Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] וַתֹּ֖אמֶר wat-tō-mer So she spoke Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 559 [e] לֵאמֹ֑ר lê-mōr; saying Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1696 [e] דַּבֵּ֨ר dab-bêr they used V-Piel-InfAbs 1696 [e] יְדַבְּר֤וּ yə-ḏab-bə-rū to talk 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 surely V-Qal-InfAbs 7592 [e] יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ yə-šā-’ă-lū they shall seek [guidance] V-Piel-Imperf-3mp 59 [e] בְּאָבֵ֖ל bə-’ā-ḇêl at Abel Prep-b | N-proper-fs 3651 [e] וְכֵ֥ן wə-ḵên so Conj-w | Adv 8552 [e] הֵתַֽמּוּ׃ hê-ṯam-mū. they would end [disputes] V-Hifil-Perf-3cp

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.

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

They were wont, etc. or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end.

Deuteronomy 20:10,11 When you come near to a city to fight against it, then proclaim peace to it…

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