Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleOnce again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?” Young's Literal Translation And Abner addeth again, saying unto Asahel, ‘Turn thee aside from after me, why do I smite thee to the earth? and how do I lift up my face unto Joab thy brother?’ King James Bible And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother? Hebrew Once again,וַיֹּ֧סֶף (way·yō·sep̄) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3254: To add, augment Abner אַבְנֵ֗ר (’aḇ·nêr) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 74: Abner -- 'my father is a lamp', an Israelite name warned לֵאמֹר֙ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say Asahel, עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל (‘ă·śā·h·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 6214: Asahel -- 'God has made', four Israelites “Stop ס֥וּר (sūr) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5493: To turn aside chasing me. מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑י (mê·’a·ḥă·rāy) Preposition-m | first person common singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Why לָ֤מָּה (lām·māh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what should I strike אַכֶּ֙כָּה֙ (’ak·kek·kāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike you to the ground? אַ֔רְצָה (’ar·ṣāh) Noun - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land How וְאֵיךְ֙ (wə·’êḵ) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 349: How?, how!, where could I show אֶשָּׂ֣א (’eś·śā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take my face פָנַ֔י (p̄ā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 6440: The face to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to your brother אָחִֽיךָ׃ (’ā·ḥî·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) Joab?” יוֹאָ֖ב (yō·w·’āḇ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3097: Joab -- 'the LORD is father', three Israelites |
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