2 Samuel 4
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- 1And when Saul's son Ish-bosheth had news that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.
- 2And Saul's son had two men, captains of bands, one named Baanah and the other Rechab, sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, of the tribe of Benjamin; (for Beeroth was at one time taken to be part of Benjamin:
- וּשְׁנֵ֣י
- אֲנָשִׁ֣ים
- אֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimmenH0582
- שָׂרֵֽי־
- שָׂרֵֽיsa.rei-commanders ofH8269
- גְדוּדִ֣ים
- גְדוּדִ֣יםge.du.Dimmarauding bandsH1416
- הָי֪וּ
- הָי֪וּha.Yuthey wereH1961
- בֶן־
- בֶןven-[the] son ofH1121A
- שָׁא֟וּל
- שָׁא֟וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- שֵׁם֩
- שֵׁם֩shem[the] name ofH8034
- הָאֶחָ֨ד
- בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה
- בַּֽעֲנָ֜הba.'a.Nah[was] BaanahH1196G
- וְשֵׁ֧ם
- הַשֵּׁנִ֣י
- רֵכָ֗ב
- רֵכָ֗בre.Khav[was] RechabH7394G
- בְּנֵ֛י
- בְּנֵ֛יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- רִמּ֥וֹן
- רִמּ֥וֹןri.MonRimmonH7417B
- הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י
- מִבְּנֵ֣י
- בִנְיָמִ֑ן
- בִנְיָמִ֑ןvin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- כִּ֚י
- כִּ֚יkiforH3588A
- גַּם־
- גַּםgam-alsoH1571
- בְּאֵר֔וֹת
- בְּאֵר֔וֹתbe.'e.RotBeerothH0881G
- תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב
- תֵּחָשֵׁ֖בte.cha.Shevit is reckonedH2803H
- עַל־
- עַל'al-toH5921A
- בִּנְיָמִֽן׃
- בִּנְיָמִֽןbin.ya.MinBenjaminH1144G
- 3But the people of Beeroth had gone in flight to Gittaim, where they have been living to this day.)
- 4Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as qui(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- שָׁא֔וּל
- שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- בֵּ֖ן
- בֵּ֖ןbena sonH1121A
- נְכֵ֣ה
- נְכֵ֣הne.Khehstricken ofH5223
- רַגְלָ֑יִם
- רַגְלָ֑יִםrag.La.yimfeetH7272
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-a son ofH1121L
- חָמֵ֣שׁ
- חָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshfiveH2568
- שָׁנִ֣ים
- שָׁנִ֣יםsha.NimyearsH8141
- הָיָ֡ה
- הָיָ֡הha.Yahhe wasH1961
- בְּבֹ֣א
- שְׁמֻעַת֩
- שְׁמֻעַת֩she.mu.'At[the] report ofH8052
- שָׁא֨וּל
- שָׁא֨וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן
- מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל
- וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ
- אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙
- וַתָּנֹ֔ס
- וַיְהִ֞י
- בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ
- לָנ֛וּס
- וַיִּפֹּ֥ל
- וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַ
- וּשְׁמ֥וֹ
- מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃
- מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shet[was] MephiboshethH4648G
- 5And Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, went out and came to the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, when he was resting in the middle of the day. Now the woman who kept the door was cleaning grain, and sleep overcame her.
- וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ
- בְּנֵֽי־
- בְּנֵֽיbe.nei-[the] sons ofH1121A
- רִמּ֤וֹן
- רִמּ֤וֹןri.MonRimmonH7417B
- הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙
- רֵכָ֣ב
- רֵכָ֣בre.KhavRechabH7394G
- וּבַעֲנָ֔ה
- וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙
- כְּחֹ֣ם
- הַיּ֔וֹם
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- בֵּ֖ית
- בֵּ֖יתbeit[the] house ofH1004B
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'ishIsh-H0378
- בֹּ֑שֶׁת
- בֹּ֑שֶׁתBo.shetboshethH0378
- וְה֣וּא
- שֹׁכֵ֔ב
- שֹׁכֵ֔בsho.Khev[was] lyingH7901H
- אֵ֖ת
- אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>H0853
- מִשְׁכַּ֥ב
- מִשְׁכַּ֥בmish.Kav[the] lying ofH4904
- הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃
- 6And Rechab and his brother Baanah got in without being seen.
- 7And when they came into the house, Ish-bosheth was stretched on his bed in his bedroom; and they made an attack on him and put him to death, and, cutting off his head, they took it with them and went by the road through the Arabah all night.
- וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
- הַבַּ֗יִת
- וְהֽוּא־
- שֹׁכֵ֤ב
- שֹׁכֵ֤בsho.Khev[was] lyingH7901G
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- מִטָּתוֹ֙
- בַּחֲדַ֣ר
- מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹ
- וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙
- וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ
- וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- רֹאשׁ֑וֹ
- וַיִּקְחוּ֙
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
- וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ
- דֶּ֥רֶךְ
- דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870K
- הָעֲרָבָ֖ה
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַלָּֽיְלָה׃
- 8And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his s(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַ֠יָּבִאוּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- רֹ֨אשׁ
- רֹ֨אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- אִֽישׁ־
- אִֽישׁ'ish-Ish-H0378
- בֹּ֥שֶׁת
- בֹּ֥שֶׁתBo.shetboshethH0378
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- דָּוִד֮
- דָּוִד֮da.VidDavidH1732
- חֶבְרוֹן֒
- חֶבְרוֹן֒chev.rOnHebronH2275A
- וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
- הִנֵּֽה־
- הִנֵּֽהhi.neh-here!H2009
- רֹ֣אשׁ
- רֹ֣אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- אִֽישׁ־
- אִֽישׁ'ish-Ish-H0378
- בֹּ֗שֶׁת
- בֹּ֗שֶׁתBo.shetboshethH0378
- בֶּן־
- בֶּןben-[the] son ofH1121A
- שָׁאוּל֙
- שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586G
- אֹֽיִבְךָ֔
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH0834A
- בִּקֵּ֖שׁ
- בִּקֵּ֖שׁbi.Keshhe soughtH1245
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ
- וַיִּתֵּ֣ן
- יְ֠הוָה
- יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- לַֽאדֹנִ֨י
- הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
- נְקָמוֹת֙
- נְקָמוֹת֙ne.ka.mOtvengeance<s>H5360
- הַיּ֣וֹם
- הַזֶּ֔ה
- מִשָּׁא֖וּל
- וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃
- 9And David made answer to Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, By the living Lord, who has kept me safe from all my trouble,
- וַיַּ֨עַן
- דָּוִ֜ד
- דָּוִ֜דda.VidDavidH1732
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- רֵכָ֣ב׀
- רֵכָ֣בre.KhavRechabH7394G
- וְאֶת־
- בַּעֲנָ֣ה
- בַּעֲנָ֣הba.'a.NahBaanahH1196G
- אָחִ֗יו
- בְּנֵ֛י
- בְּנֵ֛יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121A
- רִמּ֥וֹן
- רִמּ֥וֹןri.MonRimmonH7417B
- הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י
- וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
- לָהֶ֑ם
- חַי־
- חַיchai-[by] [the] lifeH2416A
- יְהוָ֕ה
- יְהוָ֕הYah.wehof YahwehH3068G
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whoH0834A
- פָּדָ֥ה
- פָּדָ֥הpa.Dahhe has ransomedH6299
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- נַפְשִׁ֖י
- מִכָּל־
- צָרָֽה׃
- צָרָֽהtza.RahtroubleH6869B
- 10When one came to me with the news of Saul's death, in the belief that it would be good news, I took him and put him to death in Ziklag, which was the reward I gave him for his news:
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiifH3588A
- הַמַּגִּיד֩
- לִ֨י
- לֵאמֹ֜ר
- הִנֵּה־
- הִנֵּהhi.neh-here!H2009
- מֵ֣ת
- מֵ֣תmethe has diedH4191
- שָׁא֗וּל
- שָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586G
- וְהֽוּא־
- הָיָ֤ה
- הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe wasH1961
- כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙
- בְּעֵינָ֔יו
- וָאֹחֲזָ֣ה
- ב֔וֹ
- וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ
- בְּצִֽקְלָ֑ג
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- לְתִתִּי־
- ל֖וֹ
- בְּשֹׂרָֽה׃
- בְּשֹׂרָֽהbe.so.Rahgood newsH1309
- כִּ֣י
- 11How much more, when evil men have put an upright person to death, in his house, sleeping on his bed, will I take payment from you for his blood, and have you cut off from the earth?
- אַ֞ף
- אַ֞ף'afindeed?H0637
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-ifH3588A
- אֲנָשִׁ֣ים
- אֲנָשִׁ֣ים'a.na.ShimmenH0582
- רְשָׁעִ֗ים
- רְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImwickedH7563
- הָרְג֧וּ
- הָרְג֧וּha.re.Guthey have killedH2026
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אִישׁ־
- אִישׁ'ish-a manH0376G
- צַדִּ֛יק
- צַדִּ֛יקtza.DikrighteousH6662
- בְּבֵית֖וֹ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ
- וְעַתָּ֗ה
- הֲל֨וֹא
- אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ
- אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ'a.va.Keshwill I requireH1245
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- דָּמוֹ֙
- מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם
- וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י
- אֶתְכֶ֖ם
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- אַ֞ף
- 12And David gave orders to his young men and they put them to death, cutting off their hands and their feet and hanging them up by the side of the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth and put it in its last resting-place with Abner's body(possibly incomplete in the source)
- וַיְצַו֩
- דָּוִ֨ד
- דָּוִ֨דda.VidDavidH1732
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַנְּעָרִ֜ים
- וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם
- וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יְדֵיהֶם֙
- וְאֶת־
- רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם
- וַיִּתְל֥וּ
- עַל־
- עַל'al-atH5921A
- הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה
- בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן
- וְאֵ֨ת
- רֹ֤אשׁ
- רֹ֤אשׁrosh[the] head ofH7218A
- אִֽישׁ־
- אִֽישׁ'ish-Ish-H0378
- בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙
- בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙bo.shetboshethH0378
- לָקָ֔חוּ
- לָקָ֔חוּla.Ka.chuthey tookH3947G
- וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ
- בְקֶֽבֶר־
- אַבְנֵ֖ר
- אַבְנֵ֖ר'av.NerAbnerH0074
- בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃
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