2 Samuel

2 Samuel 4:7

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.

Read all of 2 Samuel 4

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.

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
They had enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
the houseהַבַּ֗יִתhab·ba·yiṯArticle; Noun - masculine singularH1004 house
while Ish-boshethוְהֽוּא־wə·hū-Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
was lyingשֹׁכֵ֤בšō·ḵêḇVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7901 lie down
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his bedמִטָּתוֹ֙miṭ·ṭā·ṯōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4296 couch, bed
and having stabbedוַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙way·yak·ku·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH5221 smite
and killed himוַיְמִתֻ֔הוּway·mi·ṯu·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH4191 die
they beheadedוַיָּסִ֖ירוּway·yā·sî·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5493 turn aside
himרֹאשׁ֑וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙way·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
his headרֹאשׁ֔וֹrō·šōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7218 head
and traveledוַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
nightהַלָּֽיְלָה׃hal·lā·yə·lāhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3915 twist, night, adversity
by wayדֶּ֥רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֖הhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH6160 desert-plain, steppe

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.