2 Samuel
2 Samuel 4:6
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.
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.