Revised Webster's Bible
2 Samuel 21:1-9
1Then there was afamineרָעָב֩ra.'AvH7458in thedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֗יםsha.NimH8141,yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141; andDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732enquiredוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245ofפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068. And theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is forSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586, and for hisbloodyהַדָּמִ֔יםha.da.MimH1818houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, because heslewהֵמִ֖יתhe.MitH4191theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ha.giv.'o.NimH1393.
2And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theGibeonitesלַגִּבְעֹנִ֖יםla.giv.'o.NimH1393, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them; (now theGibeonitesוְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞יםve.ha.giv.'o.NimH1393were not of thechildrenמִבְּנֵ֧יmi.be.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, but of theremnantמִיֶּ֣תֶרmi.Ye.terH3499of theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֔יha.'e.mo.RiH567; and thechildrenוּבְנֵ֤יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadswornנִשְׁבְּע֣וּnish.be.'UH7650to them: andSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁvay.va.KeshH1245toslayלְהַכֹּתָ֔םle.ha.ko.TamH5221them in hiszealבְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹbe.ka.no.ToH7065to thechildrenלִבְנֵֽי־liv.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.)
3ThereforeDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֔יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, What shall Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you? and how shall I make theatonementאֲכַפֵּ֔ר'a.kha.PerH3722, that ye mayblessוּבָרְכ֖וּu.va.re.KhuH1288theinheritanceנַחֲלַ֥תna.cha.LatH5159of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?
4And theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559to him, We will have nosilverכֶּ֤סֶףKe.sefH3701norgoldוְזָהָב֙ve.za.HavH2091ofH5973Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586, nor of hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004; neither for us shalt thoukillלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191anymanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What ye shallsayאֹמְרִ֖ים'o.me.RimH559, that will Idoאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213for you.
5And theyansweredוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Themanהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376thatconsumedכִּלָּ֔נוּki.La.nuH3615us, and thatdevisedדִּמָּה־di.mah-H1819against us that we should bedestroyedנִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּnish.Mad.nuH8045fromremainingמֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖בme.hit.ya.TzevH3320within anyborderגְּבֻ֥לge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,
6Letsevenשִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhH7651menאֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimH582of hissonsמִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.NavH1121bedeliveredיֻתַּןye.na.ton-H5414to us, and we will hang themupוְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ve.ho.ka.'a.NumH3363to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068inGibeahבְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586, whom theLORDיְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehH3068choseבְּחִ֣ירbe.ChirH972. And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414them .
7But thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sparedוַיַּחְמֹ֣לvai.yach.MolH2550MephiboshethH4648, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, because of theLORD’Sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068oathשְׁבֻעַ֤תshe.vu.'AtH7621that was between them, betweenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732andJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֥ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.
8But thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947thetwoשְׁ֠נֵיShe.neiH8147sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofRizpahרִצְפָּ֤הritz.PahH7532thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAiahאַיָּה֙'ai.YahH345, whom sheboreיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205toSaulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,Armoniאַרְמֹנִ֖י'ar.mo.NiH764andMephiboshethמְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648; and thefiveחֲמֵ֗שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofMichalמִיכַ֣לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, whom she broughtupיָלְדָ֛הYal.dahH3205forAdrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofBarzillaiבַּרְזִלַּ֖יbar.zi.LaiH1271theMeholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ha.me.cho.la.TiH4259:
9And hedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into thehandsבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027of theGibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗יםha.giv.'o.NimH1393, and theyhangedוַיֹּקִיעֻ֤םvai.yo.ki.'UmH3363them on thehillבָּהָר֙ba.HarH2022beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and theyfellוַיִּפְּל֥וּvai.yi.pe.LuH5307allsevenשְׁבַעְתָּ֖םshi.va'.ta.yimH7651H7659togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162, and were put todeathהֻמְת֜וּhum.TuH4191in thedaysבִּימֵ֤יbi.MeiH3117ofharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105, in thefirstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםba.Ri.sho.NimH7223days, in thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּ֖תbi.te.chi.latH8462ofbarleyשְׂעֹרִֽים׃se.'o.RimH8184harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105.
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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