Καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἀβεννὴρ Ἰωὰβ, καὶ εἶπε, μὴ εἰς νῖκος καταφάγεται ἡ ῥομφαία; ἢ οὐκ οἴδας ὅτι πικρὰ ἔσται εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα; καὶ ἕως πότε οὐ μὴ εἴπῃς τῷ λαῷ ἀποστρέφειν ἀπὸ ὄπισθε τῶν ἀδελφῶν ἡμῶν;

1. Καὶ
   And
2. ἐκάλεσεν
   called
   he called
3. Ἀβεννὴρ
   Abner
4. Ἰωὰβ
   Joab
5.  
   ,
    
6. καὶ
   and
7. εἶπε
   said
8.  
   ,
    
9. μὴ
   not
10. εἰς
    into
    to
11. νῖκος
    victory
12. καταφάγεται
    will devour
    it will devour, will consume
13. ἡ
    the
    or
14. ῥομφαία
    sword
15.  
    ;
     
16. ἢ
    the
    or
17. οὐκ
    not
18. οἴδας
    you know
    know
19. ὅτι
    that
    because
20. πικρὰ
    bitter
21. ἔσται
    will be
22. εἰς
    into
    to
23. τὰ
    the
24. ἔσχατα
    last things
    last
25.  
    ;
     
26. καὶ
    and
27. ἕως
    until
28. πότε
    ever
29. οὐ
    not
30. μὴ
    not
31. εἴπῃς
    you say
    say, you should say
32. τῷ
    the
    to the
33. λαῷ
    people
34. ἀποστρέφειν
    turning away
    to turn back, to turn away
35. ἀπὸ
    from
36. ὄπισθε
    behind
37. τῶν
    of the
38. ἀδελφῶν
    brothers
39. ἡμῶν
    our
40.  
    ;
     

And Abner called Joab and said, Will the sword devour forever? Or do you not know that it will be bitter in the end? And how long will you not tell the people to turn back from pursuing our brothers?