New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 4:5-9
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.YomH3117,while he was takingשֹׁכֵ֔בsho.KhevH7901his middayהַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Ha.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672restמִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.KavH4904.
6And they cameבָּ֜אוּBa.'uH935to the interiorתּ֤וֹךְTokhH8432of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004as ifto getלֹקְחֵ֣יlo.ke.CheiH3947wheatחִטִּ֔יםchi.TimH2406, andthey struckוַיַּכֻּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ku.huH5221him in the bellyהַחֹ֑מֶשׁha.Cho.meshH2570;and Rechabוְרֵכָ֛בve.re.KhavH7394and his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251Baanahוּבַעֲנָ֥הu.va.'a.NahH1196escapedנִמְלָֽטוּ׃nim.La.tuH4422.
7Now when they had comeוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.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 they 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.rOnH2275,and 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;so the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068has givenוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414my lordלַֽאדֹנִ֨יla.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428vengeanceנְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtH5360thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117on Saulמִשָּׁא֖וּלmi.sha.'UlH7586and hisdescendantsוּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ סu.mi.zar.'OH2233.”
9But Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030to Rechabרֵכָ֣ב׀re.KhavH7394and his brotherאָחִ֗יו'a.ChivH251Baanahבַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahH1196,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,
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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