2 Samuel

2 Samuel 3:13–16

¹³“Good,” replied David, “I will make a covenant with you. But there is one thing I require of you: Do not appear before me unless you bring Saul’s daughter Michal when you come to see me.”

¹⁴Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

¹⁵So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel^b son of Laish. ¹⁶Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.

Footnotes

b 3:15 Paltiel is a variant of Palti; see 1 Samuel 25:44|1SA 25:44.

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2 Samuel 3:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Good	ט֔וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
replied David	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִ֕י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will make	אֶכְרֹ֥ת	’eḵ·rōṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּרִ֑ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with you	אִתְּךָ֖	’it·tə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
But	אַ֣ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
there is one	אֶחָ֡ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
thing	דָּבָ֣ר	dā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
I	אָנֹכִי֩	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
require	שֹׁאֵ֨ל	šō·’êl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
of you	מֵאִתְּךָ֤	mê·’it·tə·ḵā	Preposition-m; second person masculine singular	H854 with
Do not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
appear	תִרְאֶ֣ה	ṯir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
before me	פָּנַ֔י	pā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
unless	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you bring	הֱבִיאֲךָ֗	hĕ·ḇî·’ă·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
Saul’s	שָׁא֔וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
Michal	מִיכַ֣ל	mî·ḵal	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4324 Mikal
when you come	בְּבֹאֲךָ֖	bə·ḇō·’ă·ḵā	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to see me	לִרְא֥וֹת	lir·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see

2 Samuel 3:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֔ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to say	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ish-bosheth	בֹּ֥שֶׁת	bō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H378 Ishbosheth
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Saul	שָׁא֖וּל	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
Give	תְּנָ֤ה	tə·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
back my wife	אִשְׁתִּי֙	’iš·tî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H802 woman, wife, female
Michal	מִיכַ֔ל	mî·ḵal	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4324 Mikal
whom	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I betrothed	אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי	’ê·raś·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H781 betroth
to myself	לִ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
for a hundred	בְּמֵאָ֖ה	bə·mê·’āh	Preposition-b; Number - feminine singular	H3967 hundred
Philistine	פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
foreskins	עָרְל֥וֹת	‘ā·rə·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6190 foreskin

2 Samuel 3:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Ish-bosheth	בֹּ֔שֶׁת	bō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H378 Ishbosheth
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַח֙	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
and took	וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ	way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3947 take
from	מֵ֣עִֽם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
husband	אִ֑ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Paltiel	פַּלְטִיאֵ֥ל	pal·ṭî·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6409 Paltiel
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Laish	לוּשׁ׃	lūš	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3889 Lush

2 Samuel 3:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Her husband	אִישָׁ֗הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
followed	וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
her	אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ	’a·ḥă·re·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H310 behind
weeping	וּבָכֹ֛ה	ū·ḇā·ḵōh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1058 weep, bewail
all the way to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Bahurim	בַּֽחֻרִ֑ים	ba·ḥu·rîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H980 Bachurim
Then Abner	אַבְנֵ֛ר	’aḇ·nêr	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H74 Abner
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to him	אֵלָ֥יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
Go back	שׁ֖וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
So he returned	וַיָּשֹֽׁב׃	way·yā·šōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

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2 Samuel 3:13 Genesis 43:3

2 Samuel 3:14 1 Samuel 18:27 · 1 Samuel 18:25 · 2 Samuel 2:10

2 Samuel 3:15 1 Samuel 25:44

2 Samuel 3:16 2 Samuel 16:5 · 2 Samuel 19:16 · 2 Samuel 17:18 · 1 Kings 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.