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the Week of Proper 25 / Ordinary 30
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Interlinear Study Bible
Hebrew Language ⇌
2 Samuel 20:18
 0559
				
				
			wat·tō·mer
				וַתֹּ֖אמֶר
				Then she spoke
				Verb
			 0559
				
				
			lê·mōr;
				לֵאמֹ֑ר
				saying
				Verb
			 01696
				
				
			dab·bêr
				דַּבֵּ֨ר
				They were wont
				Verb
			 01696
				
				
			yə·ḏab·bə·rū
				יְדַבְּר֤וּ
				to speak
				Verb
			 07223
				
				
			ḇā·ri·šō·nāh
				בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙
				in old time
				Adjective
			 0559
				
				
			lê·mōr,
				לֵאמֹ֔ר
				saying
				Verb
			 07592
				
				
			šā·’ōl
				שָׁאֹ֧ל
				They shall surely
				Verb
			 07592
				
				
			yə·šā·’ă·lū
				יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ
				ask
				Verb
			 059
				
				
			bə·’ā·ḇêl
				בְּאָבֵ֖ל
				[counsel] at Abel
				Noun
			 03651
				
				
			wə·ḵên
				וְכֵ֥ן
				so
				Adjective
			 08552
				
				
			hê·ṯam·mū.
				הֵתַֽמּוּ׃
				they ended
				Verb
			
Aleppo Codex
ותאמר לאמר דבר ידברו בראשנה לאמר שאול ישאלו באבל וכן התמו 
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֙ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃ 
Masoretic Text (1524)
ותאמר לאמר דבר ידברו בראשׁנה לאמר שׁאל ישׁאלו באבל וכן התמו
Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֙ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃ 
Greek Septuagint
καί εἶπον λέγω λόγος λαλέω ἐν πρῶτος λέγω ἐρωτάω ἐρωτάω ἐν ὁ Αβελ καί ἐν Δαν εἰ ἐκλείπω ὅς τίθημι ὁ πιστός ὁ Ἰσραήλ ἐρωτάω ἐπιἐρωτάω ἐν Αβελ καί οὕτως εἰ ἐκλείπω 
Berean Study Bible
Then the woman said ..., "Long ago ... they used to say ..., 'Seek counsel ... at Abel,' and that is how disputes were settled.
Then the woman said ..., "Long ago ... they used to say ..., 'Seek counsel ... at Abel,' and that is how disputes were settled.
English Standard Version
Then she said They used to say in former times Let them but ask counsel at Abel and so they settled a matter
Then she said They used to say in former times Let them but ask counsel at Abel and so they settled a matter
Holman Christian Standard Version
She said, "In the past they used to say, 'Seek counsel in Abel,' and that's how they settled disputes.
She said, "In the past they used to say, 'Seek counsel in Abel,' and that's how they settled disputes.
King James Version
Then she spake (8799), saying (8800), They were wont to speak in old time, saying (8800), They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
Then she spake (8799), saying (8800), They were wont to speak in old time, saying (8800), They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
Lexham English Bible
Then she said, "In former times, ⌊they would always say⌋
		
	Then she said, "In former times, ⌊they would always say⌋
New American Standard Version
Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, 'They will surely ask {advice} at Abel,' and thus they ended {the dispute.}
Then she spoke, saying, "Formerly they used to say, 'They will surely ask {advice} at Abel,' and thus they ended {the dispute.}
World English Bible
Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, (*) ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, (*) ‘They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.