2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:18–22

¹⁸Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph,^e a descendant of Rapha.

¹⁹Once again there was a battle with the Philistines at Gob, and Elhanan son of Jair^f the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath^g the Gittite, the shaft of whose spear was like a weaver’s beam.

²⁰And there was also a battle at Gath, where there was a man of great stature with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot— twenty-four in all. He too was descended from Rapha, ²¹and when he taunted Israel, Jonathan the son of David’s brother Shimei^h killed him.

²²So these four descendants of Rapha in Gath fell at the hands of David and his servants.

Footnotes

e 21:18 Saph is a variant of Sippai; see 1 Chronicles 20:4|1CH 20:4.
f 21:19 See 1 Chronicles 20:5|1CH 20:5; Hebrew Jaare-oregim
g 21:19 See 1 Chronicles 20:5|1CH 20:5; Hebrew does not include the brother of.
h 21:21 Shimei is a variant of Shammah, Shimeah, and Shimea; see 1 Samuel 16:9|1SA 16:9, 2 Samuel 13:3, and 1 Chronicles 2:13.

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2 Samuel 21:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Some time later	אַֽחֲרֵי־	’a·ḥă·rê-	Preposition	H310 behind
at Gob	בְּג֖וֹב	bə·ḡō·wḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1359 pit, den
there was	וַֽיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
another	ע֧וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
battle	הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
At that time	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
Sibbecai	סִבְּכַי֙	sib·bə·ḵay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5444 Sibbecai
the Hushathite	הַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔י	ha·ḥu·šā·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2843 Chushathite
killed	הִכָּ֗ה	hik·kāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Saph	סַ֕ף	sap̄	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5593 Saph
a	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
descendant	בִּילִדֵ֥י	bî·li·ḏê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3211 born
of Rapha	הָרָפָֽה׃פ	hā·rā·p̄āh	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7497 giant

2 Samuel 21:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Once again	ע֧וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
there was	וַתְּהִי־	wat·tə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a battle	הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה	ham·mil·ḥā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
at Gob	בְּג֖וֹב	bə·ḡō·wḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1359 pit, den
and Elhanan	אֶלְחָנָן֩	’el·ḥā·nān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H445 Elchanan
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jair	אֹרְגִ֜ים	’ō·rə·ḡîm	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3296 Jaare-Oregim
the Bethlehemite	הַלַּחְמִ֗י	hal·laḥ·mî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1022 Beth-lechemite
killed	וַיַּ֡ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Goliath	גָּלְיָ֣ת	gā·lə·yāṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1555 Goljath
the Gittite	הַגִּתִּ֔י	hag·git·tî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1663 Gittite
the shaft	וְעֵ֣ץ	wə·‘êṣ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6086 tree, trees, wood
of whose spear	חֲנִית֔וֹ	ḥă·nî·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2595 spear
was like a weaver’s	אֹרְגִֽים׃ס	’ō·rə·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H707 weave
beam	כִּמְנ֖וֹר	kim·nō·wr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4500 beam

2 Samuel 21:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And there was	וַתְּהִי־	wat·tə·hî-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
also	ע֥וֹד	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
a battle	מִלְחָמָ֖ה	mil·ḥā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
at Gath	בְּגַ֑ת	bə·ḡaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press
where there was a man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of	מָדִין	må̄·ḏīn	Noun - masculine singular	H4060 measure, measurement, stature, size, garment
with	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
six	שֵׁ֣שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
fingers	וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣ת	wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H676 finger
on each hand	יָדָיו֩	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and six	וָשֵׁ֗שׁ	wā·šêš	Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
toes	וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨ת	wə·’eṣ·bə·‘ōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H676 finger
on each foot	רַגְלָ֜יו	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot
twenty-four	עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
in all	מִסְפָּ֔ר	mis·pār	Noun - masculine singular	H4557 number, tale
He	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
too	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
was descended	יֻלַּ֥ד	yul·laḏ	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
from Rapha	לְהָרָפָֽה׃	lə·hā·rā·p̄āh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7497 giant

2 Samuel 21:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and when he taunted	וַיְחָרֵ֖ף	way·ḥā·rêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2778 reproach
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Jonathan	יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of David’s	דָוִֽד׃	ḏā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
brother	אֲחִ֥י	’ă·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H251 brother
Shimei	שִׁמְעִי	šim·ʿī	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8096 Shimi
killed him	וַיַּכֵּ֙הוּ֙	way·yak·kê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite

2 Samuel 21:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So these	אֵ֛לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
four	אַרְבַּ֥עַת	’ar·ba·‘aṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H702 four
descendants	יֻלְּד֥וּ	yul·lə·ḏū	Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person common plural	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
of Rapha	לְהָרָפָ֖ה	lə·hā·rā·p̄āh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7497 giant
in Gath	בְּגַ֑ת	bə·ḡaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1661 wine-press
fell	וַיִּפְּל֥וּ	way·yip·pə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
at the hands	בְיַד־	ḇə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of David	דָּוִ֖ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
and his servants	עֲבָדָֽיו׃פ	‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant