2 Samuel
2 Samuel 21:14
14And they buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in Zela in the land of Benjamin, in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish.
After they had done everything the king had commanded, God answered their prayers for the land.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they buried | וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ | way·yiq·bə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6912 bury |
| the bones | עַצְמוֹת־ | ‘aṣ·mō·wṯ- | Noun - feminine plural construct | H6106 bone, substance, self |
| of Saul | שָׁא֣וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| and his son | בְּ֠נוֹ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| Jonathan | וִיהוֹנָֽתָן־ | wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| in Zela | בְּצֵלָ֗ע | bə·ṣê·lā‘ | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6762 Tsela |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֨רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of Benjamin | בִּנְיָמִ֜ן | bin·yā·min | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| in the tomb | בְּקֶ֙בֶר֙ | bə·qe·ḇer | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6913 grave, sepulchre |
| of Saul’s father | אָבִ֔יו | ’ā·ḇîw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| Kish | קִ֣ישׁ | qîš | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7027 Kish |
| After | אַֽחֲרֵי־ | ’a·ḥă·rê- | Preposition | H310 behind |
| they had done | וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| everything | כֹּ֥ל | kōl | Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֖ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| answered their prayers | וַיֵּעָתֵ֧ר | way·yê·‘ā·ṯêr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6279 pray, supplicafe |
| for the land | לָאָ֖רֶץ | lā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.