Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 21:8-14

8But the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'e.toSh-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764אֶת־'et-H853and Mephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,the twoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Rizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345had borneיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205to Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,as well as the fiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Merabמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had borneיָלְדָ֛הYal.dahH3205to Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259.

9And he delivered themוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,and they hanged themוַיֹּקִיעֻ֤םvai.yo.ki.'UmH3363on the hillבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.So all seven of themH7659fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162;theyוְהֵ֨מָּהve.hemH1992were put to deathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191in the firstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117of the harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,at the beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbi.te.chi.latH8462of the barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

10And Rizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345אֶת־'et-H853tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242and spread it outוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186for herselfonאֶל־'el-H413a rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697.From the beginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.LatH8462of the harvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105untilעַ֛ד'adH5704the rainמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325from heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064poured downנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413on the bodiesעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921מִן־min-H4480,she did not allowוְלֹֽא־ נָתְנָה֩ve.lo'- na.te.NahH5414 H3808the birdsע֨וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to restלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117on themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,norוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

11When Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046אֵ֧ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Saul’sשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586concubineפִּלֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370Rizpahרִצְפָּ֥הritz.PahH7532,daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֖ה'ai.YahH345,had doneעָשְׂתָ֛ה'a.se.TahH6213,

12heדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947אֶת־'et-H853the bonesעַצְמ֤וֹתatz.MotH6106of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853עַצְמוֹת֙'atz.mOtH6106and his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083fromמֵאֵ֕תme.'EtH854the menבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568, whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834had stolenגָּנְב֨וּga.ne.VuH1589themאֹתָ֜ם'o.TamH853from the public squareמֵרְחֹ֣בme.re.ChoH7339of Beth-shanH1052whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430had hungשָׁ֙מָּה֙sham.hH8518 H8033the bodiesafterבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117theyפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853had struck downהַכּ֧וֹתha.KotH5221Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586at Gilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

13So David hadthe bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586andאֶת־'et-H853עַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083broughtוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and they also gatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622אֶת־'et-H853the bonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of those who had been hangedהַמּוּקָעִֽים׃ha.mu.ka.'ImH3363.

14And they buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912אֶת־'et-H853the bonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and his sonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121Jonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083in Zelaבְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'H6762in the landבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144,in the tombבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913of Saul’s fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1Kishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027.Afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310כֵֽן׃ פKhenH3651they had doneוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213everythingכֹּ֥לkolH3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680,Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430answered their prayersוַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for the landלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

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