2 Samuel

2 Samuel 4:5–7

⁵Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap. ⁶They entered the interior of the house as if to get some wheat, and they stabbed him in the stomach. Then Rechab and his brother Baanah slipped away.

⁷They had entered the house while Ish-bosheth was lying on his bed, and having stabbed and killed him, they beheaded him, took his head, and traveled all night by way of the Arabah.

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2 Samuel 4:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Rechab	רֵכָ֣ב	rê·ḵāḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7394 Rekab
and Baanah	וּבַעֲנָ֔ה	ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1196 Baanah
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Rimmon	רִמּ֤וֹן	rim·mō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7417 Rimmon
the Beerothite	הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙	hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H886 Beerothite
set out	וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and arrived	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
at	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the house	בֵּ֖ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Ish-bosheth	בֹּ֑שֶׁת	bō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H378 Ishbosheth
in the heat	כְּחֹ֣ם	kə·ḥōm	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2527 heat
of the day	הַיּ֔וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
while the king	וְה֣וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was taking his midday	הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃	haṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6672 midday, noon
nap	שֹׁכֵ֔ב	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down

2 Samuel 4:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They entered	בָּ֜אוּ	bā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the interior	תּ֤וֹךְ	tō·wḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
of the house	הַבַּ֙יִת֙	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
as if to get	לֹקְחֵ֣י	lō·qə·ḥê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3947 take
some wheat	חִטִּ֔ים	ḥiṭ·ṭîm	Noun - feminine plural	H2406 wheat
and they stabbed him	וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ	way·yak·ku·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
in	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the stomach	הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ	ha·ḥō·meš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2570 belly
Then Rechab	וְרֵכָ֛ב	wə·rê·ḵāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7394 Rekab
and his brother	אָחִ֖יו	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Baanah	וּבַעֲנָ֥ה	ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1196 Baanah
slipped away	נִמְלָֽטוּ׃	nim·lā·ṭū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4422 slip away

2 Samuel 4:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They had entered	וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the house	הַבַּ֗יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
while Ish-bosheth	וְהֽוּא־	wə·hū-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was lying	שֹׁכֵ֤ב	šō·ḵêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7901 lie down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his bed	מִטָּתוֹ֙	miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4296 couch, bed
and having stabbed	וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙	way·yak·ku·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
and killed him	וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ	way·mi·ṯu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H4191 die
they beheaded	וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ	way·yā·sî·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5493 turn aside
him	רֹאשׁ֑וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
took	וַיִּקְחוּ֙	way·yiq·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3947 take
his head	רֹאשׁ֔וֹ	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
and traveled	וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
night	הַלָּֽיְלָה׃	hal·lā·yə·lāh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
by way	דֶּ֥רֶךְ	de·reḵ	Noun - common singular construct	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the Arabah	הָעֲרָבָ֖ה	hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6160 desert-plain, steppe

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2 Samuel 4:5 Proverbs 24:33–34

2 Samuel 4:6 2 Samuel 2:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.