2 Samuel
2 Samuel 3:7
7Now Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now Saul | וּלְשָׁא֣וּל | ū·lə·šā·’ūl | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| had a concubine | פִּלֶ֔גֶשׁ | pi·le·ḡeš | Noun - feminine singular | H6370 concubine |
| named | וּשְׁמָ֖הּ | ū·šə·māh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H8034 name |
| Rizpah | רִצְפָּ֣ה | riṣ·pāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7532 Ritspah |
| the daughter | בַת־ | ḇaṯ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H1323 daughter |
| of Aiah | אַיָּ֑ה | ’ay·yāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H345 Ajah |
| So Ish-bosheth questioned | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Abner | אַבְנֵ֔ר | ’aḇ·nêr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H74 Abner |
| Why | מַדּ֥וּעַ | mad·dū·a‘ | Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| did you sleep with | בָּ֖אתָה | bā·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| my father’s | אָבִֽי׃ | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| concubine | פִּילֶ֥גֶשׁ | pî·le·ḡeš | Noun - feminine singular construct | H6370 concubine |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.