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2 Samuel 2:21

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.
2 Samuel 2:21
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ אַבְנֵ֗ר נְטֵ֤ה לְךָ֙ עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֙ א֣וֹ עַל־שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָ וֶאֱחֹ֣ז לְךָ֗ אֶחָד֙ מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔ים וְקַח־לְךָ֖ אֶת־חֲלִצָת֑וֹ וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֣ה עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל לָס֖וּר מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃

  1. וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. ל֣וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  3. אַבְנֵ֗ר'av.Ner“Abner”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲבִינֵר · “Abner” · Strong's H0074
  4. נְטֵ֤הne.Teh“turn aside”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from נָטָה · “to stretch” · Strong's H5186
  5. לְךָ֙le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  6. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. יְמִֽינְךָ֙ye.mi.ne.Kha“right your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָמִין · “right” · Strong's H3225G
  8. א֣וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  9. עַל־'al-“to”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  10. שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָse.mo.Le.kha“left your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שְׂמֹאל · “left” · Strong's H8040G
  11. וֶאֱחֹ֣זve.'e.Choz“and seize”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אָחַז · “to grasp” · Strong's H0270
  12. לְךָ֗le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  13. אֶחָד֙'e.Chad“one”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  14. מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםme.ha.ne.'a.Rim“from the young men”
    Preposition + Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
  15. וְקַח־ve.kach-“and take”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
  16. לְךָ֖le.Kha“for <the> yourself”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  17. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  18. חֲלִצָת֑וֹcha.li.tza.To“spoils his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֲלִיצָה · “spoil” · Strong's H2488
  19. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  20. אָבָ֣ה'a.Vah“he was willing”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָבָה · “be willing” · Strong's H0014
  21. עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל'a.sa.h.'El“Asahel”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֲשָׂהאֵל · “Asahel” · Strong's H6214G
  22. לָס֖וּרla.Sur“to turn aside”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from סוּר · “turn aside” · Strong's H5493I
  23. מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃me.'a.cha.Rav“from after him”
    Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)