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2 Samuel 2:19

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And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel [was as] light of foot as a wild roe.	And Asahel pursued after Abner; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner.	Then Abner looked behind him, and said, [Art] thou Asahel? And he answered, I [am].

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Asahel^H6214 pursued^H7291 after^H310 Abner^H74; and in going^H3212 he turned^H5186 not to the right hand^H3225 nor to the left^H8040 from following^H310 Abner^H74.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּרְדֹּף עֲשָׂהאֵל אַחֲרֵי אַבְנֵר וְלֹא־נָטָה לָלֶכֶת עַל־הַיָּמִין וְעַל־הַשְּׂמֹאול מֵאַחֲרֵי אַבְנֵר׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֥ף	va/i.yir.Dof	H7291	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he pursued
עֲשָׂהאֵ֖ל	'a.sa.h.'El	H6214	HNp	Asahel
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	H310	HR	after
אַבְנֵ֑ר	'av.Ner	H74	HNp	Abner
וְ/לֹֽא	ve./lo'-	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
נָטָ֣ה	na.Tah	H5186	HVqp3ms	he turned aside
לָ/לֶ֗כֶת	la./Le.khet	H3212	HR/Vqc	to/ go
עַל	'al-	H5921	HR	to
הַ/יָּמִין֙	hai./ya.Min	H3225	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ right
וְ/עַֽל	ve./'al-	H5921	HC/R	and/ to
הַ/שְּׂמֹ֔אול	ha./se.Mol	H8040	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ left
מֵ/אַחֲרֵ֖י	me./'a.cha.Rei	H310	HR/R	from/ after
אַבְנֵֽר	'av.Ner	H74	HNp	Abner

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H74 — אַבְנֵר (ʼAbnêr, ab-nare'): or (fully) אֲבִינֵר ; from אָב and נִיר; father of light (i.e. enlightening); Abner, an Israelite; Abner.
• H310 — אַחַר (ʼachar, akh-ar'): from אָחַר; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses); after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
• H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
• H3225 — יָמִין (yâmîyn, yaw-meen'): from יָמַן; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south; [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
• H5186 — נָטָה (nâṭâh, naw-taw'): a primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application; [phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
• H6214 — עֲשָׂהאֵל (ʻĂsâhʼêl, as-aw-ale'): from עָשָׂה and אֵל; God has made; Asahel, the name of four Israelites; Asahel.
• H7291 — רָדַף (râdaph, raw-daf'): a primitive root; to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by); chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
• H8040 — שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl, sem-ole'): or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as שִׂמְלָה (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand; left (hand, side).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• turned — Joshua 1:7, Joshua 23:6, 2 Samuel 2:21, 2 Kings 22:2, Proverbs 4:27

Reciprocal references (3): 2 Samuel 3:27, 2 Samuel 3:30, Joel 2:7

Related Topics

• Nave’s: ABNER, ASAHEL, DAVID, HOMICIDE, ISRAEL, JOAB, WAR

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