Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] וְלֹֽא־ wə-lō- And not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be able, be able to gain or accomplish, be able to endure, be able to reach 1a2) to prevail, prevail over or against, overcome, be victor 1a3) to have ability, have strength">3201 [e] יָכֹ֣ל yā-ḵōl he could V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1) a going round, continuance adv 2) still, yet, again, besides 2a) still, yet (of continuance or persistence) 2b) still, yet, more (of addition or repetition) 2c) again 2d) still, moreover, besides">5750 [e] ע֔וֹד ‘ō-wḏ, another Adv 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back">7725 [e] לְהָשִׁ֥יב lə-hā-šîḇ answer Prep-l | V-Hifil-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1) Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab">74 [e] אַבְנֵ֖ר ’aḇ-nêr Abner N-proper-ms 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697 [e] דָּבָ֑ר dā-ḇār; word N-ms 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fear, be afraid 1a2) to stand in awe of, be awed 1a3) to fear, reverence, honour, respect 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be fearful, be dreadful, be feared 1b2) to cause astonishment and awe, be held in awe 1b3) to inspire reverence or godly fear or awe 1c) (Piel) to make afraid, terrify 2) (TWOT) to shoot, pour">3372 [e] מִיִּרְאָת֖וֹ mî-yir-’ā-ṯōw because he feared Prep-m | V-Qal-Inf | 3ms 853 [e] אֹתֽוֹ׃ ’ō-ṯōw. him DirObjM | 3ms   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
And he could no longer answer Abner a word, because he was afraid of him.

King James Bible
And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Ish-bosheth could not answer Abner because he was afraid of him.

because

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