Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַתֹּ֖אמֶר wat-tō-mer And she spoke Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֑ר lê-mōr saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1696 [e] דַּבֵּ֨ר dab-bêr Speaking V-Piel-InfAbs 1696 [e] יְדַבְּר֤וּ yə-ḏab-bə-rū they spoke V-Piel-Imperf-3mp 7223 [e] בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ ḇā-ri-šō-nāh in former [times] Prep-b, Art | Adj-fs 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֔ר lê-mōr saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 7592 [e] שָׁאֹ֧ל šā-’ōl Asking V-Qal-InfAbs 7592 [e] יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ yə-šā-’ă-lū let them ask V-Piel-Imperf-3mp 59 [e] בְּאָבֵ֖ל bə-’ā-ḇêl at Abel Prep-b | N-proper-fs 3651 [e] וְכֵ֥ן wə-ḵên and so Conj-w | Adv 8552 [e] הֵתַֽמּוּ׃ hê-ṯam-mū they finished V-Hifil-Perf-3cp

Berean Study Bible
Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.

Young's Literal Translation
and she speaketh, saying, ‘They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
She said, “ In the past they used to say , ‘ Seek counsel in Abel ,’ and that’s how they settled disputes.

New American Standard Bible
Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, 'They will surely ask [advice] at Abel,' and thus they ended [the dispute].

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]. 2 Samuel 20:18 • 2 Samuel 20:18 NIV • 2 Samuel 20:18 NLT • 2 Samuel 20:18 ESV • 2 Samuel 20:18 NASB • 2 Samuel 20:18 KJV • 2 Samuel 20:18 Biblia Paralela • 2 Samuel 20:18 Chinese Bible • 2 Samuel 20:18 French Bible • 2 Samuel 20:18 German Bible

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