Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 21

1And there was afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141; andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of theLORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is forSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and for hisbloodyהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,becauseעַל־'al-H5921heputהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191todeathH4191theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them; (nowכִּ֚יkiH3588theGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393werenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, but of the remnant of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567; and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650unto them: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁvay.va.KeshH1245toslayלְהַכֹּתָ֔םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them in hiszealבְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹbe.ka.no.ToH7065for thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063:)

3andDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393,WhatH4100shall IdoH6213foryouH6213? and wherewith shall ImakeH6213atonementאֲכַפֵּ֔ר'a.kha.PerH3722, that ye mayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

4And theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidH559unto him, It isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369matter ofsilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701orgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091betweenH5973usH559andSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, or hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;neitherוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369is it forusH559toputלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191anyH376manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376todeathH4191inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. And hesaidH559,Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100ye shallsayH559, that will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213foryouאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859.

5And theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedכִּלָּ֔נוּki.La.nuH3615usH413, and that devisedagainstH413usH413, thatweH834should bedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremainingמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320inanyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of thebordersגְּבֻ֥לge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,

6letH5414sevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menH376of hissonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121bedeliveredH5414untousH5414, andweאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589willhangH5414themupH5414unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, thechosenבְּחִ֣ירbe.ChirH972of theLORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068; And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgiveH5414them.

7But thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֣לvai.yach.MolH2550MephiboshethH4648, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,becauseH5921of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068oathשְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'AtH7621that wasbetweenH996them,betweenH996Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

8But thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thetwoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofRizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345,whomH834sheH834bare untoSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764andMephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648; and thefiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofMichalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,whomH834sheH834bare toAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBarzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259:

9And hedeliveredH5414themintoH5307thehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, and theyhangedוַיֹּקִיעֻ֤םvai.yo.ki.'UmH3363them in themountainבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and theyfellH5307allH3162sevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7651togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162: and they wereputH5414todeathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191in thedaysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117ofharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105, in thefirstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223daysH3117, at thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbi.te.chi.latH8462ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.

10AndRizpahרִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahH345tookוַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.KachH3947sackclothהַשַּׂ֜קha.SakH8242, andspreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huH5186it forherאֶל־'el-H413uponעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921therockהַצּוּר֙ha.TzurH6697, from thebeginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.LatH8462ofharvestקָצִ֔ירka.TzirH7105untilעַ֛ד'adH5704waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325waspouredנִתַּךְ־ni.takh-H5413uponעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921them fromheavenH8064; andsheH3808sufferedneitherH3808thebirdsע֨וֹףofH5775of the air torestלָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achH5117on them bydayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,norH3808thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704bynightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

11And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֖דvai.yu.GadH5046Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Rizpahרִצְפָּ֥הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּ֖ה'ai.YahH345, theconcubineפִּלֶ֥גֶשׁpi.Le.geshH6370ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586, haddoneעָשְׂתָ֛ה'a.se.TahH6213.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732went andtookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947thebonesעַצְמ֤וֹתatz.MotH6106ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586and thebonesעַצְמוֹת֙'atz.mOtH6106ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121from themenH1121of Jabesh-gilead,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834hadstolenגָּנְב֨וּga.ne.VuH1589them from thestreetמֵרְחֹ֣בme.re.ChoH7339ofBeth-shanH1052,whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.timH6430hadhangedH8518them, in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430slewהַכּ֧וֹתha.KotH5221Saulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586inGilboaבַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ba.gil.Bo.a'H1533:

13and hebroughtH5927upH5927from thence thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586and thebonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083hissonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121; and theygatheredוַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּvai.Ya.'as.FuH622thebonesעַצְמ֖וֹתatz.MotH6106of them that werehangedהַמּוּקָעִֽים׃ha.mu.ka.'ImH3363.

14And theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֣וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912thebonesעַצְמוֹת־'atz.mot-H6106ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586andJonathanוִיהוֹנָֽתָן־vi.ho.na.ton-H3083hissonבְּ֠נוֹbe.noH1121in thecountryבְּאֶ֨רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֜ןbin.ya.MinH1144inZelaבְּצֵלָ֗עbe.tze.La'H6762, in the sepulchre ofKishקִ֣ישׁkishH7027hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1: and they performedallכֹּ֥לkolH3605that thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680. Andafterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310thatGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֧רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for thelandלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

15And thePhilistinesלַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםla.pe.lish.TimH6430hadwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421againע֧וֹדodH5750withIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732wentH3381downוַיֵּ֨רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381, and hisservantsוַעֲבָדָ֥יוva.'a.va.DavH5650with him, andfoughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898againstעִמּ֛וֹi.MoH5973thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםpe.lish.TimH6430: andDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732waxed faint.

16andIshbi-benobH3430,whichH834was of the sons of the giant, theweightוּמִשְׁקַ֤לu.mish.KalH4948ofwhoseH834spearקֵינוֹ֙kei.NoH7013wasthreeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967shekelsH4948ofbrassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178inweightמִשְׁקַ֣לmish.KalH4948, he beinggirdedחָג֣וּרcha.GurH2296with anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319sword,thoughtוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to haveslainלְהַכּ֥וֹתle.ha.KotH5221Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

17ButAbishaiאֲבִישַׁ֣י'a.vi.ShaiH52thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZeruiahצְרוּיָ֔הtze.ru.YahH6870succoured him, andsmoteH5221thePhilistineהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יha.pe.lish.TiH6430, andkilledH5221him. Then themenH376ofDavidדָוִ֨דda.VidH1732sware unto him,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thou shaltgoתֵצֵ֨אte.Tze'H3318noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreע֤וֹדodH5750outH3318withusH559tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֔הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, that thouquenchתְכַבֶּ֖הte.kha.BehH3518notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808thelampנֵ֥רnerH5216ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

18And itcameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961topassוַתְּהִי־va.te.hi-H1961afterאַֽחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310this, that there wasagainע֧וֹדodH5750warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359: thenSibbecaiסִבְּכַי֙si.be.KhaiH5444theHushathiteהַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔יha.Chu.sha.TiH2843slewהִכָּ֗הhi.KahH5221Saphסַ֕ףsafH5593,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was of the sons of the giant.

19And there wasagainע֧וֹדodH5750warהַמִּלְחָמָ֛הha.mil.cha.MahH4421with thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430atGobבְּג֖וֹבbe.GovH1359; andElhananאֶלְחָנָן֩'el.cha.NanH445thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJaare-oregimH3296the Beth-lehemiteslewוַיַּ֡ךְvai.YakhH5221Goliathגָּלְיָ֣תgal.YatH1555theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663, the staff ofwhoseH1121spearחֲנִית֔וֹcha.ni.ToH2595was like aweaver’sאֹרְגִֽים׃ ס'o.re.GimH707beamכִּמְנ֖וֹרkim.NorH4500.

20And there wasagainע֥וֹדodH5750warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421atGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661, where was amanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of great stature, that had oneveryH376handיָדָיו֩ya.DavH3027sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337fingersוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣תve.'etz.be.'OtH676, and oneveryH376footרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272sixוָשֵׁ֗שׁva.SheshH8337toesוְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨תve.'etz.be.'OtH676,fourוְאַרְבַּע֙ve.'ar.Ba'H702andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242innumberמִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParH4557; and he also wasbornיֻלַּ֥דyu.LadH3205to the giant.

21And when he defiedIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Jonathanיְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ןye.Ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShimeiH8096David’sדָוִֽד׃da.VidH1732brotherאֲחִ֥י'a.ChiH251slewוַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.Ke.huH5221him.

22Theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428fourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702werebornיֻלְּד֥וּyu.le.DuH3205to the giant inGathבְּגַ֑תbe.GatH1661; and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307by thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, and by thehandוּבְיַ֥דu.ve.YadH3027of hisservantsעֲבָדָֽיו׃ פ'a.va.DavH5650.

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