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2 Samuel 21:16

וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינֹו֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאֹות֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכֹּ֥ות אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃ And he dwelled in Nov, who was of the offspring of the Rafa, and the weight of his spear was three hundred weights … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:15

וַתְּהִי־עֹ֧וד מִלְחָמָ֛ה לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֨רֶד דָּוִ֜ד וַעֲבָדָ֥יו עִמֹּ֛ו וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיָּ֥עַף דָּוִֽד׃ And again there was war of the Pelishtim against Yisraʾel, and Dawid went down, and his servants with him, and they fought against the Pelishtim; and Dawid grew … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:14

וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֶת־עַצְמֹות־שָׁא֣וּל וִיהֹונָתָֽן־֠בְּנֹו בְּאֶ֨רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֜ן בְּצֵלָ֗ע בְּקֶ֨בֶר֙ קִ֣ישׁ אָבִ֔יו וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּעָתֵ֧ר אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָאָ֖רֶץ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵֽן׃ פ And they buried the bones of Shaʾul and Yehonatan his son in the land of Binyamin, in Tselaʿ, in the tomb of … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:13

וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־עַצְמֹ֣ות שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶת־עַצְמֹ֖ות יְהֹונָתָ֣ן בְּנֹ֑ו וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת־עַצְמֹ֖ות הַמּוּקָעִֽים׃ And he brought up from there the bones of Shaʾul and the bones of Yehonatan his son, and they gathered the bones of those who were exposed.   Morphology וַיַּ֤עַל … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:12

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־עַצְמֹ֤ות שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־עַצְמֹות֙ יְהֹונָתָ֣ן בְּנֹ֔ו מֵאֵ֕ת בַּעֲלֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֲשֶׁר֩ גָּנְב֨וּ אֹתָ֜ם מֵרְחֹ֣ב בֵּֽית־שַׁ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר תָל֤וּם שָׁם֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים בְּיֹ֨ום הַכֹּ֧ות פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃ And Dawid went and took the bones of Shaʾul and the bones of Yehonatan … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:11

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֛ה רִצְפָּ֥ה בַת־אַיָּ֖ה פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל׃ And it was told to Dawid what Ritspa daughter of Ayya, concubine of Shaʾul, had done.   Morphology וַיֻּגַּ֖ד (vayyuggad) – Root: נגד (nagad); Form: Pual wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:10

וַתִּקַּ֣ח רִצְפָּה֩ בַת־אַיָּ֨ה אֶת־הַשַּׂ֜ק וַתַּטֵּ֨הוּ לָ֤הּ אֶל־הַצּוּר֙ מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת קָצִ֔יר עַ֛ד נִתַּךְ־מַ֥יִם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנָה֩ עֹ֨וף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם לָנ֤וּחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ יֹומָ֔ם וְאֶת־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָֽיְלָה׃ And Ritspa daughter of Ayya took the sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock from the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:9

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים וַיֹּקִיעֻ֤ם בָּהָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְּל֥וּ שִׁבְעָתָ֖ם יָ֑חַד וְהֵם הֻמְת֜וּ בִּימֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים תְּחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים׃ And he gave them into the hand of the Giveʿonim, and they exposed them on the mountain before YHWH, and the seven … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:8

וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־֠שְׁנֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת־אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֶת־חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת בְּנֵי֙ מִיכַ֣ל בַּת־שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־בַּרְזִלַּ֖י הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃ And the king took the two sons of Ritspa daughter of Ayya, whom she bore to Shaʾul—Armoni and Mefivoshet—and the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:7

וַיַּחְמֹ֣ל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מְפִי־בֹ֖שֶׁת בֶּן־יְהֹונָתָ֣ן בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּל עַל־שְׁבֻעַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּֽינֹתָ֔ם בֵּ֣ין דָּוִ֔ד וּבֵ֖ין יְהֹונָתָ֥ן בֶּן־שָׁאֽוּל׃ But the king had compassion on Mefi-voshet son of Yehonatan son of Shaʾul, because of the oath of YHWH that was between them—between Dawid and between … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:6

יִנָּתֵן־לָ֜נוּ שִׁבְעָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וְהֹוקַֽעֲנוּם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּגִבְעַ֥ת שָׁא֖וּל בְּחִ֣יר יְהוָ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲנִ֥י אֶתֵּֽן׃ Let seven men from his sons be given to us, and we shall expose them before YHWH in Giveʿat Shaʾul, the chosen of YHWH.” And … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:5

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּלָּ֔נוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּמָּה־לָ֑נוּ נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּ מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב בְּכָל־גְּבֻ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And they said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who plotted against us—we were destroyed from standing in all the territory of Yisraʾel.   Morphology וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:4

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ לֹ֣ו הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים אֵֽין־לִי כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ עִם־שָׁא֣וּל וְעִם־בֵּיתֹ֔ו וְאֵֽין־לָ֥נוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְהָמִ֣ית בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מָֽה־אַתֶּ֥ם אֹמְרִ֖ים אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ And the Givʿonim said to him, “It is not to me a matter of silver or gold with Shaʾul and with his house, … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:3

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־הַגִּבְעֹנִ֔ים מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם וּבַמָּ֣ה אֲכַפֵּ֔ר וּבָרְכ֖וּ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ And Dawid said to the Giveʿonim, “What shall I do for you, and with what shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of YHWH?”   Morphology … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:2

וַיִּקְרָ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞ים לֹ֣א מִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֚י אִם־מִיֶּ֣תֶר הָאֱמֹרִ֔י וּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ שָׁאוּל֙ לְהַכֹּתָ֔ם בְּקַנֹּאתֹ֥ו לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה׃ And the king called for the Giveʿonim and spoke to them; now the Giveʿonim were not of … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 21:1

וַיְהִ֣י רָעָב֩ בִּימֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים שָׁנָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֖ד אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַדָּמִ֔ים עַל־אֲשֶׁר־הֵמִ֖ית אֶת־הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ And there was a famine in the days of Dawid three years, year after year; and Dawid sought the … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:26

וְגַ֗ם עִירָא֙ הַיָּ֣אִרִ֔י הָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְדָוִֽד׃ ס And also ʿIra the Yaʾiri was priest to Dawid.   Morphology וְגַם (ve-gam) – Root: גם; Form: Conjunction + adverb; Translation: “and also”; Notes: Introduces an additional person to the list. עִירָא (ʿIra) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:25

וְשֶׂיא סֹפֵ֑ר וְצָדֹ֥וק וְאֶבְיָתָ֖ר כֹּהֲנִֽים׃ And Sheya was scribe, and Tsadoq and Evyatar were priests.   Morphology וְשֶׂיא (ve-Sheya) – Root: שׂיא; Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And Sheya”; Notes: Likely a shortened or variant form of a proper … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:24

וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם עַל־הַמַּ֑ס וִיהֹושָׁפָ֥ט בֶּן־אֲחִיל֖וּד הַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ And Adoram was over the forced labor, and Yehoshafat son of Aḥilud was the recorder.   Morphology וַאֲדֹרָ֖ם (va-ʾAdoram) – Root: אדרם; Form: Conjunction + proper noun; Translation: “And Adoram”; Notes: A government official appointed … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:23

וְיֹואָ֕ב אֶ֥ל כָּל־הַצָּבָ֖א יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבְנָיָה֙ בֶּן־יְהֹ֣ויָדָ֔ע עַל־הַכְּרִ֖י וְעַל־הַפְּלֵתִֽי׃ And Yoʾav was over all the army of Yisraʾel, and Benaya son of Yehoyadaʿ was over the Kereti and over the Peleti.   Morphology וְיֹואָ֕ב (ve-Yoʾav) – Root: יואב; Form: Conjunction + … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:22

וַתָּבֹוא֩ הָאִשָּׁ֨ה אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֜ם בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ אֶת־רֹ֨אשׁ שֶׁ֤בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִי֙ וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב וַיִּתְקַע֙ בַּשֹּׁופָ֔ר וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ מֵֽעַל־הָעִ֖יר אִ֣ישׁ לְאֹהָלָ֑יו וְיֹואָ֛ב שָׁ֥ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ ס And the woman came to all the people with her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Shevaʿ … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:21

לֹא־כֵ֣ן הַדָּבָ֗ר כִּ֡י אִישׁ֩ מֵהַ֨ר אֶפְרַ֜יִם שֶׁ֧בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִ֣י שְׁמֹ֗ו נָשָׂ֤א יָדֹו֙ בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ בְּדָוִ֔ד תְּנֽוּ־אֹתֹ֣ו לְבַדֹּ֔ו וְאֵלְכָ֖ה מֵעַ֣ל הָעִ֑יר וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב הִנֵּ֥ה רֹאשֹׁ֛ו מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ אֵלֶ֖יךָ בְּעַ֥ד הַחֹומָֽה׃ Not so is the matter, but a man from the hill country of … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:20

וַיַּ֥עַן יֹואָ֖ב וַיֹּאמַ֑ר חָלִ֤ילָה חָלִ֨ילָה֙ לִ֔י אִם־אֲבַלַּ֖ע וְאִם־אַשְׁחִֽית׃ And Yoʾav answered and said, “Far be it, far be it from me that I should swallow up or that I should destroy.   Morphology וַיַּעַן (vayyaʿan) – Root: ענה; Form: Wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:19

אָנֹכִ֕י שְׁלֻמֵ֖י אֱמוּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַתָּ֣ה מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ לְהָמִ֨ית עִ֤יר וְאֵם֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לָ֥מָּה תְבַלַּ֖ע נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ פ I am one of the peaceable and faithful in Yisraʾel. You seek to destroy a city and a mother in Yisraʾel. Why would you swallow … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:18

וַתֹּ֖אמֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר דַּבֵּ֨ר יְדַבְּר֤וּ בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר שָׁאֹ֧ל יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ בְּאָבֵ֖ל וְכֵ֥ן הֵתַֽמּוּ׃ And she said, saying, “They used to speak in the beginning, saying, ‘Let them surely inquire at Avel,’ and so they settled matters.   Morphology וַתֹּאמֶר (vattomer) – Root: … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:17

וַיִּקְרַ֣ב אֵלֶ֔יהָ וַתֹּ֧אמֶר הָאִשָּׁ֛ה הַאַתָּ֥ה יֹואָ֖ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָ֑נִי וַתֹּ֣אמֶר לֹ֗ו שְׁמַע֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר שֹׁמֵ֥עַ אָנֹֽכִי׃ And he came near to her, and the woman said, “Are you Yoʾav?” And he said, “I am.” And she said to him, “Listen … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:16

וַתִּקְרָ֛א אִשָּׁ֥ה חֲכָמָ֖ה מִן־הָעִ֑יר שִׁמְע֤וּ שִׁמְעוּ֙ אִמְרוּ־נָ֣א אֶל־יֹואָ֔ב קְרַ֣ב עַד־הֵ֔נָּה וַאֲדַבְּרָ֖ה אֵלֶֽיךָ׃ And a wise woman called out from the city, “Hear, hear! Say now to Yoʾav, Come near here, and I will speak to you.”   Morphology וַתִּקְרָא (vattiqra) … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:15

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ עָלָ֗יו בְּאָבֵ֨לָה֙ בֵּ֣ית הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ סֹֽלְלָה֙ אֶל־הָעִ֔יר וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד בַּחֵ֑ל וְכָל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶת־יֹואָ֔ב מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם לְהַפִּ֥יל הַחֹומָֽה׃ And they came and laid siege against him in Avel Beit Maʿakha, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:14

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֞ר בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אָבֵ֛לָה וּבֵ֥ית מַעֲכָ֖ה וְכָל־הַבֵּרִ֑ים ס וַיְקַלֻּ֔הוּ וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ אַף־אַחֲרָֽיו׃ And he passed through all the tribes of Yisraʾel to Avel and to Beit Maʿakha and all the Berim. And they assembled and came after him as well.   … Continue reading

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2 Samuel 20:13

כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר הֹגָ֖ה מִן־הַֽמְסִלָּ֑ה עָבַ֤ר כָּל־אִישׁ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י יֹואָ֔ב לִרְדֹּ֕ף אַחֲרֵ֖י שֶׁ֥בַע בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי׃ When he was removed from the highway, every man passed on after Yoʾav to pursue after Shevaʿ son of Bikri.   Morphology כַּאֲשֶׁר (kaʾasher) – Form: Conjunction; Translation: “When”; … Continue reading

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