2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:2

²At this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.)

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
At this	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
David	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
summoned	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
the Gibeonites	וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞ים	wə·hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1393 Gibonite
and spoke	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to them	אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Now the Gibeonites	לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖ים	lag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1393 Gibonite
were	הֵ֗מָּה	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
Israelites	מִבְּנֵ֧י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
but	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a remnant	מִיֶּ֣תֶר	mî·ye·ṯer	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3499 remainder, excellence, excess
of the Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֔י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
The Israelites	וּבְנֵ֤י	ū·ḇə·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
had taken an oath concerning them	נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ	niš·bə·‘ū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7650 swear
but in his zeal	בְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹ	bə·qan·nō·ṯōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
for Israel	לִבְנֵֽי־	liḇ·nê-	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and Judah	וִיהוּדָֽה׃	wî·hū·ḏāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
had sought	וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ	way·ḇaq·qêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1245 seek
to kill them	לְהַכֹּתָ֔ם	lə·hak·kō·ṯām	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite

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