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# Do you not know that a prince and a great man has fallen this day in Israel?

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]])

# a prince and a great man

These two phrases both refer to Abner. AT: "a great prince" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])

# Ner ... Zeruiah

These are names of men. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# brutal

"without mercy"
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`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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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`These two phrases both refer to Abner. AT: "a great prince" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-hendiadys]])`
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			`# brutal`

			`"without mercy"`