New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 4:5-12
5So the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Rimmonרִמּ֤וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,Rechabרֵכָ֣בre.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֔הu.va.'a.NahH1196,departedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּvai.Ye.le.KhuH1980and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofIsh-boshethH378in the heatכְּחֹ֣םke.ChomH2527of the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117while he was takingשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672restמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.
6They cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to the middleתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004asif to getלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406, andthey struckוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570;and Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.
7Now when they cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the houseהַבַּ֗יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,as he was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בsho.KhevH7901on his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙mi.ta.ToH4296in his bedroomבַּחֲדַ֣ר מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹba.cha.Dar mish.ka.VoH2315H4904,they struckוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ku.huH5221him and killedוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him and beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּ רֹאשׁ֑וֹvai.ya.Si.ru ro.ShoH5493H7218him. And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹro.ShoH7218andtraveledוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הha.'a.ra.VahH6160allכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃ha.La.ye.lahH3915.
8Then they broughtוַ֠יָּבִאוּVai.ya.vi.'uH935the headרֹ֨אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378to Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732at Hebronחֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnH2275and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּֽה־hi.neh-H2009,the headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,your enemyH340,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834soughtבִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.KeshH1245your lifeנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315;thus the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has givenוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428vengeanceנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117on Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586and hisdescendantsוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.”
9Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394and Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251,sonsבְּנֵ֛יbe.NeiH1121of Rimmonרִמּ֥וֹןri.MonH7417the Beerothiteהַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יha.be.'e.ro.TiH886,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “As the Lordיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068livesחַי־chai-H2416,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has redeemedפָּדָ֥הpa.DahH6299my lifeנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869,
10whenכִּ֣יkiH3588one toldהַמַּגִּיד֩ha.ma.GidH5046me, sayingלֵאמֹ֜רle.MorH559, ‘Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586is deadמֵ֣תmetH4191,’ andthoughtבְּעֵינָ֔יוbe.'ei.NavH5869he was bringingH1319good newsכִמְבַשֵּׂר֙khim.va.SerH1319,I seizedוָאֹחֲזָ֣הva.'o.cha.ZahH270him and killedוָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּva.'eh.re.Ge.huH2026him in Ziklagבְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbe.tzik.LagH6860,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was the rewardH1309I gaveלְתִתִּי־le.ti.ti-H5414him for hisnewsבְּשֹׂרָֽה׃be.so.RahH1309.
11HowH637muchH637H3588moreH637H3588,whenH3588wickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563menאִישׁ־'ish-H376have killedהָרְג֧וּha.re.GuH2026a righteousצַדִּ֛יקtza.DikH6662manH376in his own houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004on his bedמִשְׁכָּב֑וֹmish.ka.VoH4904,shall I not nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258requireאֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.KeshH1245his bloodדָּמוֹ֙da.MoH1818from your handמִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmi.yed.KhemH3027anddestroyוּבִעַרְתִּ֥יu.vi.'ar.TiH1197you from the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?”
12ThenDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732commandedוַיְצַו֩vay.TzavH6680the youngהַנְּעָרִ֜יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288,and they killedוַיַּהַרְג֗וּםvai.ya.har.GumH2026them and cutוַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּvay.ka.tze.TzuH7112offH7112their handsיְדֵיהֶם֙ye.dei.HemH3027and feetרַגְלֵיהֶ֔םrag.lei.HemH7272and hungוַיִּתְל֥וּvai.yit.LuH8518them up besideעַל־'al-H5921the poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295in Hebronבְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbe.chev.RonH2275.But they tookלָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuH3947the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Ish-boshethH378and buriedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912it in the graveבְקֶֽבֶר־ve.ke.ver-H6913of Abnerאַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerH74in Hebronבְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃ פbe.chev.RonH2275.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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