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2 Samuel 21:6-8

6Let sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of his sonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121be deliveredיֻתַּןye.na.ton-H5414unto us, and we will hang them upוְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ve.ho.ka.'a.NumH3363unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in Gibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390of Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whomthe Lordיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068did chooseבְּחִ֣ירbe.ChirH972.And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414them.

7But the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֣לvai.yach.MolH2550MephiboshethH4648,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,because of the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068oathשְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'AtH7621that wasbetween them, between Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

8But the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the twoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Rizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345,whom she bareיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205unto Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764and Mephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648;and the fiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Michalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whom she brought upיָלְדָ֛הYal.dahH3205for Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259:

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