2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:4–6

⁴The Gibeonites said to him, “We need no silver or gold from Saul or his house, nor should you put to death anyone in Israel for us.”

“Whatever you ask, I will do for you,” he replied.

⁵And they answered the king, “As for the man who consumed us and plotted against us to exterminate us from existing within any border of Israel, ⁶let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them^a before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.”

“I will give them to you,” said the king.

Footnotes

a 21:6 Or expose them or execute them; similarly in verse 9

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2 Samuel 21:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Gibeonites	הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים	hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1393 Gibonite
said	וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
to him	ל֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
We need no	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
silver	כֶּ֤סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
or gold	וְזָהָב֙	wə·zā·hāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
from	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
Saul	שָׁא֣וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
or	וְעִם־	wə·‘im-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5973 with
his house	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
nor	וְאֵֽין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
should you	אִ֖ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
put to death	לְהָמִ֣ית	lə·hā·mîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4191 die
anyone in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
for us	לָ֥נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
Whatever	מָֽה־	māh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
you	אַתֶּ֥ם	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
ask	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will do	אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה	’e·‘ĕ·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
for you	לָכֶֽם׃	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
he replied	אֹמְרִ֖ים	’ō·mə·rîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H559 utter, say

2 Samuel 21:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And they answered	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
As for the man	הָאִישׁ֙	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
consumed us	כִּלָּ֔נוּ	kil·lā·nū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
and	וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר	wa·’ă·šer	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
plotted	דִּמָּה־	dim·māh-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1819 be like, resemble
against us	לָ֑נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
to exterminate us	נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּ	niš·maḏ·nū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
from existing	מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב	mê·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ	Preposition-m; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct	H3320 set or station oneself, take one's stand
within any	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
border	גְּבֻ֥ל	gə·ḇul	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

2 Samuel 21:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
let seven	שִׁבְעָ֤ה	šiḇ·‘āh	Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
of his male descendants	מִבָּנָ֔יו	mib·bā·nāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
be delivered	יְנָתָן	yə·nå̄·ṯå̄n	Verb - QalPass - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to us	לָ֜נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
so that we may hang them	וְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙	wə·hō·w·qa·‘ă·nūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine plural	H3363 be dislocated, alienated
before the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
at Gibeah	בְּגִבְעַ֥ת	bə·ḡiḇ·‘aṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1390 Gibah
of Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
the chosen	בְּחִ֣יר	bə·ḥîr	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H972 chosen
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑הס	yə·h·wå̄·hs	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
I	אֲנִ֥י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will give them to you	אֶתֵּֽן׃	’et·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the king	הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

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