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2 Samuel 21

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afteryearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732soughtH1245thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440ofJehovah.AndJehovahsaidH559,ItisforSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,andforhisbloodyhouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,becauseheputהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191todeathH4191theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledH7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393,andsaidH559untothem(nowtheGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393werenotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butoftheremnantoftheAmoritesH567;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650untothem:andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtH1245toslaytheminhiszealforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063);

3andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untotheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,WhatshallIdoforyou?andwherewithshallImakeH6213atonementH3722,thatyemayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

4AndtheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidH559untohim,Itisnomatterofsilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091betweenusandSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,orhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;neitherisitforustoputלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191anymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376todeathH4191inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.AndhesaidH559,WhatyeshallsayH559,thatwillIdoforyou.

5AndtheysaidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedus,andthatdevisedagainstus,thatweshouldbedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremaininginanyofthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6letsevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menH376ofhissonsH1121bedelivereduntous,andwewillhangthemupuntoJehovahinGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,thechosenofJehovah.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IwillgiveH5414them.

7Butthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sparedH2550MephiboshethH4648,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,becauseofJehovah’soathשְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'AtH7621thatwasbetweenthem,betweenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

8Butthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947thetwoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofRizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345,whomshebare untoSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,ArmoniandMephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648;andthefiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofMichalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomshebaretoAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBarzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259:

9andhedeliveredthemintothehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,andtheyhangedtheminthemountainבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeJehovah,andtheyfellH5307allsevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7651togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162.AndtheywereputH5414todeathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191inthedaysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117ofharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,inthefirstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysH3117,atthebeginningofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

10AndRizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242,andspreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186itforherupontherockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,fromthebeginningofharvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105untilwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325waspouredנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413uponthemfromheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;andshesufferedneitherthebirdsע֨וֹףofH5775oftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064torestלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117onthembydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,northebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

11AnditwastoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732whatRizpahרִצְפָּ֥הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֖ה'ai.YahH345,theconcubineפִּלֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586,haddone.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentandtookH3947thebonesH6106ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586andthebonesH6106ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121fromthemenofJabesh-gilead,whohadstolenH1589themfromthestreetofBeth-shanH1052,whereH834thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430hadhangedH8518them,inthedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thatthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430slewSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533;

13andhebroughtH5927upfromthencethebonesH6106ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andthebonesH6106ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121:andtheygatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622thebonesH6106ofthemthatwerehanged.

14AndtheyburiedH6912thebonesH6106ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083hissonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121inthecountryofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144inZela,inthesepulchreofKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1:andtheyperformedallthatthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.AndafterthatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279forthelandH776.

15AndthePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430hadwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421againע֧וֹדodH5750withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֥יוva.'a.va.DavH5650withhim,andfoughtH3898againstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430.AndDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732waxed faint;

16andIshbi-benob,whowasofthesonsofthegiant,theweightוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948ofwhosespearwasthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967shekelsofbrassinweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948,hebeinggirdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296withanewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword,thoughttohaveslainDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17ButAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870succoredhim,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,andkilledhim.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227themenH376ofDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732sware untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thou shaltgoתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318nomoreoutwithustobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,thatthouquenchH3518notthelampנֵ֥רnerH5216ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Anditcametopassafterthis,thattherewasH1961againע֧וֹדodH5750warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359:thenאָ֣ז'azH227Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843slewSaph,whowasH1961ofthesonsofthegiant.

19AndtherewasH1961againע֧וֹדodH5750warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359;andElhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJaare-oregimtheBeth-lehemiteslewGoliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,thestaffofwhosespearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595wasH1961likeaweaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

20AndtherewasH1961againע֥וֹדodH5750warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421atGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661, wherewasH1961amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofgreat stature,thathadoneveryhandיָדָיו֩ya.DavH3027sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337fingersH676,andoneveryfootH7272sixוָשֵׁ֗שׁva.SheshH8337toes,fourוְאַרְבַּע֙ve.'ar.Ba'H702andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557;andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wasH1961bornH3205tothegiant.

21AndwhenhedefiedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeiH8096,David’sbrotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251,slewhim.

22Thesefourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702werebornH3205tothegiantinGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661;andtheyfellH5307bythehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,andbythehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027ofhisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21

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