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She said,וַתֹּאמֶר לֵאמֹר“Long agoבָרִאשֹׁנָהthey used to say,דַּבֵּר יְדַבְּרוּsaying,לֵאמֹר‘Let them be sure to askשָׁאֹל יְשָׁאֲלוּat Abel’;בְּאָבֵלand soוְכֵןthey settled matters.הֵתַמּוּ
2 Samuel 20:18
Study it in the app“She said, “Long ago they used to say, saying, ‘Let them be sure to ask at Abel’; and so they settled matters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 20:18, word by word
- She saidתֹּאמֶרtomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomer” appears- “Long agoרִאשֹׁנָהrishona
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishona” appears- they used to sayדַּבֵּרdaber
speak
To speak, say something; above all God to his people.
Where else “daber” appears- ‘Let them be sure to askשָׁאֹלshaol
ask
To ask a question.
Where else “shaol” appears- at Abel’אָבֵלavel
Abel
Abel: a place name meaning "meadow"; it is part of several names (Abel-meholah, Abel-keramim). In 1 Samuel 6:18 the Hebrew text uses it for the great stone of Beth-shemesh.
Where else “avel” appears- they settled mattersהֵתַמּוּhetamu
end
To be over, reach its close.
Where else “hetamu” appears
The context
17He came near to her, and the woman said, “Are you Joab?” He said, “I am.” She said to him, “Listen to the words of your servant.” He said, “I am listening.”
18 · This verse (above)
19I am among the peaceful and faithful of Israel. You are seeking to put to death a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you swallow up the inheritance of YHWH?”