2 Samuel

2 Samuel 21:8–9

⁸But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab^b daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. ⁹And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the hill before the LORD. So all seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the first days of the harvest, at the beginning of the barley harvest.

Footnotes

b 21:8 Two Hebrew manuscripts, some LXX manuscripts, and Syriac (see also 1 Samuel 18:19|1SA 18:19); most Hebrew and LXX manuscripts Michal

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2 Samuel 21:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But the king	הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
Armoni	אַרְמֹנִ֖י	’ar·mō·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H764 Armoni
and Mephibosheth	מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת	mə·p̄i·ḇō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
the two	שְׁ֠נֵי	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בְּנֵ֨י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
whom	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Rizpah	רִצְפָּ֤ה	riṣ·pāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7532 Ritspah
daughter	בַת־	ḇaṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Aiah	אַיָּה֙	’ay·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H345 Ajah
had borne	יָלְדָ֣ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Saul	לְשָׁא֔וּל	lə·šā·’ūl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
as well as the five	חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת	ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
sons	בְּנֵי֙	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
whom	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
Merab	מִיכַ֣ל	mî·ḵal	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4324 Mikal
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Saul	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
had borne	יָלְדָ֛ה	yā·lə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
to Adriel	לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל	lə·‘aḏ·rî·’êl	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5741 Adriel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Barzillai	בַּרְזִלַּ֖י	bar·zil·lay	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1271 Barzillai
the Meholathite	הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃	ham·mə·ḥō·lā·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4259 Mecholathite

2 Samuel 21:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he delivered them	וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם	way·yit·tə·nêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H5414 give, put, set
into the hands	בְּיַ֣ד	bə·yaḏ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the Gibeonites	הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים	hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H1393 Gibonite
and they hanged them	וַיֹּקִיעֻ֤ם	way·yō·qî·‘um	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H3363 be dislocated, alienated
on the hill	בָּהָר֙	bā·hār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
So all seven of them	שִׁבְעָתַיִם	šiḇ·ʿå̄·ṯa·yim	Number - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7659 seven-fold, seven times
fell	וַיִּפְּל֥וּ	way·yip·pə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5307 fall, lie
together	יָ֑חַד	yā·ḥaḏ	Adverb	H3162 unitedness
they	וְהֵם	wə·hēm	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were put to death	הֻמְת֜וּ	hum·ṯū	Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die
in the first	בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים	bā·ri·šō·nîm	Preposition-b, Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7223 former, first, chief
days	בִּימֵ֤י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of the harvest	קָצִיר֙	qā·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular	H7105 harvesting, harvest
at the beginning	תְּחִלַּת	tə·ḥil·laṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8462 beginning
of the barley	שְׂעֹרִֽים׃	śə·‘ō·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H8184 barley
harvest	קְצִ֥יר	qə·ṣîr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7105 harvesting, harvest

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2 Samuel 21:8 2 Samuel 3:7 · 1 Samuel 18:19

2 Samuel 21:9 Ruth 1:22

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.