21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 2:21:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֧אמֶרvayomerand he said 2 Samuel 2:21:2 ⧉ל֣וֹloto him 2 Samuel 2:21:3 ⧉אַבְנֵ֗רavnerAbner 2 Samuel 2:21:4 ⧉נְטֵ֤הneteturn aside 2 Samuel 2:21:5 ⧉לְךָ֙lekhafor yourself 2 Samuel 2:21:6 ⧉עַל־יְמִֽינְךָ֙alyeminkhato your right 2 Samuel 2:21:7 ⧉א֣וֹoor 2 Samuel 2:21:8 ⧉עַל־שְׂמֹאלֶ֔ךָalsemolekhato your left 2 Samuel 2:21:9 ⧉וֶאֱחֹ֣זveekhozand seize 2 Samuel 2:21:10 ⧉לְךָ֗lekhafor yourself 2 Samuel 2:21:11 ⧉אֶחָד֙ekhadone 2 Samuel 2:21:12 ⧉מֵֽהַנְּעָרִ֔יםmehanearimfrom the young men 2 Samuel 2:21:13 ⧉וְקַח־לְךָ֖vekakhlekhaand take for yourself 2 Samuel 2:21:14 ⧉אֶת־חֲלִצָת֑וֹetkhalitsatohis spoil 2 Samuel 2:21:15 ⧉וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֣הveloavabut he was not willing 2 Samuel 2:21:16 ⧉עֲשָׂהאֵ֔לasahelAsahel 2 Samuel 2:21:17 ⧉לָס֖וּרlasurto turn aside 2 Samuel 2:21:18 ⧉מֵאַחֲרָֽיו׃meakharaivfrom after him |
21. Formal Translation Abner said to him, “Turn aside to your right or to your left, seize for yourself one of the young men and take his armor.” But Asahel was not willing to turn aside from following him. |
21. Dynamic Translation Abner spoke to him, “Go off to the right or to the left; pick out one of the younger men and take his armor for yourself.” But Asahel refused to stop chasing him. |