Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7121 [e] וַיִּקְרָ֨א way-yiq-rā And called Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 74 [e] אַבְנֵ֜ר ’aḇ-nêr Abner N-proper-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 3097 [e] יוֹאָ֗ב yō-w-’āḇ Joab N-proper-ms 559 [e] וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ way-yō-mer and said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5331 [e] הֲלָנֶ֙צַח֙ hă-lā-ne-ṣaḥ Shall forever Art, Prep-l | N-ms 398 [e] תֹּ֣אכַל tō-ḵal devour V-Qal-Imperf-3fs 2719 [e] חֶ֔רֶב ḥe-reḇ the sword N-fs 3808 [e] הֲל֣וֹא hă-lō-w Do not Adv-NegPrt 3045 [e] יָדַ֔עְתָּה yā-ḏa‘-tāh you know V-Qal-Perf-2ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- that Conj 4751 [e] מָרָ֥ה mā-rāh bitter Adj-fs 1961 [e] תִהְיֶ֖ה ṯih-yeh it will be V-Qal-Imperf-3fs 314 [e] בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה bā-’a-ḥă-rō-w-nāh in the end Prep-b, Art | Adj-fs 5704 [e] וְעַד־ wə-‘aḏ- And until Conj-w | Prep 4970 [e] מָתַי֙ mā-ṯay when Interrog 3808 [e] לֹֽא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 559 [e] תֹאמַ֣ר ṯō-mar will you say V-Qal-Imperf-2ms 5971 [e] לָעָ֔ם lā-‘ām to the people Prep-l, Art | N-ms 7725 [e] לָשׁ֖וּב lā-šūḇ to turn Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 310 [e] מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י mê-’a-ḥă-rê from after Prep-m 251 [e] אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ ’ă-ḥê-hem their brothers N-mpc | 3mp

Berean Study Bible
Then Abner called out to Joab: “Must the sword devour forever? Do you not realize that this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers?”

Young's Literal Translation
and Abner calleth unto Joab, and saith, ‘For ever doth the sword consume? hast thou not known that it is bitterness in the latter end? and till when dost thou not say to the people to turn back from after their brethren?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Abner called out to Joab: “ Must the sword devour forever ? Don’t you realize this will only end in bitterness? How long before you tell the troops to stop pursuing their brothers ? ”

New American Standard Bible
Then Abner called to Joab and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? How long will you refrain from telling the people to turn back from following their brothers?"

King James Bible
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren? 2 Samuel 2:26 • 2 Samuel 2:26 NIV • 2 Samuel 2:26 NLT • 2 Samuel 2:26 ESV • 2 Samuel 2:26 NASB • 2 Samuel 2:26 KJV • 2 Samuel 2:26 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 2:26 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 2:26 French Bible • 2 Samuel 2:26 German Bible

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