2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:14–16
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 Paltielb 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.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.