2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:10

¹⁰And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Rizpah	רִצְפָּה֩	riṣ·pāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7532 Ritspah
the daughter	בַת־	ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Aiah	אַיָּ֨ה	’ay·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H345 Ajah
took	וַתִּקַּ֣ח	wat·tiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take
sackcloth	הַשַּׂ֜ק	haś·śaq	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8242 sack, sackcloth
and spread it out	וַתַּטֵּ֨הוּ	wat·taṭ·ṭê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
for herself	לָ֤הּ	lāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
a rock	הַצּוּר֙	haṣ·ṣūr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
From the beginning	מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת	mit·tə·ḥil·laṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8462 beginning
of the harvest	קָצִ֔יר	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
until	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the rain	מַ֥יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
from heaven	הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם	haš·šā·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
poured down	נִתַּךְ־	nit·taḵ-	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5413 pour forth
on the bodies	עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
she did not allow	נָתְנָה֩	nā·ṯə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
the birds	ע֨וֹף	‘ō·wp̄	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
to rest	לָנ֤וּחַ	lā·nū·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5117 rest
on them	עֲלֵיהֶם֙	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
by day	יוֹמָ֔ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day
nor	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the beasts	חַיַּ֥ת	ḥay·yaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
by night	לָֽיְלָה׃	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

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Deuteronomy 21:23 · 2 Samuel 3:7 · 1 Kings 21:27 · Joel 2:23 · Zechariah 10:1 · 1 Kings 18:41–45 · Jeremiah 14:22 · Deuteronomy 21:13 · Hosea 6:3 · Ezekiel 39:4 · Jeremiah 5:24–25 · Joel 1:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.