2 Samuel 2:20 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 2:20

And Abner glanced back and said, “Is that you, Asahel?” “It is,” Asahel replied.

BSB

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ASV

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Is it thou, Asahel? And he answered, It is I.

KJV

Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Art thou Asahel? And he answered, I am.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Asahel pursued after Abner--To gain the general's armor was deemed the grandest trophy. Asahel, ambitious of securing Abner's, had outstripped all other pursuers, and was fast gaining on the retreating commander. Abner, conscious of possessing more physical power, and unwilling that there should be "blood" between himself and Joab, Asahel's brother, twice urged him to desist.

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֤פֶן	vai.Yi.fen	and he turned	H6437 →
אַבְנֵר֙	'av.Ner	Abner	H74 →
אַֽחֲרָ֔יו	'a.cha.Rav	behind him	H310 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
הַאַתָּ֥ה	ha.'a.Tah	¿ you	H859 →
זֶ֖ה	zeh	[is] this	H2088 →
עֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל	'a.sa.h.'El	O Asahel	H6214 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	vai.Yo.mer	and he said	H559 →
אָנֹֽכִי׃	'a.No.khi	I	H595 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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