1	Now when Ish-bosheth son of Saul heard that Abner had died in Hebron, he lost courage, and all Israel was dismayed.
	× בֶּן־ ben- Now when [Ish-bosheth] son Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × שָׁא֗וּל šā·’ūl of Saul Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע way·yiš·ma‘ heard Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 8085 BSB/Thayers v 1) to hear, listen to, obey   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to hear (perceive by ear)     1a2) to hear of or concerning     1a3) to hear (have power to hear)     1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to     1a5) to understand (language)     1a6) to hear (of judicial cases)     1a7) to listen, give heed       1a7a) to consent, agree       1a7b) to grant request     1a8) to listen to, yield to     1a9) to obey, be obedient   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound)     1b2) to be heard of     1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed   1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound     1d2) to sound aloud (musical term)     1d3) to make proclamation, summon     1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound × כִּ֣י kî that Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × אַבְנֵר֙ ’aḇ·nêr Abner Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 74 BSB/Thayers       Abner = |my father is a lamp| 1) Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab × מֵ֤ת mêṯ had died Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 4191 BSB/Thayers 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal)     1a1) to die     1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death     1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)     1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)   1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch   1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be killed, be put to death       1d1a) to die prematurely × בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn in Hebron , Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 2275 BSB/Thayers         Hebron = |association| n pr loc 1) a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar n pr m 2) the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi 3) a descendant of Caleb × וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ way·yir·pū he lost Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 7503 BSB/Thayers 1) to sink, relax, sink down, let drop, be disheartened   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sink down     1a2) to sink, drop     1a3) to sink, relax, abate     1a4) to relax, withdraw   1b) (Niphal) idle (participle)   1c) (Piel) to let drop   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to let drop, abandon, relax, refrain, forsake     1d2) to let go     1d3) to refrain, let alone     1d4) to be quiet   1e) (Hithpael) to show oneself slack × יָדָ֑יו yā·ḏāw courage , Grammar Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 3027 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × וְכָל־ wə·ḵāl and all Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 3605 BSB/Thayers 1) all, the whole   1a) all, the whole of   1b) any, each, every, anything   1c) totality, everything × יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś·rā·’êl Israel Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3478 BSB/Thayers         Israel = |God prevails| 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob   2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split   2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah   2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile × נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ niḇ·hā·lū was dismayed . Grammar Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 926 BSB/Thayers 1) to disturb, alarm, terrify, hurry, be disturbed, be anxious, be afraid, be hurried, be nervous   1a) (Niphal)     1a1) to be disturbed, dismayed, terrified, anxious     1a2) to be in haste, be hasty   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to make haste, act hastily, be hurried, be hastened     1b2) to dismay, terrify   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to hasten     1c2) hastened, hastily gained (part.)   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to hasten, hurry, make haste     1d2) to dismay, terrify בֶּן־ ben- Now when [Ish-bosheth] son שָׁא֗וּל šā·’ūl of Saul וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע way·yiš·ma‘ heard כִּ֣י kî that אַבְנֵר֙ ’aḇ·nêr Abner מֵ֤ת mêṯ had died בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn in Hebron , וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ way·yir·pū he lost יָדָ֑יו yā·ḏāw courage , וְכָל־ wə·ḵāl and all יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś·rā·’êl Israel נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ niḇ·hā·lū was dismayed .
2	Saul’s son had two men who were leaders of raiding parties. One was named Baanah and the other Rechab; they were sons of Rimmon the Beerothite of the tribe of Benjamin—Beeroth is considered part of Benjamin,
	× שָׁא֟וּל šā·’ūl Saul’s Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × בֶן־ ḇen- son Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × וּשְׁנֵ֣י ū·šə·nê had two Grammar Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine dual construct Strongs 8147 BSB/Thayers 1) two   1a) two (the cardinal number)     1a1) two, both, double, twice   1b) second (the ordinal number)   1c) in combination with other numbers   1d) both (a dual number) × אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ’ă·nā·šîm men Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 582 BSB/Thayers 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind   1a) of an individual   1b) men (collective)   1c) man, mankind × שָׂרֵֽי־ śā·rê- who were leaders Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 8269 BSB/Thayers 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain   1a) chieftain, leader   1b) vassal, noble, official (under king)   1c) captain, general, commander (military)   1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes)   1e) heads, princes (of religious office)   1f) elders (of representative leaders of people)   1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity)   1h) patron-angel   1i) Ruler of rulers (of God)   1j) warden × גְדוּדִ֣ים ḡə·ḏū·ḏîm of raiding parties Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 1416 BSB/Thayers 1) a band, troop, marauding band   1a) marauding band, raiding band   1b) troop, band (of divisions of army)   1c) foray, raid × הָי֪וּ hā·yū . . . . Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × הָאֶחָ֨ד hā·’e·ḥāḏ One [was] Grammar Article | Number - masculine singular Strongs 259 BSB/Thayers 1) one (number)   1a) one (number)   1b) each, every   1c) a certain   1d) an (indefinite article)   1e) only, once, once for all   1f) one...another, the one...the other, one after another, one by one   1g) first   1h) eleven (in combination), eleventh (ordinal) × שֵׁם֩ šêm named Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 8034 BSB/Thayers 1) name   1a) name   1b) reputation, fame, glory   1c) the Name (as designation of God)   1d) memorial, monument × בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה ba·‘ă·nāh Baanah Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1196 BSB/Thayers       Baana or Baanah = |in affliction| 1) a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth. For this, killed by David, mutilated bodies hung up over the pool at Hebron 2) a Netophathite, father of Heleb or Heled, one of David's mighty warriors 3) the head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people × וְשֵׁ֧ם wə·šêm . . . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 8034 BSB/Thayers 1) name   1a) name   1b) reputation, fame, glory   1c) the Name (as designation of God)   1d) memorial, monument × הַשֵּׁנִ֣י haš·šê·nî and the other Grammar Article | Number - ordinal masculine singular Strongs 8145 BSB/Thayers 1) second   1a) second (the ordinal number)   1b) again (a second time)   1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else) × רֵכָ֗ב rê·ḵāḇ Rechab ; Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7394 BSB/Thayers         Rechab = |rider| n pr m 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him                 Rechabites = see Rechab |rider|   adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab × בְּנֵ֛י bə·nê [they were] sons Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × רִמּ֥וֹן rim·mō·wn of Rimmon Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7417 BSB/Thayers         Rimmon = |pomegranate| n pr dei 1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus n pr m 2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth n pr loc 3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge 4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon 5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth × הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י hab·bə·’e·rō·ṯî the Beerothite Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 886 BSB/Thayers                 Beerothite = |wells| 1) an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin) × מִבְּנֵ֣י mib·bə·nê of the tribe Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × בִנְיָמִ֑ן ḇin·yā·min of Benjamin — Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1144 BSB/Thayers             Benjamin = |son of the right hand| 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob × כִּ֚י kî . . . Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × בְּאֵר֔וֹת bə·’ê·rō·wṯ Beeroth Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 881 BSB/Thayers           Beeroth = |wells| 1) a Gibeonite city allotted to Benjamin × גַּם־ gam- - Grammar Conjunction Strongs 1571 BSB/Thayers 1) also, even, indeed, moreover, yea   1a) also, moreover (giving emphasis)   1b) neither, neither...nor (with negative)   1c) even (for stress)   1d) indeed, yea (introducing climax)   1e) also (of correspondence or retribution)   1f) but, yet, though (adversative)   1g) even, yea, yea though (with 'when' in hypothetical case) 2) (TWOT) again, alike × תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב tê·ḥā·šêḇ is considered Grammar Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 2803 BSB/Thayers 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to think, account     1a2) to plan, devise, mean     1a3) to charge, impute, reckon     1a4) to esteem, value, regard     1a5) to invent   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed     1b2) to be computed, be reckoned     1b3) to be imputed   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of     1c2) to think to do, devise, plan     1c3) to count, reckon   1d) (Hithpael) to be considered × עַל־ ‘al- part of Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ bin·yā·min Benjamin , Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1144 BSB/Thayers             Benjamin = |son of the right hand| 1) Jacob's and Rachel's youngest son, Joseph's full brother 2) son of Bilhan, great-grandson of Benjamin 3) a Benjamite, one of the sons of Harim, in the time of Ezra who had taken a strange wife 4) the tribe descended from Benjamin, the son of Jacob שָׁא֟וּל šā·’ūl Saul’s בֶן־ ḇen- son וּשְׁנֵ֣י ū·šə·nê had two אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ’ă·nā·šîm men שָׂרֵֽי־ śā·rê- who were leaders גְדוּדִ֣ים ḡə·ḏū·ḏîm of raiding parties הָי֪וּ hā·yū . . . . הָאֶחָ֨ד hā·’e·ḥāḏ One [was] שֵׁם֩ šêm named בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה ba·‘ă·nāh Baanah וְשֵׁ֧ם wə·šêm . . . הַשֵּׁנִ֣י haš·šê·nî and the other רֵכָ֗ב rê·ḵāḇ Rechab ; בְּנֵ֛י bə·nê [they were] sons רִמּ֥וֹן rim·mō·wn of Rimmon הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י hab·bə·’e·rō·ṯî the Beerothite מִבְּנֵ֣י mib·bə·nê of the tribe בִנְיָמִ֑ן ḇin·yā·min of Benjamin — כִּ֚י kî . . . בְּאֵר֔וֹת bə·’ê·rō·wṯ Beeroth גַּם־ gam- - תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב tê·ḥā·šêḇ is considered עַל־ ‘al- part of בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ bin·yā·min Benjamin ,
3	because the Beerothites fled to Gittaim and have lived there as foreigners to this day.
	× הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯîm because the Beerothites Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strongs 886 BSB/Thayers                 Beerothite = |wells| 1) an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin) × וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ way·yiḇ·rə·ḥū fled Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 1272 BSB/Thayers 1) to go through, flee, run away, chase, drive away, put to flight, reach, shoot (extend), hurry away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, pass through     1a2) to flee     1a3) to hasten, come quickly   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to pass through     1b2) to cause to flee, put to flight     1b3) to drive away × גִּתָּ֑יְמָה git·tā·yə·māh to Gittaim Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 1664 BSB/Thayers           Gittaim = |two winepresses| 1) a place in Judah, site unknown × וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ way·yih·yū- and have lived Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × שָׁ֣ם šām there Grammar Adverb Strongs 8033 BSB/Thayers 1) there, thither   1a) there   1b) thither (after verbs of motion)   1c) from there, thence   1d) then (as an adverb of time) × גָּרִ֔ים gā·rîm as foreigners Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strongs 1481 BSB/Thayers 1) to sojourn, abide, dwell in, dwell with, remain, inhabit, be a stranger, be continuing, surely   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to sojourn, dwell for a time     1a2) to abide, stay, temporarily dwell   1b) (Hithpolel)     1b1) to seek hospitality with     1b2) to assemble oneself 2) to stir up trouble, strife, quarrel, gather together   2a) (Qal)     2a1) to stir up strife     2a2) to quarrel   2b) (Hithpolel) to excite oneself 3) to dread, fear, stand in awe, be afraid   3a) (Qal)     3a1) to fear, be afraid     3a2) to be in awe, stand in awe × עַ֖ד ‘aḏ to Grammar Preposition Strongs 5704 BSB/Thayers prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as   1a) of space     1a1) as far as, up to, even to   1b) in combination     1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)   1c) of time     1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end   1d) of degree     1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even × הַזֶּֽה׃ס haz·zeh this Grammar Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strongs 2088 BSB/Thayers 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such   1a) (alone)     1a1) this one     1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another   1b) (appos to subst)     1b1) this   1c) (as predicate)     1c1) this, such   1d) (enclitically)     1d1) then     1d2) who, whom     1d3) how now, what now     1d4) what now     1d5) wherefore now     1d6) behold here     1d7) just now     1d8) now, now already   1e) (poetry)     1e1) wherein, which, those who   1f) (with prefixes)     1f1) in this (place) here, then     1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter     1f3) thus and thus     1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus     1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side     1f6) on this account     1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how × הַיּ֥וֹם hay·yō·wm day . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯîm because the Beerothites וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ way·yiḇ·rə·ḥū fled גִּתָּ֑יְמָה git·tā·yə·māh to Gittaim וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ way·yih·yū- and have lived שָׁ֣ם šām there גָּרִ֔ים gā·rîm as foreigners עַ֖ד ‘aḏ to הַזֶּֽה׃ס haz·zeh this הַיּ֥וֹם hay·yō·wm day .
4	And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
	× וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ wə·lî·hō·w·nā·ṯān And Jonathan Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3083 BSB/Thayers             Jonathan or Jehonathan = |Jehovah has given| 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear 3) a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath 4) an uncle of David 5) one of David's mighty warriors 6) one of David's treasurers 7) a scribe in the time of Jeremiah 8) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 9) a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of Dan   10) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem   11) another Judaite father of Peleth   12) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra   13) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra   14) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah   15) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah × בֶּן־ ben- son Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × שָׁא֔וּל šā·’ūl of Saul Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × בֵּ֖ן bên had a son [who was] Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × נְכֵ֣ה nə·ḵêh lame in Grammar Adjective - masculine singular construct Strongs 5223 BSB/Thayers 1) stricken, smitten × רַגְלָ֑יִם raḡ·lā·yim [his] feet . Grammar Noun - fd Strongs 7272 BSB/Thayers 1) foot   1a) foot, leg   1b) of God (anthropomorphic)   1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table   1d) according to the pace of (with prep)   1e) three times (feet, paces) × הָיָ֡ה hā·yāh He was Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × חָמֵ֣שׁ ḥā·mêš five Grammar Number - feminine singular Strongs 2568 BSB/Thayers 1) five   1a) five (cardinal number)   1b) a multiple of five (with another number)   1c) fifth (ordinal number) × בֶּן־ ben- years old Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × שָׁנִ֣ים šā·nîm . . . Grammar Noun - feminine plural Strongs 8141 BSB/Thayers 1) year   1a) as division of time   1b) as measure of time   1c) as indication of age   1d) a lifetime (of years of life) × שְׁמֻעַת֩ šə·mu·‘aṯ when the report Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct Strongs 8052 BSB/Thayers 1) report, news, rumour   1a) report, news, tidings   1b) mention × שָׁא֨וּל šā·’ūl about Saul Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān and Jonathan Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3083 BSB/Thayers             Jonathan or Jehonathan = |Jehovah has given| 1) a son of king Saul and a friend of David 2) a son of the high priest Abiathar and the last descendant of Eli of whom we hear 3) a nephew of David who like David slew a giant of Gath 4) an uncle of David 5) one of David's mighty warriors 6) one of David's treasurers 7) a scribe in the time of Jeremiah 8) a Levite and father of Zechariah, a priest who blew the trumpet at the dedication of the wall 9) a son or descendant of Gershom, the son of Moses, and a priest to the tribe of Dan   10) a son of Kareah and a brother of Johanan; a Judaite captain after the fall of Jerusalem   11) another Judaite father of Peleth   12) father of Ebed in the time of Ezra   13) son of Asahel in the time of Ezra   14) a priest of the family of Melicu in the time of Nehemiah   15) son of Joiada and his successor to the high priesthood in the time of Nehemiah × בְּבֹ֣א bə·ḇō came Grammar Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל mî·yiz·rə·‘el from Jezreel . Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 3157 BSB/Thayers           Jezreel = |God sows| n pr m 1) a descendant of the father or founder of Etam of Judah 2) first son of Hosea the prophet n pr loc 3) a city in the Nekeb of Judah 4) a city in Issachar on the northwest spur of Mount Gilboa × אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙ ’ō·man·tōw His nurse Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 539 BSB/Thayers 1) to support, confirm, be faithful   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish       1a1a) foster-father (subst.)       1a1b) foster-mother, nurse       1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm       1b1a) to be carried by a nurse       1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting       1b1c) confirmed, established, sure       1b1d) verified, confirmed       1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in       1c1a) stand firm       1c1b) trust, believe × וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ wat·tiś·śā·’ê·hū picked him up Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 5375 BSB/Thayers 1) to lift, bear up, carry, take   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to lift, lift up     1a2) to bear, carry, support, sustain, endure     1a3) to take, take away, carry off, forgive   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be lifted up, be exalted     1b2) to lift oneself up, rise up     1b3) to be borne, be carried     1b4) to be taken away, be carried off, be swept away   1c) (Piel)     1c1) to lift up, exalt, support, aid, assist     1c2) to desire, long (fig.)     1c3) to carry, bear continuously     1c4) to take, take away   1d) (Hithpael) to lift oneself up, exalt oneself   1e) (Hiphil)     1e1) to cause one to bear (iniquity)     1e2) to cause to bring, have brought × וַתָּנֹ֔ס wat·tā·nōs and fled , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strongs 5127 BSB/Thayers 1) to flee, escape   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to flee     1a2) to escape     1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear     1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback   1b) (Polel) to drive at   1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to put to flight     1d2) to drive hastily     1d3) to cause to disappear, hide × וַיְהִ֞י way·hî . . . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zāh but as she was hurrying Grammar Preposition-b | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular Strongs 2648 BSB/Thayers 1) to hurry, flee, hasten, fear, be terrified   1a) (Qal) to be in a hurry, be alarmed   1b) (Niphal) to be in a hurry × לָנ֛וּס lā·nūs to escape , Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 5127 BSB/Thayers 1) to flee, escape   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to flee     1a2) to escape     1a3) to take flight, m depart, disappear     1a4) to fly (to the attack) on horseback   1b) (Polel) to drive at   1c) (Hithpolel) to take flight   1d) (Hiphil)     1d1) to put to flight     1d2) to drive hastily     1d3) to cause to disappear, hide × וַיִּפֹּ֥ל way·yip·pōl he fell Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5307 BSB/Thayers 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to fall     1a2) to fall (of violent death)     1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before     1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of     1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result     1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to     1a7) to lie, lie prostrate   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate     1b2) to overthrow     1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot     1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.)     1b5) to cause to fall   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to throw or prostrate oneself, throw oneself upon     1c2) to lie prostrate, prostrate oneself   1d) (Pilel) to fall × וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַ way·yip·pā·sê·aḥ and became lame . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6452 BSB/Thayers 1) to pass over, spring over   1a) (Qal) to pass over   1b) (Piel) to skip, pass over 2) to limp   2a) (Qal) to limp   2b) (Niphal) to be lame   2c) (Piel) to limp × וּשְׁמ֥וֹ ū·šə·mōw His name Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 8034 BSB/Thayers 1) name   1a) name   1b) reputation, fame, glory   1c) the Name (as designation of God)   1d) memorial, monument × מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃ mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ was Mephibosheth . Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 4648 BSB/Thayers                     Mephibosheth = |exterminating the idol| 1) grandson of Saul and son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine; he and his brother Armoni were among the 7 victims surrendered by David to the Gibeonites to avert a famine 2) son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul   2a) also 'Merib-baal' וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ wə·lî·hō·w·nā·ṯān And Jonathan בֶּן־ ben- son שָׁא֔וּל šā·’ūl of Saul בֵּ֖ן bên had a son [who was] נְכֵ֣ה nə·ḵêh lame in רַגְלָ֑יִם raḡ·lā·yim [his] feet . הָיָ֡ה hā·yāh He was חָמֵ֣שׁ ḥā·mêš five בֶּן־ ben- years old שָׁנִ֣ים šā·nîm . . . שְׁמֻעַת֩ šə·mu·‘aṯ when the report שָׁא֨וּל šā·’ūl about Saul וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān and Jonathan בְּבֹ֣א bə·ḇō came מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל mî·yiz·rə·‘el from Jezreel . אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙ ’ō·man·tōw His nurse וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ wat·tiś·śā·’ê·hū picked him up וַתָּנֹ֔ס wat·tā·nōs and fled , וַיְהִ֞י way·hî . . . בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zāh but as she was hurrying לָנ֛וּס lā·nūs to escape , וַיִּפֹּ֥ל way·yip·pōl he fell וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַ way·yip·pā·sê·aḥ and became lame . וּשְׁמ֥וֹ ū·šə·mōw His name מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃ mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ was Mephibosheth .
5	Now 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.
	× רֵכָ֣ב rê·ḵāḇ Now Rechab Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7394 BSB/Thayers         Rechab = |rider| n pr m 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him                 Rechabites = see Rechab |rider|   adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab × וּבַעֲנָ֔ה ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh and Baanah , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1196 BSB/Thayers       Baana or Baanah = |in affliction| 1) a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth. For this, killed by David, mutilated bodies hung up over the pool at Hebron 2) a Netophathite, father of Heleb or Heled, one of David's mighty warriors 3) the head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people × בְּנֵֽי־ bə·nê- the sons Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × רִמּ֤וֹן rim·mō·wn of Rimmon Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7417 BSB/Thayers         Rimmon = |pomegranate| n pr dei 1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus n pr m 2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth n pr loc 3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge 4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon 5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth × הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî the Beerothite , Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 886 BSB/Thayers                 Beerothite = |wells| 1) an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin) × וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ way·yê·lə·ḵū set out Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ way·yā·ḇō·’ū and arrived Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × אֶל־ ’el- at Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × בֵּ֖ית bêṯ the house Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × אִ֣ישׁ ’îš vvv Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × בֹּ֑שֶׁת bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × כְּחֹ֣ם kə·ḥōm in the heat Grammar Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 2527 BSB/Thayers 1) heat, hot × הַיּ֔וֹם hay·yō·wm of the day , Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × וְה֣וּא wə·hū while the king Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ haṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim was taking his midday Grammar Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 6672 BSB/Thayers n m 1) noon, midday   1a) noon (as specific time of day)   1b) noon (in simile as bright of happiness, blessing) n f 2) roof   2a) meaning dubious × שֹׁכֵ֔ב šō·ḵêḇ nap Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 7901 BSB/Thayers 1) to lie down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on     1a2) to lodge     1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)     1a4) to lie down (in death)     1a5) to rest, relax (fig)   1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)   1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)   1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down   1e) (Hophal) to be laid × אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × מִשְׁכַּ֥ב miš·kaḇ - . Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 4904 BSB/Thayers 1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying   1a) couch, bed   1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom   1c) lying down (for sexual contact) רֵכָ֣ב rê·ḵāḇ Now Rechab וּבַעֲנָ֔ה ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh and Baanah , בְּנֵֽי־ bə·nê- the sons רִמּ֤וֹן rim·mō·wn of Rimmon הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî the Beerothite , וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ way·yê·lə·ḵū set out וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ way·yā·ḇō·’ū and arrived אֶל־ ’el- at בֵּ֖ית bêṯ the house אִ֣ישׁ ’îš vvv בֹּ֑שֶׁת bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth כְּחֹ֣ם kə·ḥōm in the heat הַיּ֔וֹם hay·yō·wm of the day , וְה֣וּא wə·hū while the king הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ haṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim was taking his midday שֹׁכֵ֔ב šō·ḵêḇ nap אֵ֖ת ’êṯ - מִשְׁכַּ֥ב miš·kaḇ - .
6	They 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.
	× וְ֠הֵנָּה wə·hên·nāh - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine plural Strongs 2007 BSB/Thayers 1) they, these, the same, who × בָּ֜אוּ bā·’ū They entered Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × עַד־ ‘aḏ- . . . Grammar Preposition Strongs 5704 BSB/Thayers prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as   1a) of space     1a1) as far as, up to, even to   1b) in combination     1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from)   1c) of time     1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end   1d) of degree     1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even × תּ֤וֹךְ tō·wḵ the interior Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 8432 BSB/Thayers 1) midst, middle   1a) midst, middle   1b) into, through (after verbs of motion)   1c) among (of a number of persons)   1d) between (of things arranged by twos)   1e) from among (as to take or separate etc) × הַבַּ֙יִת֙ hab·ba·yiṯ of the house Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × לֹקְחֵ֣י lō·qə·ḥê as if to get Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × חִטִּ֔ים ḥiṭ·ṭîm some wheat , Grammar Noun - feminine plural Strongs 2406 BSB/Thayers 1) wheat   1a) wheat (plant)   1b) wheat flour × וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ way·yak·ku·hū and they stabbed him Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strongs 5221 BSB/Thayers 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill                   1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten   1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust     1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)     1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage     1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy   1d) (Hophal) to be smitten     1d1) to receive a blow     1d2) to be wounded     1d3) to be beaten     1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain     1d5) to be attacked and captured     1d6) to be smitten (with disease)     1d7) to be blighted (of plants) × אֶל־ ’el- in Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ ha·ḥō·meš the stomach . Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 2570 BSB/Thayers 1) belly, abdomen, fifth ribs × וְרֵכָ֛ב wə·rê·ḵāḇ Then Rechab Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7394 BSB/Thayers         Rechab = |rider| n pr m 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him                 Rechabites = see Rechab |rider|   adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab × אָחִ֖יו ’ā·ḥîw and his brother Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 251 BSB/Thayers 1) brother   1a) brother of same parents   1b) half-brother (same father)   1c) relative, kinship, same tribe   1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)   1e) (fig.) of resemblance × וּבַעֲנָ֥ה ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh Baanah Grammar Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1196 BSB/Thayers       Baana or Baanah = |in affliction| 1) a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth. For this, killed by David, mutilated bodies hung up over the pool at Hebron 2) a Netophathite, father of Heleb or Heled, one of David's mighty warriors 3) the head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people × נִמְלָֽטוּ׃ nim·lā·ṭū slipped away . Grammar Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 4422 BSB/Thayers 1) to slip away, escape, deliver, save, be delivered 1a)(Niphal)     1a1) to slip away     1a2) to escape     1a3) to be delivered   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to lay, let slip out (of eggs)     1b2) to let escape     1b3) to deliver, save (life)   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to give birth to     1c2) to deliver   1d) (Hithpael)     1d1) to slip forth, slip out, escape     1d2) to escape וְ֠הֵנָּה wə·hên·nāh - בָּ֜אוּ bā·’ū They entered עַד־ ‘aḏ- . . . תּ֤וֹךְ tō·wḵ the interior הַבַּ֙יִת֙ hab·ba·yiṯ of the house לֹקְחֵ֣י lō·qə·ḥê as if to get חִטִּ֔ים ḥiṭ·ṭîm some wheat , וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ way·yak·ku·hū and they stabbed him אֶל־ ’el- in הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ ha·ḥō·meš the stomach . וְרֵכָ֛ב wə·rê·ḵāḇ Then Rechab אָחִ֖יו ’ā·ḥîw and his brother וּבַעֲנָ֥ה ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh Baanah נִמְלָֽטוּ׃ nim·lā·ṭū slipped away .
7	They 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.
	× וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ way·yā·ḇō·’ū They had entered Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × הַבַּ֗יִת hab·ba·yiṯ the house Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- while Ish-bosheth Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × שֹׁכֵ֤ב šō·ḵêḇ was lying Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 7901 BSB/Thayers 1) to lie down   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on     1a2) to lodge     1a3) to lie (of sexual relations)     1a4) to lie down (in death)     1a5) to rest, relax (fig)   1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually)   1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually)   1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down   1e) (Hophal) to be laid × עַל־ ‘al- on Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × מִטָּתוֹ֙ miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw his bed Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 4296 BSB/Thayers 1) couch, bed, bier × בַּחֲדַ֣ר ba·ḥă·ḏar . . . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 2315 BSB/Thayers 1) chamber, room, parlour, innermost or inward part, within × מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹ miš·kā·ḇōw . . . , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 4904 BSB/Thayers 1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying   1a) couch, bed   1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom   1c) lying down (for sexual contact) × וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ way·yak·ku·hū and having stabbed Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strongs 5221 BSB/Thayers 1) to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill                   1a)(Niphal) to be stricken or smitten   1b) (Pual) to be stricken or smitten   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to smite, strike, beat, scourge, clap, applaud, give a thrust     1c2) to smite, kill, slay (man or beast)     1c3) to smite, attack, attack and destroy, conquer, subjugate, ravage     1c4) to smite, chastise, send judgment upon, punish, destroy   1d) (Hophal) to be smitten     1d1) to receive a blow     1d2) to be wounded     1d3) to be beaten     1d4) to be (fatally) smitten, be killed, be slain     1d5) to be attacked and captured     1d6) to be smitten (with disease)     1d7) to be blighted (of plants) × וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ way·mi·ṯu·hū and killed him , Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strongs 4191 BSB/Thayers 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal)     1a1) to die     1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death     1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)     1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)   1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch   1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be killed, be put to death       1d1a) to die prematurely × וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ way·yā·sî·rū they beheaded Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 5493 BSB/Thayers 1) to turn aside, depart   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to turn aside, turn in unto     1a2) to depart, depart from way, avoid     1a3) to be removed     1a4) to come to an end   1b) (Polel) to turn aside   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to cause to turn aside, cause to depart, remove, take away, put away, depose     1c2) to put aside, leave undone, retract, reject, abolish   1d) (Hophal) to be taken away, be removed × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × רֹאשׁ֑וֹ rō·šōw him , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 7218 BSB/Thayers 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning   1a) head (of man, animals)   1b) top, tip (of mountain)   1c) height (of stars)   1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)   1e) head, front, beginning   1f) chief, choicest, best   1g) head, division, company, band   1h) sum × וַיִּקְחוּ֙ way·yiq·ḥū took Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × רֹאשׁ֔וֹ rō·šōw his head , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 7218 BSB/Thayers 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning   1a) head (of man, animals)   1b) top, tip (of mountain)   1c) height (of stars)   1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)   1e) head, front, beginning   1f) chief, choicest, best   1g) head, division, company, band   1h) sum × וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ way·yê·lə·ḵū and traveled Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 1980 BSB/Thayers 1) to go, walk, come   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away     1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to walk     1b2) to walk (fig.)   1c) (Hithpael)     1c1) to traverse     1c2) to walk about   1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk × כָּל־ kāl- all Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 3605 BSB/Thayers 1) all, the whole   1a) all, the whole of   1b) any, each, every, anything   1c) totality, everything × הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ hal·lā·yə·lāh night Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3915 BSB/Thayers 1) night   1a) night (as opposed to day)   1b) of gloom, protective shadow (fig.) × דֶּ֥רֶךְ de·reḵ by way Grammar Noun - common singular construct Strongs 1870 BSB/Thayers 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner   1a) road, way, path   1b) journey   1c) direction   1d) manner, habit, way   1e) of course of life (fig.)   1f) of moral character (fig.) × הָעֲרָבָ֖ה hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh of the Arabah . Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 6160 BSB/Thayers 1) desert plain, steppe, desert, wilderness וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ way·yā·ḇō·’ū They had entered הַבַּ֗יִת hab·ba·yiṯ the house וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- while Ish-bosheth שֹׁכֵ֤ב šō·ḵêḇ was lying עַל־ ‘al- on מִטָּתוֹ֙ miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw his bed בַּחֲדַ֣ר ba·ḥă·ḏar . . . מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹ miš·kā·ḇōw . . . , וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ way·yak·ku·hū and having stabbed וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ way·mi·ṯu·hū and killed him , וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ way·yā·sî·rū they beheaded אֶת־ ’eṯ- - רֹאשׁ֑וֹ rō·šōw him , וַיִּקְחוּ֙ way·yiq·ḥū took אֶת־ ’eṯ- - רֹאשׁ֔וֹ rō·šōw his head , וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ way·yê·lə·ḵū and traveled כָּל־ kāl- all הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ hal·lā·yə·lāh night דֶּ֥רֶךְ de·reḵ by way הָעֲרָבָ֖ה hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh of the Arabah .
8	They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
	× וַ֠יָּבִאוּ way·yā·ḇi·’ū They brought Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 935 BSB/Thayers 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to enter, come in     1a2) to come       1a2a) to come with       1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy)       1a2c) to come to pass     1a3) to attain to     1a4) to be enumerated     1a5) to go   1b) (Hiphil)     1b1) to lead in     1b2) to carry in     1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon     1b4) to bring to pass   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be brought, brought in     1c2) to be introduced, be put × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × רֹ֨אשׁ rōš the head Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 7218 BSB/Thayers 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning   1a) head (of man, animals)   1b) top, tip (of mountain)   1c) height (of stars)   1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)   1e) head, front, beginning   1f) chief, choicest, best   1g) head, division, company, band   1h) sum × אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- vvv Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × בֹּ֥שֶׁת bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × אֶל־ ’el- to Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × דָּוִד֮ dā·wiḏ David Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1732 BSB/Thayers       David = |beloved| 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel × חֶבְרוֹן֒ ḥeḇ·rō·wn at Hebron Grammar Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 2275 BSB/Thayers         Hebron = |association| n pr loc 1) a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar n pr m 2) the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi 3) a descendant of Caleb × וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ way·yō·mə·rū and said Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × אֶל־ ’el- to Grammar Preposition Strongs 413 BSB/Thayers 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered)   2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) × הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·leḵ the king , Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4428 BSB/Thayers 1) king × הִנֵּֽה־ hin·nêh- “ Here is Grammar Interjection Strongs 2009 BSB/Thayers 1) behold, lo, see, if × רֹ֣אשׁ rōš the head Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 7218 BSB/Thayers 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning   1a) head (of man, animals)   1b) top, tip (of mountain)   1c) height (of stars)   1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)   1e) head, front, beginning   1f) chief, choicest, best   1g) head, division, company, band   1h) sum × אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- vvv Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × בֹּ֗שֶׁת bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × בֶּן־ ben- son Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × שָׁאוּל֙ šā·’ūl of Saul , Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × אֹֽיִבְךָ֔ ’ō·yiḇ·ḵā your enemy Grammar Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 341 BSB/Thayers 1) (Qal) enemy   1a) personal   1b) national × אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer who Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × בִּקֵּ֖שׁ biq·qêš sought Grammar Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1245 BSB/Thayers 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request   1a) (Piel)     1a1) to seek to find     1a2) to seek to secure     1a3) to seek the face     1a4) to desire, demand     1a5) to require, exact     1a6) to ask, request   1b) (Pual) to be sought × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ nap̄·še·ḵā your life . Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strongs 5315 BSB/Thayers 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion   1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man   1b) living being   1c) living being (with life in the blood)   1d) the man himself, self, person or individual   1e) seat of the appetites   1f) seat of emotions and passions   1g) activity of mind     1g1) dubious   1h) activity of the will     1h1) dubious   1i) activity of the character     1i1) dubious × הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Today Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 3117 BSB/Thayers 1) day, time, year   1a) day (as opposed to night)   1b) day (24 hour period)     1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1     1b2) as a division of time       1b2a) a working day, a day's journey   1c) days, lifetime (pl.)   1d) time, period (general)   1e) year   1f) temporal references     1f1) today     1f2) yesterday     1f3) tomorrow × הַזֶּ֔ה haz·zeh . . . Grammar Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strongs 2088 BSB/Thayers 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such   1a) (alone)     1a1) this one     1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another   1b) (appos to subst)     1b1) this   1c) (as predicate)     1c1) this, such   1d) (enclitically)     1d1) then     1d2) who, whom     1d3) how now, what now     1d4) what now     1d5) wherefore now     1d6) behold here     1d7) just now     1d8) now, now already   1e) (poetry)     1e1) wherein, which, those who   1f) (with prefixes)     1f1) in this (place) here, then     1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter     1f3) thus and thus     1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus     1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side     1f6) on this account     1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how × יְ֠הוָה Yah·weh the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × וַיִּתֵּ֣ן way·yit·tên has granted Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × נְקָמוֹת֙ nə·qā·mō·wṯ vengeance Grammar Noun - feminine plural Strongs 5360 BSB/Thayers 1) vengeance   1a) vengeance (by God, by Israel, by enemies of Israel) × לַֽאדֹנִ֨י la·ḏō·nî to my lord Grammar Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 113 BSB/Thayers 1) firm, strong, lord, master   1a) lord, master     1a1) reference to men       1a1a) superintendent of household, of affairs       1a1b) master       1a1c) king     1a2) reference to God       1a2a) the Lord God       1a2b) Lord of the whole earth   1b) lords, kings     1b1) reference to men       1b1a) proprietor of hill of Samaria       1b1b) master       1b1c) husband       1b1d) prophet       1b1e) governor       1b1f) prince       1b1g) king     1b2) reference to God       1b2a) Lord of lords (probably = |thy husband, Yahweh|)   1c) my lord, my master     1c1) reference to men       1c1a) master       1c1b) husband       1c1c) prophet       1c1d) prince       1c1e) king       1c1f) father       1c1g) Moses       1c1h) priest       1c1i) theophanic angel       1c1j) captain       1c1k) general recognition of superiority     1c2) reference to God       1c2a) my Lord, my Lord and my God       1c2b) Adonai (parallel with Yahweh) × הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ham·me·leḵ the king Grammar Article | Noun - masculine singular Strongs 4428 BSB/Thayers 1) king × מִשָּׁא֖וּל miš·šā·’ūl against Saul Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ס ū·miz·zar·‘ōw and his offspring . ” Grammar Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 2233 BSB/Thayers 1) seed, sowing, offspring   1a) a sowing   1b) seed   1c) semen virile   1d) offspring, descendants, posterity, children   1e) of moral quality     1e1) a practitioner of righteousness (fig.)   1f) sowing time (by meton) וַ֠יָּבִאוּ way·yā·ḇi·’ū They brought אֶת־ ’eṯ- - רֹ֨אשׁ rōš the head אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- vvv בֹּ֥שֶׁת bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth אֶל־ ’el- to דָּוִד֮ dā·wiḏ David חֶבְרוֹן֒ ḥeḇ·rō·wn at Hebron וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ way·yō·mə·rū and said אֶל־ ’el- to הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·leḵ the king , הִנֵּֽה־ hin·nêh- “ Here is רֹ֣אשׁ rōš the head אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- vvv בֹּ֗שֶׁת bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth בֶּן־ ben- son שָׁאוּל֙ šā·’ūl of Saul , אֹֽיִבְךָ֔ ’ō·yiḇ·ḵā your enemy אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer who בִּקֵּ֖שׁ biq·qêš sought אֶת־ ’eṯ- - נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ nap̄·še·ḵā your life . הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Today הַזֶּ֔ה haz·zeh . . . יְ֠הוָה Yah·weh the LORD וַיִּתֵּ֣ן way·yit·tên has granted נְקָמוֹת֙ nə·qā·mō·wṯ vengeance לַֽאדֹנִ֨י la·ḏō·nî to my lord הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ham·me·leḵ the king מִשָּׁא֖וּל miš·šā·’ūl against Saul וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ס ū·miz·zar·‘ōw and his offspring . ”
9	But David answered Rechab and his brother Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress,
	× דָּוִ֜ד dā·wiḏ But David Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1732 BSB/Thayers       David = |beloved| 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × וַיַּ֨עַן way·ya·‘an answered Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6030 BSB/Thayers 1) to answer, respond, testify, speak, shout   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to answer, respond to     1a2) to testify, respond as a witness   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to make answer     1b2) to be answered, receive answer 2) (Qal) to sing, utter tunefully 3) (Qal) to dwell × רֵכָ֣ב׀ rê·ḵāḇ Rechab Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7394 BSB/Thayers         Rechab = |rider| n pr m 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him                 Rechabites = see Rechab |rider|   adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab × וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- and Grammar Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × אָחִ֗יו ’ā·ḥîw his brother Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 251 BSB/Thayers 1) brother   1a) brother of same parents   1b) half-brother (same father)   1c) relative, kinship, same tribe   1d) each to the other (reciprocal relationship)   1e) (fig.) of resemblance × בַּעֲנָ֣ה ba·‘ă·nāh Baanah , Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1196 BSB/Thayers       Baana or Baanah = |in affliction| 1) a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth. For this, killed by David, mutilated bodies hung up over the pool at Hebron 2) a Netophathite, father of Heleb or Heled, one of David's mighty warriors 3) the head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people × בְּנֵ֛י bə·nê the sons Grammar Noun - masculine plural construct Strongs 1121 BSB/Thayers 1) son, grandson, child, member of a group   1a) son, male child   1b) grandson   1c) children (pl. - male and female)   1d) youth, young men (pl.)   1e) young (of animals)   1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels]   1g) people (of a nation) (pl.)   1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.)   1i) a member of a guild, order, class × רִמּ֥וֹן rim·mō·wn of Rimmon Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7417 BSB/Thayers         Rimmon = |pomegranate| n pr dei 1) the deity of wind, rain, and storm, worshipped by the Syrians of Damascus n pr m 2) a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth n pr loc 3) the Rock; a cliff or inaccessible natural fastness in which the 600 Benjamites who escaped the slaughter of Gibeah took refuge 4) a town in the southern portion of Judah allotted to Simeon 5) a Levitical city in Zebulun located approximately 6 miles north of Nazareth × הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî the Beerothite Grammar Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 886 BSB/Thayers                 Beerothite = |wells| 1) an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin) × וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × לָהֶ֑ם lā·hem - , Grammar Preposition | third person masculine plural × יְהוָ֕ה Yah·weh “ As surely as the LORD Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 3068 BSB/Thayers           Jehovah = |the existing One| 1) the proper name of the one true God   1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136 × חַי־ ḥay- lives , Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 2416 BSB/Thayers adj 1) living, alive   1a) green (of vegetation)   1b) flowing, fresh (of water)   1c) lively, active (of man)   1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic)   3a) life   3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal   4a) animal   4b) life   4c) appetite   4d) revival, renewal 5) community × אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- who Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × פָּדָ֥ה pā·ḏāh has redeemed Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6299 BSB/Thayers 1) to ransom, redeem, rescue, deliver   1a) (Qal) to ransom   1b) (Niphal) to be ransomed   1c) (Hiphil) to allow one to be ransomed   1d) (Hophal) redeemed × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × נַפְשִׁ֖י nap̄·šî my life Grammar Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strongs 5315 BSB/Thayers 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion   1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man   1b) living being   1c) living being (with life in the blood)   1d) the man himself, self, person or individual   1e) seat of the appetites   1f) seat of emotions and passions   1g) activity of mind     1g1) dubious   1h) activity of the will     1h1) dubious   1i) activity of the character     1i1) dubious × מִכָּל־ mik·kāl from all Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 3605 BSB/Thayers 1) all, the whole   1a) all, the whole of   1b) any, each, every, anything   1c) totality, everything × צָרָֽה׃ ṣā·rāh distress , Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 6869 BSB/Thayers 1) straits, distress, trouble 2) vexer, rival wife דָּוִ֜ד dā·wiḏ But David אֶת־ ’eṯ- - וַיַּ֨עַן way·ya·‘an answered רֵכָ֣ב׀ rê·ḵāḇ Rechab וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- and אָחִ֗יו ’ā·ḥîw his brother בַּעֲנָ֣ה ba·‘ă·nāh Baanah , בְּנֵ֛י bə·nê the sons רִמּ֥וֹן rim·mō·wn of Rimmon הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî the Beerothite וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer - לָהֶ֑ם lā·hem - , יְהוָ֕ה Yah·weh “ As surely as the LORD חַי־ ḥay- lives , אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- who פָּדָ֥ה pā·ḏāh has redeemed אֶת־ ’eṯ- - נַפְשִׁ֖י nap̄·šî my life מִכָּל־ mik·kāl from all צָרָֽה׃ ṣā·rāh distress ,
10	when someone told me, ‘Look, Saul is dead,’ and thought he was a bearer of good news, I seized him and put him to death at Ziklag. That was his reward for his news!
	× כִּ֣י kî when Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × הַמַּגִּיד֩ ham·mag·gîḏ someone told Grammar Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 5046 BSB/Thayers 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known   1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare     1a1) to tell, announce, report     1a2) to declare, make known, expound     1a3) to inform of     1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim     1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess       1a5a) messenger (participle)   1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported × לִ֨י lî me , Grammar Preposition | first person common singular × לֵאמֹ֜ר lê·mōr . . . Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strongs 559 BSB/Thayers 1) to say, speak, utter   1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend   1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called   1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly   1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch × הִנֵּה־ hin·nêh- ‘ Look , Grammar Interjection Strongs 2009 BSB/Thayers 1) behold, lo, see, if × שָׁא֗וּל šā·’ūl Saul Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 7586 BSB/Thayers     Saul or Shaul = |desired| 1) a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the 1st king of Israel 2) an early king of Edom and a successor of Samlah 3) a son of Simeon 4) a Levite, son of Uzziah × מֵ֣ת mêṯ is dead , ’ Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 4191 BSB/Thayers 1) to die, kill, have one executed 1a)(Qal)     1a1) to die     1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death     1a3) to die, perish (of a nation)     1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct)   1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch   1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be killed, be put to death       1d1a) to die prematurely × בְּעֵינָ֔יו bə·‘ê·nāw and thought Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - cdc | third person masculine singular Strongs 5869 BSB/Thayers 1) eye   1a) eye     1a1) of physical eye     1a2) as showing mental qualities     1a3) of mental and spiritual faculties (fig.) 2) spring, fountain × וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- he Grammar Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular Strongs 1931 BSB/Thayers     pron 3p s 1) he, she, it   1a) himself (with emphasis)   1b) resuming subj with emphasis   1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate)   1d) (anticipating subj)   1e) (emphasising predicate)   1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) × הָיָ֤ה hā·yāh was Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 1961 BSB/Thayers 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out   1a) (Qal)     1a1) -----       1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass       1a1b) to come about, come to pass     1a2) to come into being, become       1a2a) to arise, appear, come       1a2b) to become         1a2b1) to become         1a2b2) to become like         1a2b3) to be instituted, be established     1a3) to be       1a3a) to exist, be in existence       1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time)       1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality)       1a3d) to accompany, be with   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about     1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone × כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙ ḵim·ḇaś·śêr a bearer of good news , Grammar Preposition-k | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strongs 1319 BSB/Thayers 1) to bear news, bear tidings, publish, preach, show forth   1a) (Piel)     1a1) to gladden with good news     1a2) to bear news     1a3) to announce (salvation) as good news, preach   1b) (Hithpael) to receive good news × וָאֹחֲזָ֣ה wā·’ō·ḥă·zāh I seized Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Strongs 270 BSB/Thayers 1) grasp, take hold, seize, take possession   1a) (Qal) to grasp, take hold of   1b) (Niphal) to be caught, grasped, be settled   1c) (Piel) to enclose, overlay   1d) (Hophal) fastened × ב֔וֹ ḇōw him Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ wā·’eh·rə·ḡê·hū and put him to death Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strongs 2026 BSB/Thayers 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to kill, slay     1a2) to destroy, ruin   1b) (Niphal) to be killed   1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain × בְּצִֽקְלָ֑ג bə·ṣiq·lāḡ at Ziklag . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 6860 BSB/Thayers         Ziklag = |winding| 1) a town in the south of Judah, later allotted to Simeon; noted for its having been the city of David given to him by king Achish of Gath and his residence when he was joined by many of his mighty warriors and when he received word of the death of Saul × אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer That Grammar Pronoun - relative Strongs 834 BSB/Thayers 1) (relative part.)   1a) which, who   1b) that which 2) (conj)   2a) that (in obj clause)   2b) when   2c) since   2d) as   2e) conditional if × לְתִתִּי־ lə·ṯit·tî- was his reward Grammar Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | first person common singular Strongs 5414 BSB/Thayers 1) to give, put, set   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to give, bestow, grant, permit, ascribe, employ, devote, consecrate, dedicate, pay wages, sell, exchange, lend, commit, entrust, give over, deliver up, yield produce, occasion, produce, requite to, report, mention, utter, stretch out, extend     1a2) to put, set, put on, put upon, set, appoint, assign, designate     1a3) to make, constitute   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be given, be bestowed, be provided, be entrusted to, be granted to, be permitted, be issued, be published, be uttered, be assigned     1b2) to be set, be put, be made, be inflicted   1c) (Hophal)     1c1) to be given, be bestowed, be given up, be delivered up     1c2) to be put upon × ל֖וֹ lōw vvv Grammar Preposition | third person masculine singular × בְּשֹׂרָֽה׃ bə·śō·rāh for [his] news ! Grammar Noun - feminine singular Strongs 1309 BSB/Thayers 1) news, good news, tidings, reward for good news   1a) good tidings   1b) tidings, news   1c) reward for good tidings כִּ֣י kî when הַמַּגִּיד֩ ham·mag·gîḏ someone told לִ֨י lî me , לֵאמֹ֜ר lê·mōr . . . הִנֵּה־ hin·nêh- ‘ Look , שָׁא֗וּל šā·’ūl Saul מֵ֣ת mêṯ is dead , ’ בְּעֵינָ֔יו bə·‘ê·nāw and thought וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- he הָיָ֤ה hā·yāh was כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙ ḵim·ḇaś·śêr a bearer of good news , וָאֹחֲזָ֣ה wā·’ō·ḥă·zāh I seized ב֔וֹ ḇōw him וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ wā·’eh·rə·ḡê·hū and put him to death בְּצִֽקְלָ֑ג bə·ṣiq·lāḡ at Ziklag . אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer That לְתִתִּי־ lə·ṯit·tî- was his reward ל֖וֹ lōw vvv בְּשֹׂרָֽה׃ bə·śō·rāh for [his] news !
11	How much more, when wicked men kill a righteous man in his own house and on his own bed, shall I not now require his blood from your hands and remove you from the earth!”
	× אַ֞ף ’ap̄ How much more , Grammar Conjunction Strongs 637 BSB/Thayers     conj (denoting addition, esp of something greater) 1) also, yea, though, so much the more adv 2) furthermore, indeed × כִּֽי־ kî- when Grammar Conjunction Strongs 3588 BSB/Thayers 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since   1a) that     1a1) yea, indeed   1b) when (of time)     1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force)   1c) because, since (causal connection)   1d) but (after negative)   1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if   1f) but rather, but   1g) except that   1h) only, nevertheless   1i) surely   1j) that is   1k) but if   1l) for though   1m) forasmuch as, for therefore × רְשָׁעִ֗ים rə·šā·‘îm wicked Grammar Adjective - masculine plural Strongs 7563 BSB/Thayers 1) wicked, criminal   1a) guilty one, one guilty of crime (subst)   1b) wicked (hostile to God)   1c) wicked, guilty of sin (against God or man) × אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ’ă·nā·šîm men Grammar Noun - masculine plural Strongs 582 BSB/Thayers 1) man, mortal man, person, mankind   1a) of an individual   1b) men (collective)   1c) man, mankind × הָרְג֧וּ hā·rə·ḡū kill Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 2026 BSB/Thayers 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to kill, slay     1a2) to destroy, ruin   1b) (Niphal) to be killed   1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × צַדִּ֛יק ṣad·dîq a righteous Grammar Adjective - masculine singular Strongs 6662 BSB/Thayers 1) just, lawful, righteous   1a) just, righteous (in government)   1b) just, right (in one's cause)   1c) just, righteous (in conduct and character)   1d) righteous (as justified and vindicated by God)   1e) right, correct, lawful × אִישׁ־ ’îš- man Grammar Noun - masculine singular Strongs 376 BSB/Thayers 1) man   1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female)   1b) husband   1c) human being, person (in contrast to God)   1d) servant   1e) mankind   1f) champion   1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) × בְּבֵית֖וֹ bə·ḇê·ṯōw in his own house Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1004 BSB/Thayers nm 1) house   1a) house, dwelling habitation   1b) shelter or abode of animals   1c) human bodies (fig.)   1d) of Sheol   1e) of abode of light and darkness   1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family   5a) those belonging to the same household   5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep   10) within × עַל־ ‘al- [and] on Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ miš·kā·ḇōw his own bed , Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 4904 BSB/Thayers 1) a lying down, couch, bier, act of lying   1a) couch, bed   1b) act of lying, lying down or sleeping room, bedroom   1c) lying down (for sexual contact) × וְעַתָּ֗ה wə·‘at·tāh shall I not now Grammar Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strongs 6258 BSB/Thayers 1) now   1a) now   1b) in phrases × הֲל֨וֹא hă·lō·w . . . Grammar Adverb - Negative particle Strongs 3808 BSB/Thayers 1) not, no   1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition)   1b) not (with modifier-negation)   1c) nothing (subst)   1d) without (with particle)   1e) before (of time) × אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ ’ă·ḇaq·qêš require Grammar Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular Strongs 1245 BSB/Thayers 1) to seek, require, desire, exact, request   1a) (Piel)     1a1) to seek to find     1a2) to seek to secure     1a3) to seek the face     1a4) to desire, demand     1a5) to require, exact     1a6) to ask, request   1b) (Pual) to be sought × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × דָּמוֹ֙ dā·mōw his blood Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strongs 1818 BSB/Thayers 1) blood   1a) of wine (fig.) × מִן־ min- from Grammar Preposition Strongs 4480 BSB/Thayers prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than   1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of   1b) out of     1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)     1b2) (of material from which something is made)     1b3) (of source or origin)   1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)   1d) from, since, after (of time)   1e) than, more than (in comparison)   1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or   1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)   1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that × מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם mî·yeḏ·ḵem your hands Grammar Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strongs 3027 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî and remove you Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strongs 1197 BSB/Thayers 1) to burn, consume, kindle, be kindled   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to begin to burn, be kindled, start burning     1a2) to burn, be burning     1a3) to burn, consume     1a4) Jehovah's wrath, human wrath (fig.)   1b) (Piel)     1b1) to kindle, burn     1b2) to consume, remove (of guilt) (fig.)   1c) (Hiphil)     1c1) to kindle     1c2) to burn up     1c3) to consume (destroy)   1d) (Pual) to burn v denom 2) to be stupid, brutish, barbarous   2a) (Qal) to be stupid, dull-hearted, unreceptive   2b) (Niphal) to be stupid, dull-hearted   2c) (Piel) to feed, graze   2d) (Hiphil) to cause to be grazed over × אֶתְכֶ֖ם ’eṯ·ḵem - Grammar Direct object marker | second person masculine plural Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × הָאָֽרֶץ׃ hā·’ā·reṣ from the earth ! ” Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 776 BSB/Thayers 1) land, earth   1a) earth     1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)     1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)     1a3) earth (inhabitants)   1b) land     1b1) country, territory     1b2) district, region     1b3) tribal territory     1b4) piece of ground     1b5) land of Canaan, Israel     1b6) inhabitants of land     1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world     1b8) city (-state)   1c) ground, surface of the earth     1c1) ground     1c2) soil   1d) (in phrases)     1d1) people of the land     1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)     1d3) level or plain country     1d4) land of the living     1d5) end(s) of the earth   1e) (almost wholly late in usage)     1e1) lands, countries       1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan אַ֞ף ’ap̄ How much more , כִּֽי־ kî- when רְשָׁעִ֗ים rə·šā·‘îm wicked אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ’ă·nā·šîm men הָרְג֧וּ hā·rə·ḡū kill אֶת־ ’eṯ- - צַדִּ֛יק ṣad·dîq a righteous אִישׁ־ ’îš- man בְּבֵית֖וֹ bə·ḇê·ṯōw in his own house עַל־ ‘al- [and] on מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ miš·kā·ḇōw his own bed , וְעַתָּ֗ה wə·‘at·tāh shall I not now הֲל֨וֹא hă·lō·w . . . אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ ’ă·ḇaq·qêš require אֶת־ ’eṯ- - דָּמוֹ֙ dā·mōw his blood מִן־ min- from מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם mî·yeḏ·ḵem your hands וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî and remove you אֶתְכֶ֖ם ’eṯ·ḵem - הָאָֽרֶץ׃ hā·’ā·reṣ from the earth ! ”
12	So David commanded his young men, and they killed Rechab and Baanah. They cut off their hands and feet and hung their bodies by the pool in Hebron, but they took the head of Ish-bosheth and buried it in Abner’s tomb in Hebron.
	× דָּוִ֨ד dā·wiḏ So David Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 1732 BSB/Thayers       David = |beloved| 1) youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × וַיְצַו֩ way·ṣaw commanded Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strongs 6680 BSB/Thayers 1) to command, charge, give orders, lay charge, give charge to, order 1a)(Piel)     1a1) to lay charge upon     1a2) to give charge to, give command to     1a3) to give charge unto     1a4) to give charge over, appoint     1a5) to give charge, command     1a6) to charge, command     1a7) to charge, commission     1a8) to command, appoint, ordain (of divine act)   1b) (Pual) to be commanded × הַנְּעָרִ֜ים han·nə·‘ā·rîm his young men , Grammar Article | Noun - masculine plural Strongs 5288 BSB/Thayers 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer   1a) boy, lad, youth   1b) servant, retainer × וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם way·ya·har·ḡūm and they killed [Rechab and Baanah] . Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural Strongs 2026 BSB/Thayers 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to kill, slay     1a2) to destroy, ruin   1b) (Niphal) to be killed   1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain × וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū They cut off Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 7112 BSB/Thayers 1) to cut off   1a) (Qal) to cut off   1b) (Piel) to cut or hew off, cut in two, cut in pieces   1c) (Pual) to be cut or hewn off × אֶת־ ’eṯ- - Grammar Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × יְדֵיהֶם֙ yə·ḏê·hem their hands Grammar Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 3027 BSB/Thayers 1) hand   1a) hand (of man)   1b) strength, power (fig.)   1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.)   1d) (various special, technical senses)     1d1) sign, monument     1d2) part, fractional part, share     1d3) time, repetition     1d4) axle-trees, axle     1d5) stays, support (for laver)     1d6) tenons (in tabernacle)     1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure)     1d8) wrists × וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם raḡ·lê·hem and feet Grammar Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural Strongs 7272 BSB/Thayers 1) foot   1a) foot, leg   1b) of God (anthropomorphic)   1c) of seraphim, cherubim, idols, animals, table   1d) according to the pace of (with prep)   1e) three times (feet, paces) × וַיִּתְל֥וּ way·yiṯ·lū and hung Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 8518 BSB/Thayers 1) to hang   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to hang       1a1a) to hang up (any object)       1a1b) to put to death by hanging   1b) (Niphal) to be hanged   1c) (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display) × עַל־ ‘al- their bodies by Grammar Preposition Strongs 5921 BSB/Thayers prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against   1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards   1b) above, beyond, over (of excess)   1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence)   1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition)   1e) over (of suspension or extension)   1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity)   1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion)   1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although × הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה hab·bə·rê·ḵāh the pool Grammar Article | Noun - feminine singular Strongs 1295 BSB/Thayers 1) pool, pond × בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn in Hebron , Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 2275 BSB/Thayers         Hebron = |association| n pr loc 1) a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar n pr m 2) the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi 3) a descendant of Caleb × וְאֵ֨ת wə·’êṯ - Grammar Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker Strongs 853 BSB/Thayers 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative × לָקָ֔חוּ lā·qā·ḥū but they took Grammar Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strongs 3947 BSB/Thayers 1) to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away   1a) (Qal)     1a1) to take, take in the hand     1a2) to take and carry along     1a3) to take from, take out of, take, carry away, take away     1a4) to take to or for a person, procure, get, take possession of, select, choose, take in marriage, receive, accept     1a5) to take up or upon, put upon     1a6) to fetch     1a7) to take, lead, conduct     1a8) to take, capture, seize     1a9) to take, carry off 1a10) to take (vengeance)   1b) (Niphal)     1b1) to be captured     1b2) to be taken away, be removed     1b3) to be taken, brought unto   1c) (Pual)     1c1) to be taken from or out of     1c2) to be stolen from     1c3) to be taken captive     1c4) to be taken away, be removed   1d) (Hophal)     1d1) to be taken unto, be brought unto     1d2) to be taken out of     1d3) to be taken away   1e) (Hithpael)     1e1) to take hold of oneself     1e2) to flash about (of lightning) × רֹ֤אשׁ rōš the head Grammar Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 7218 BSB/Thayers 1) head, top, summit, upper part, chief, total, sum, height, front, beginning   1a) head (of man, animals)   1b) top, tip (of mountain)   1c) height (of stars)   1d) chief, head (of man, city, nation, place, family, priest)   1e) head, front, beginning   1f) chief, choicest, best   1g) head, division, company, band   1h) sum × אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- vvv Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 378 BSB/Thayers                 Ishbosheth = |man of shame| 1) surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom × וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ way·yiq·bə·rū and buried Grammar Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strongs 6912 BSB/Thayers 1) to bury   1a) (Qal) to bury   1b) (Niphal) to be buried   1c) (Piel) to bury, bury (in masses)   1d) (Pual) to be buried × אַבְנֵ֖ר ’aḇ·nêr it in Abner’s Grammar Noun - proper - masculine singular Strongs 74 BSB/Thayers       Abner = |my father is a lamp| 1) Saul's cousin and army captain, treacherously slain by Joab × בְקֶֽבֶר־ ḇə·qe·ḇer- tomb Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strongs 6913 BSB/Thayers 1) grave, sepulchre, tomb × בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃פ bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn in Hebron . Grammar Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strongs 2275 BSB/Thayers         Hebron = |association| n pr loc 1) a city in south Judah approx 20 south of Jerusalem and approx 20 miles (30 km) north of Beersheba and near where Abraham built an altar n pr m 2) the 3rd son of Kohath and grandson of Levi 3) a descendant of Caleb דָּוִ֨ד dā·wiḏ So David אֶת־ ’eṯ- - וַיְצַו֩ way·ṣaw commanded הַנְּעָרִ֜ים han·nə·‘ā·rîm his young men , וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם way·ya·har·ḡūm and they killed [Rechab and Baanah] . וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū They cut off אֶת־ ’eṯ- - יְדֵיהֶם֙ yə·ḏê·hem their hands וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- - רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם raḡ·lê·hem and feet וַיִּתְל֥וּ way·yiṯ·lū and hung עַל־ ‘al- their bodies by הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה hab·bə·rê·ḵāh the pool בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn in Hebron , וְאֵ֨ת wə·’êṯ - לָקָ֔חוּ lā·qā·ḥū but they took רֹ֤אשׁ rōš the head אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- vvv בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ bō·šeṯ of Ish-bosheth וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ way·yiq·bə·rū and buried אַבְנֵ֖ר ’aḇ·nêr it in Abner’s בְקֶֽבֶר־ ḇə·qe·ḇer- tomb בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃פ bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn in Hebron .