Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 21:16-22

16Then Ishbi-benobH3430אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834,a descendantבִּילִידֵ֣יbi.li.DeiH3211of Raphaהָרָפָ֗הha.ra.FahH7497,whose bronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178spearקֵינוֹ֙kei.NoH7013weighedוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948and whoוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931was bearingחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword,resolvedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to killלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870came to his aidוַיַּֽעֲזָר־vai.ya.'a.zor-H5826,struckוַיַּ֥ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Philistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430,and killed himוַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּvay.mi.Te.huH4191.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227David’sדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582sworeנִשְׁבְּעוּ֩nish.be.'UH7650to himלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “You must neverלֹא־lo'-H3808againע֤וֹדodH5750go outתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318with usאִתָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ta.nuH854to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,so that the lampנֵ֥רnerH5216of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478may notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be extinguishedתְכַבֶּ֖הte.kha.BehH3518אֶת־'et-H853.”

18Some time laterוַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ןvay.Hi 'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651 H1961at Gobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359,there wasוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961anotherע֧וֹדodH5750battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421withעִם־'im-H5973the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.At that timeאָ֣ז'azH227Sibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444the Hushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843אֶת־'et-H853killedהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221Saphסַ֕ףsafH5593,aאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834descendantבִּילִדֵ֥יbi.li.DeiH3211of Raphaהָרָפָֽה׃ פha.ra.FahH7497.

19Once againע֧וֹדodH5750there wasוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961a battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421withעִם־'im-H5973the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430at Gobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359,and Elhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JairH3296the BethlehemiteH1022אֵ֚ת'etH853killedוַיַּ֡ךְvai.YakhH5221the brother ofGoliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,the shaftוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086of whose spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like a weaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

20And there wasוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961alsoע֥וֹדodH5750a battleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at Gathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661,where there was a manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of great statureH4060withוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣תve.'etz.be.'OtH676on each handיָדָיו֩ya.DavH3027and sixוָשֵׁ֗שׁva.SheshH8337toesוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨תve.'etz.be.'OtH676on each footרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272—twenty-fourעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְאַרְבַּע֙'es.Rim ve.'ar.Ba'H6242 H702in allמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557.Heה֖וּאhu'H1931tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571was descendedיֻלַּ֥דyu.LadH3205from Raphaלְהָרָפָֽה׃le.ha.ra.FahH7497,

21and when he tauntedוַיְחָרֵ֖ףvay.cha.RefH2778אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251ShimeiH8096killed himוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221.

22אֶת־'et-H853So theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702descendantsיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205of Raphaלְהָרָפָ֖הle.ha.ra.FahH7497in Gathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307at the handsבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Davidדָּוִ֖ד וּבְיַ֥דda.Vid u.ve.YadH1732 H3027and his servantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

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