King James Version (KJV)
And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
Modern English
He could not answer Abner another word, because he was afraid of him.
Hebrew
וְלֹֽא־יָכֹ֣ל ע֔וֹד לְהָשִׁ֥יב אֶת־אַבְנֵ֖ר דָּבָ֑ר מִיִּרְאָת֖וֹ אֹתֽוֹ׃
vloʾ-yakol ʿvod lhashiyb ʾet-ʾabner dabar miyirʾatvo ʾotvo