2 Samuel · שְׁמוּאֵל ב

2 Samuel 2:22

וַיֹּ֧סֶף ע֣וֹד אַבְנֵ֗ר לֵאמֹר֙ אֶל־עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל ס֥וּר לְךָ֖ מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑י לָ֤מָּה אַכֶּ֙כָּה֙ אַ֔רְצָה וְאֵיךְ֙ אֶשָּׂ֣א פָנַ֔י אֶל־יוֹאָ֖ב אָחִֽיךָ׃
vayosef ʿvod ʾabner leʾmor ʾel-ʿashahʾel svr lka meʾaḥaray lamah ʾakekah ʾarṣah vʾeyk ʾeshaʾ panay ʾel-yvoʾab ʾaḥiyka
King James Version (KJV)

And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

Modern English

Abner said again to Asahel, “Turn away from following me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How then could I look Joab your brother in the face?”

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