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2 Samuel

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Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then she spake answer Verb H559 וַתֹּ֖אמֶר vat·to·mer
saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֑ר le·mor;
in old time ancestor Adjective H7223 בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ va·ri·sho·nah
saying answer Verb H559 לֵאמֹ֔ר le·mor,
They shall surely ask counsel Verb H7592 שָׁאֹ֧ל sha·'ol
ask ask counsel Verb H7592 יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ ye·sha·'a·lu
[counsel] at Abel Abel Noun H59 בְּאָבֵ֖ל be·'a·vel
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after that after that Adjective H3651 וְכֵ֥ן ve·chen
and so they ended accomplish Verb H8552 הֵתַֽמּוּ׃ he·tam·mu.

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Abel

Abel  (Heb. Hebhel), a breath, or vanity, the second son of Adam and Eve. He was put to death by his brother Cain ( Genesis 4:1-16 ). Guided by the instruction of their father, the two brothers were trained in the duty of worshipping God. "And in process of time" (marg. "at the end of days", i.e., on the Sabbath) each of them offered up to God of the first-fruits of his labours. Cain, as a husbandman, offered the fruit... View Details

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King James Bible Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
Hebrew Greek English Then she spake, spoke, saying, They were wont "Formerly they used to speak in old time, saying, They shall say, 'They will surely ask counsel advice at Abel: Abel,' and so thus they ended the matter.dispute.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Then she spake, spoke, saying, They were wont "Formerly they used to speak in old time, saying, They shall say, 'They will surely ask counsel advice at Abel: Abel,' and so thus they ended the matter.dispute.