26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Samuel 2:26:1 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֨אvayikraand he called 2 Samuel 2:26:2 ⧉אַבְנֵ֜רavnerAbner 2 Samuel 2:26:3 ⧉אֶל־יוֹאָ֗בelyoavto Joab 2 Samuel 2:26:4 ⧉וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vayomerand he said 2 Samuel 2:26:5 ⧉הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙halanetsakhwill it be forever 2 Samuel 2:26:6 ⧉תֹּ֣אכַלtokhalwill it devour 2 Samuel 2:26:7 ⧉חֶ֔רֶבkhereva sword 2 Samuel 2:26:8 ⧉הֲל֣וֹאhalosurely not 2 Samuel 2:26:9 ⧉יָדַ֔עְתָּהyadatayou have known 2 Samuel 2:26:10 ⧉כִּֽי־מָרָ֥הkimarathat bitter 2 Samuel 2:26:11 ⧉תִהְיֶ֖הtihyeit will be 2 Samuel 2:26:12 ⧉בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑הbaakharonain the afterward or at the last 2 Samuel 2:26:13 ⧉וְעַד־מָתַי֙veadmataiand until when 2 Samuel 2:26:14 ⧉לֹֽא־תֹאמַ֣רlotomarwill you not say 2 Samuel 2:26:15 ⧉לָעָ֔םlaamto the people 2 Samuel 2:26:16 ⧉לָשׁ֖וּבlashuvto turn back 2 Samuel 2:26:17 ⧉מֵאַחֲרֵ֥יmeakharefrom after 2 Samuel 2:26:18 ⧉אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃akhehemtheir brothers |
26. Formal Translation And Abner called out to Joab and said, “Will the sword keep consuming forever? Do you not know it will become bitterness in the end? How long will you hold back from telling the people to stop pursuing their brothers?” |
26. Dynamic Translation Abner called out to Joab, “Is the sword going to keep killing forever? You must realize it will end in bitterness. When will you tell your men to stop chasing their brothers?” |