Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 4:2-5

2Saul’sשָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlH7586sonבֶן־ven-H1121had twoוּשְׁנֵ֣יu.she.NeiH8147menאֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimH582who were leadersשָׂרֵֽי־sa.rei-H8269of raiding partiesגְדוּדִ֣ים הָי֪וּge.du.Dim ha.YuH1416 H1961.Oneהָאֶחָ֨דha.'e.ChadH259wasnamedשֵׁם֩shemH8034Baanahבַּֽעֲנָ֜ה וְשֵׁ֧םba.'a.Nah ve.ShemH1196 H8034and the otherהַשֵּׁנִ֣יha.she.NiH8145Rechabרֵכָ֗בre.KhavH7394; they weresonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886of the tribeמִבְּנֵ֣יmi.be.NeiH1121of Benjaminבִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֚יvin.ya.Min kiH1144 H3588—Beerothבְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotH881גַּם־gam-H1571is consideredתֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.ShevH2803part ofעַל־'al-H5921Benjaminבִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin.ya.MinH1144,

3because the Beerothitesהַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםha.be.'e.ro.TimH886fledוַיִּבְרְח֥וּvai.yiv.re.ChuH1272to Gittaimגִּתָּ֑יְמָהgi.Ta.ye.mahH1664and have livedוַֽיִּהְיוּ־vai.yih.yu-H1961thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033as foreignersגָּרִ֔יםga.RimH1481toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

4And Jonathanוְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ve.li.ho.na.TanH3083sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had a sonבֵּ֖ןbenH1121who waslame inנְכֵ֣הne.KhehH5223hisfeetרַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimH7272.He wasהָיָ֡הha.YahH1961fiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנִ֣יםben- sha.NimH1121 H8141when the reportשְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'AtH8052about Saulשָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןvi.ho.na.TanH3083cameבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935from Jezreelמִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmi.yiz.re.'ElH3157.His nurseאֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙'o.man.ToH539picked him upוַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּva.ti.sa.'E.huH5375and fledוַתָּנֹ֔ס וַיְהִ֞יva.ta.Nos vay.HiH5127 H1961,but as she was hurryingבְּחָפְזָ֥הּbe.cha.fe.ZahH2648to escapeלָנ֛וּסla.NusH5127,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307and became lameוַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַvai.yi.pa.Se.achH6452.His nameוּשְׁמ֥וֹu.she.MoH8034was Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃me.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

5Now Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,set outוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and arrivedוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935atאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Ish-boshethH378in the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117,while the kingוְה֣וּאve.Hu'H1931was taking his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672napשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901אֵ֖ת'etH853מִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.

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