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2 Samuel

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Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Abner "my father is a lamp," an Isr. name Noun H74 אַבְנֵר֙ av·ner
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said to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר vai·yo·mer
to Joab, "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֔ב yo·v·'av,
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"Now I (we) pray, now Interjection H4994 נָא֙ na
let the young men a boy, lad, youth, retainer Noun H5288 הַנְּעָרִ֔ים han·ne·'a·rim,
arise to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 יָק֤וּמוּ ya·ku·mu
and hold a contest to laugh Verb H7832 וִֽישַׂחֲק֖וּ vi·sa·cha·ku
before face, faces Noun H6440 לְפָנֵ֑ינוּ le·fa·nei·nu;
us." And Joab "the LORD is father," three Isr. Noun H3097 יֹואָ֖ב yo·v·'av
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said, to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר vai·yo·mer
"Let them arise." to arise, stand up, stand Verb H6965 יָקֻֽמוּ׃ ya·ku·mu.

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Abner

|my father is a lamp,| an Israelite Abner [N] [H] [S] father of light; i.e., "enlightening", the son of Ner and uncle of Saul. He was commander-in-chief of Saul's army ( 1 Samuel 14:50 ;  17:55 ;  20:25 ). He first introduced David to the court of Saul after the victory over Goliath ( 1 Samuel 17:57 ). After the death of Saul, David was made king over Judah, and rei... View Details

Joab

Joab  Jehovah is his father.  One of the three sons of Zeruiah, David's sister, and "captain of the host" during the whole of David's reign ( 2 Samuel 2:13 ;  10:7 ;  11:1 ;  1 Kings 11:15 ). His father's name is nowhere mentioned, although his sepulchre at Bethlehem is mentioned ( 2 Samuel 2:32 ). His two brothers were Abishai and Asahe... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
King James Bible Then And Abner said to Joab, "Now let Let the young men arise now arise, and hold a contest play before us." us. And Joab said, "Let Let them arise."
Hebrew Greek English Then Abner said to Joab, "Now let the young men arise and hold a contest before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."