Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 21:1-9

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.

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