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Christianity / Protestantism / II Samuel 20:18

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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.1
  1. They were…: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end
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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.
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and she speaketh, saying, `They spake often in former times, saying, Let them diligently ask at Abel, and so they finished.
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And she spoke saying, They were wont to speak in old time saying, Just inquire in Abel; and so they ended.
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Then shee spake thus, They spake in the olde time, saying, They shoulde aske of Abel. and so haue they continued.
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Then she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel, and so they ended the matter.
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Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
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Then she said, In the old days, there was a saying, Let them put the question in Abel and in Dan, saying, Has what was ordered by men of good faith in Israel ever come to an end?
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Then the woman said, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Seek counsel at Abel,’ and that is how disputes were settled.
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Then she spoke, saying: 'They were wont to speak in old time, saying: They shall surely ask counsel at Abel; and so they ended the matter.
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Then she spoke, saying, They used to speak in old times, saying, If you have a question ask it at Abel; and so they concluded [the matter].
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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.
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Then she said, “In former times, ⌞they would always say⌟,1 ‘By all means, let them inquire in Abel,’ and so they settled things.
  1. Literally “speaking they would speak”
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And she spoke, saying, They spoke often in days gone by, saying, Surely they will ask at Abel, and so they ended all dispute .
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And she spoke, saying, They spoke often in days gone by, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so they ended the matter.
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Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
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Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
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Then she spoke, saying, "They were used to say in old times, 'They shall surely ask counsel at Abel;' and so they settled it.
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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.1
  1. They were…: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end.
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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.
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Then spake she, saying,—They, used to speak, in former times, saying, Enquire, in Abel! And, so, they ended it.
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Then she spoke, saying, They were accustomed to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter .1
  1. They were...: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end
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Then she spoke, saying, They were known to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
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Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They will surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter].

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And she again said: A saying was used in the old proverb: They that inquire, let them inquire in Abela: and so they made an end.
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And again she spoke: “A word was said in the old proverb, ‘Those who would inquire, let them inquire in Abel.’ And so they would reach a conclusion.

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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.1
  1. They were…: or, They plainly spake in the beginning, saying, Surely they will ask of Abel, and so make an end

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