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# Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?
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This rhetorical question is used to show how much David respected Abner. Here "fallen" is a euphemism that means "died." It can be translated as a statement. AT: "It is certainly true that a great prince has died today in Israel!" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
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# a prince and a great man
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These two phrases both refer to Abner. AT: "a great prince" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])
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# Ner ... Zeruiah
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These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])
# brutal
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"without mercy"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/abner]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/servant]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/prince]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/israel]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/anoint]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/punish]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]]
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