ׃yakumulet them ariseH6965
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Related verses
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- 2 Samuel 2:26-2726 Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.26 Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?” 27 “As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”
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- Proverbs 25:8Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.do not bring hastily to court. Otherwise, what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
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