2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:1

¹During the reign of David there was a famine for three successive years, and David sought the face of the LORD.

And the LORD said, “It is because of the blood shed by Saul and his family, because he killed the Gibeonites.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
During the reign	בִּימֵ֨י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of David	דָוִ֜ד	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
there was	וַיְהִ֣י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a famine	רָעָב֩	rā·‘āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
for three	שָׁלֹ֣שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
successive years	שָׁנִ֗ים	šā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
and David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ	way·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑הס	yə·h·wå̄·hs	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
And the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
It is because of	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the blood	הַדָּמִ֔ים	had·dā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1818 blood
shed by Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and	וְאֶל־	wə·’el-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H413 motion to
his family	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
because	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he killed	הֵמִ֖ית	hê·mîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
the Gibeonites	הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃	hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1393 Gibonite

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.