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2 Samuel 21:1-9

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.

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