2 Samuel 2:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abner saith to him, ‘Turn thee aside to thy right hand or to thy left, and seize for thee one of the youths, and take to thee his armour;’ and Asahel hath not been willing to turn aside from after him.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
So Abner
אַבְנֵ֗ר (’aḇ·nêr)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 74: Abner -- 'my father is a lamp', an Israelite name

told him,
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Turn
נְטֵ֤ה (nə·ṭêh)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your right
יְמִֽינְךָ֙ (yə·mî·nə·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south

or
א֣וֹ (’ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 176: Desire, if

to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

your left,
שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָ (śə·mō·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand

seize
וֶאֱחֹ֣ז (we·’ĕ·ḥōz)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 270: To grasp, take hold, take possession

one
אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

of the young men,
מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים (mê·han·nə·‘ā·rîm)
Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5288: A boy, lad, youth, retainer

and take
וְקַח־ (wə·qaḥ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3947: To take

his equipment
חֲלִצָת֑וֹ (ḥă·li·ṣā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2488: What is stripped off (a person)

for yourself.”
לְךָ֖ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

But Asahel
עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל (‘ă·śā·h·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 6214: Asahel -- 'God has made', four Israelites

would
אָבָ֣ה (’ā·ḇāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 14: To breathe after, to be acquiescent

not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

stop
לָס֖וּר (lā·sūr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5493: To turn aside

chasing him.
מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃ (mê·’a·ḥă·rāw)
Preposition-m | third person masculine singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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