2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:12

¹²he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the men of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan where the Philistines had hung the bodies after they had struck down Saul at Gilboa.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he	דָּוִ֗ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
went	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and took	וַיִּקַּ֞ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the bones	עַצְמ֤וֹת	‘aṣ·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6106 bone, substance, self
of Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
and his son	בְּנ֔וֹ	bə·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
from	מֵאֵ֕ת	mê·’êṯ	Preposition-m; Direct object marker	H854 with
the men	בַּעֲלֵ֖י	ba·‘ă·lê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1167 owner, lord
of Jabesh-gilead	יָבֵ֣ישׁ	yā·ḇêš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3003 Jobesh
had stolen	גָּנְב֨וּ	gā·nə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1589 steal
them	אֹתָ֜ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
from the public square	מֵרְחֹ֣ב	mê·rə·ḥōḇ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7339 broad open place, plaza
of Beth-shan	בֵּֽית־	bêṯ-	Preposition	H1052 Beth-Shean, Beth-Shan
where	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the Philistines	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים	hap·pə·liš·tīm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
had hung	תָּלוּם	tå̄·lūm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H8518 hang
after	בְּי֨וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
had struck down	הַכּ֧וֹת	hak·kō·wṯ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H5221 smite
Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
at Gilboa	בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃	bag·gil·bō·a‘	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1533 Gilboa`

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