New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 21:8-14

8So the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947the twoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofRizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345,Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764and Mephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834she had borneיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205to Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,and the fiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofMerabH4764the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834she had borneיָלְדָ֛הYal.dahH3205to Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259.

9Then he gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, and theyhangedוַיֹּקִיעֻ֤םvai.yo.ki.'UmH3363them in the mountainבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so that the sevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7651of them fellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162;and they were putהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191to deathH4191in the firstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117of harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105atthe beginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbi.te.chi.latH8462of barleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

10And Rizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242and spreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186it for herself on the rockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697,from the beginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.LatH8462of harvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105untilעַ֛ד'adH5704it rainedנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413on them from the skyהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; and sheallowedנָתְנָה֩na.te.NahH5414neitherH3808the birdsע֨וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064to restלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117on them by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119norH3808the beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704by nightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

11When it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Rizpahרִצְפָּ֥הritz.PahH7532the daughterבַת־vat-H1323of Aiahאַיָּ֖ה'ai.YahH345,the concubineפִּלֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586,had doneעָשְׂתָ֛ה'a.se.TahH6213,

12then Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947the bonesעַצְמ֤וֹתatz.MotH6106of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and the bonesעַצְמוֹת֙'atz.mOtH6106of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121from the menבַּעֲלֵ֖יba.'a.LeiH1167of Jabesh-gileadיָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑דya.Veish gil.'AdH3003 H1568,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834had stolenגָּנְב֨וּga.ne.VuH1589them from the openמֵרְחֹ֣בme.re.ChoH7339squareH7339ofBeth-shanH1052,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֙מָּה֙'a.Sher sham.hH834 H8033the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430had hangedH8518them on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430struckH5221downהַכּ֧וֹתha.KotH5221Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586in Gilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533.

13He broughtוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up the bonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and the bonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083his sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121from thereמִשָּׁם֙mi.ShamH8033,and they gatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622the bonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of those who had beenhangedהַמּוּקָעִֽים׃ha.mu.ka.'ImH3363.

14They buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912the bonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586and Jonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083his sonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121in the countryבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144inZelaבְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'H6762,in the graveבְּקֶ֙בֶר֙be.Ke.verH6913of Kishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1;thus they didוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213allכֹּ֥לkolH3605that the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680,and afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430was movedH6279by prayerH6279for the landלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

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