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2 Samuel 21

1AndtherewasH1961afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afteryearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141;andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732inquiredofJehovah.AndJehovahsaidH559,ItisforSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,andfor[his]houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofbloodהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818,becauseheslewtheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledH7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393,andspoketothem. (NowtheGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393werenotofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,butoftheremainderH3499oftheAmoritesH567;andthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650tothem;andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtH1245tosmitetheminhiszealforthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.)

3AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559totheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,WhatshallIdoforyou?andwithwhatshallImakeH6213atonementH3722,thatyemayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159ofJehovah?

4AndtheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidH559tohim,AstoSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andhishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,itiswithusnoquestionofreceivingsilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091,neitherisitforustohaveanymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376putלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191todeathH4191inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.AndhesaidH559,WhatyesayH559willIdoforyou.

5AndtheysaidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedus,andthatdevisedagainstusthatweshouldbedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremaininginallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6letsevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menH376ofhissonsH1121begivenH5414uptous,andwewillhangthemuptoJehovahinGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586,thechosenofJehovah.Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IwillgiveH5414[them].

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.

8Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3947thetwoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofRizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345,whomshehadborneH3205toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,ArmoniandMephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648;andthefiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of[thesisterof]Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomshehadborneH3205toAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBarzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259;

9andhegaveH5414themintothehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027oftheGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,andtheyhangedthemonthehillH2022beforeJehovah.AndtheyfellH5307allsevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7651togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162,andwereputH5414todeathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191inthefirstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117oftheharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,inthebeginningofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

10ThenRizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242,andspreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186itforherupontherockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,fromthebeginningofharvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105untilwaterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325pouredנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413onthemoutoftheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andsufferedneitherthefowloftheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.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,whohadstolenH1589themfromtheopenמֵרְחֹ֣בme.re.ChoH7339placeofBeth-shanH1052,whereH834thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430hadhangedH8518them,thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430hadsmittenSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533;

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

14AndtheyburiedH6912[them]withthebonesH6106ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083hissonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121inthecountryofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144inZela,inthesepulchreofKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1;andtheydidallthatthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadcommandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.AndafterwardsGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430waspropitioustothelandH776.

15AndthePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430hadyetH5750warמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421againע֧וֹדodH5750withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381,andhisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֥יוva.'a.va.DavH5650withhim,andfoughtH3898withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430.AndDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732wasH1961exhausted.

16AndIshbibenob,whowasofthechildrenofRaphah —theweightH4948ofhislancewasthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967shekelsofbronzeנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,andhewasgirdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296withnewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319[armour] —thoughttosmiteDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17AndAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870succouredhim,andsmotethePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430andkilledhim.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227themenH376ofDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732sworeנִשְׁבְּעוּ֩nish.be.'UH7650tohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thou shaltgoתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318nomoreoutwithustobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,thatthouquenchH3518notthelampנֵ֥רnerH5216ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18Anditcametopassafterthis,thattherewasH1961againע֧וֹדodH5750abattleH4421withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359;thenאָ֣ז'azH227SibbechaitheHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843smoteSaph,whowasH1961ofthechildrenofRaphah.

19AndtherewasH1961againע֧וֹדodH5750abattleH4421atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359withthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430;andElhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJaare-oregim,aBethlehemite,smoteGoliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663;nowtheshaftofhisspearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595wasH1961likeaweaver'sbeamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

20AndtherewasH1961againע֥וֹדodH5750abattleH4421,atGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661;andtherewasH1961amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376[there]ofgreat stature,thathadoneachhandיָדָיו֩ya.DavH3027sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337fingersH676,andoneachfootH7272sixוָשֵׁ֗שׁva.SheshH8337toes,fourוְאַרְבַּע֙ve.'ar.Ba'H702andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557;andhealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571wasH1961bornH3205toRaphah.

21AndhedefiedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;butJonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimea David'sbrotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251smotehim.

22Thesefourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702werebornH3205toRaphah,inGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661;andtheyfellH5307bythehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,andbythehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027ofhisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21

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