2 Samuel 2:21
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And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
In other translations
And Abner said to him, Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and lay thee hold on one of the young men, and take thee his armour. But Asahel would not turn aside from following of him.So Abner told him, “Turn to your right or to your left, seize one of the young men, and take his equipment for yourself.” But Asahel would not stop chasing him.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559לוֹloto <the> himאַבְנֵר'avnerAbnerH74נְטֵהnetehturn asideH5186לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfעַל־'al-toH5921יְמִינְךָyeminekharight yourH3225אוֹ'oorH176עַל־'al-toH5921שְׂמֹאלֶךָsemolekhaleft yourH8040וֶאֱחֹזve'echozand seizeH270לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfאֶחָד'echadoneH259מֵהַנְּעָרִיםmehane'arimfrom the young menH5288וְקַח־vekach-and takeH3947לְךָlekhafor <the> yourselfאֶת־'et-<obj.>H853חֲלִצָתוֹchalitzatospoils hisH2488וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808אָבָה'avahhe was willingH14עֲשָׂהאֵל'asah'elAsahelH6214לָסוּרlasurto turn asideH5493מֵאַחֲרָיו׃me'acharavfrom after himH310
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Related verses
- Judges 14:19And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father’s house.Then the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, killed thirty of their men, took their apparel, and gave their clothes to those who had solved the riddle. And burning with anger, Samson returned to his father’s house,
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