Revised Version 1895
2 Samuel 21:1-6
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.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 21
- 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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