2 Samuel - Interlinear Bible

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בֶּן־ ben- N-msc H1121 Now when [Ish-bosheth] son

שָׁא֗וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 of Saul

וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע way·yiš·ma‘ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H8085 heard

כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 that

אַבְנֵר֙ ’aḇ·nêr N-proper-ms H74 Abner

מֵ֤ת mêṯ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H4191 had died

בְּחֶבְר֔וֹן bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn Prep-b | N-proper-fs H2275 in Hebron,

וַיִּרְפּ֖וּ way·yir·pū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H7503 he lost

יָדָ֑יו yā·ḏāw N-fdc | 3ms H3027 courage,

וְכָל־ wə·ḵāl Conj-w | N-msc H3605 and all

יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś·rā·’êl N-proper-ms H3478 Israel

נִבְהָֽלוּ׃ niḇ·hā·lū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H926 was dismayed.

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שָׁא֟וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 Saul’s

בֶן־ ḇen- N-msc H1121 son

וּשְׁנֵ֣י ū·šə·nê Conj-w | Number-mdc H8147 had two

אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ’ă·nā·šîm N-mp H582 men

שָׂרֵֽי־ śā·rê- N-mpc H8269 who were leaders

גְדוּדִ֣ים ḡə·ḏū·ḏîm N-mp H1416 of raiding parties

הָי֪וּ hā·yū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1961 . . ..

הָאֶחָ֨ד hā·’e·ḥāḏ Art | Number-ms H259 One [was]

שֵׁם֩ šêm N-msc H8034 named

בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה ba·‘ă·nāh N-proper-ms H1196 Baanah

וְשֵׁ֧ם wə·šêm Conj-w | N-msc H8034 . . .

הַשֵּׁנִ֣י haš·šê·nî Art | Number-oms H8145 and the other

רֵכָ֗ב rê·ḵāḇ N-proper-ms H7394 Rechab;

בְּנֵ֛י bə·nê N-mpc H1121 [they were] sons

רִמּ֥וֹן rim·mō·wn N-proper-ms H7417 of Rimmon

הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י hab·bə·’e·rō·ṯî Art | N-proper-ms H886 the Beerothite

מִבְּנֵ֣י mib·bə·nê Prep-m | N-mpc H1121 of the tribe

בִנְיָמִ֑ן ḇin·yā·min N-proper-ms H1144 of Benjamin—

כִּ֚י kî Conj H3588 . . .

בְּאֵר֔וֹת bə·’ê·rō·wṯ N-proper-fs H881 Beeroth

גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 -

תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב tê·ḥā·šêḇ V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs H2803 is considered

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 part of

בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ bin·yā·min N-proper-ms H1144 Benjamin,

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הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯîm Art | N-proper-mp H886 because the Beerothites

וַיִּבְרְח֥וּ way·yiḇ·rə·ḥū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H1272 fled

גִּתָּ֑יְמָה git·tā·yə·māh N-proper-fs | 3fs H1664 to Gittaim

וַֽיִּהְיוּ־ way·yih·yū- Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H1961 and have lived

שָׁ֣ם šām Adv H8033 there

גָּרִ֔ים gā·rîm V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H1481 as foreigners

עַ֖ד ‘aḏ Prep H5704 to

הַזֶּֽה׃ס haz·zeh Art | Pro-ms H2088 this

הַיּ֥וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 day.

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וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙ wə·lî·hō·w·nā·ṯān Conj-w, Prep-l | N-proper-ms H3083 And Jonathan

בֶּן־ ben- N-msc H1121 son

שָׁא֔וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 of Saul

בֵּ֖ן bên N-ms H1121 had a son [who was]

נְכֵ֣ה nə·ḵêh Adj-msc H5223 lame in

רַגְלָ֑יִם raḡ·lā·yim N-fd H7272 [his] feet.

הָיָ֡ה hā·yāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1961 He was

חָמֵ֣שׁ ḥā·mêš Number-fs H2568 five

בֶּן־ ben- N-msc H1121 years old

שָׁנִ֣ים šā·nîm N-fp H8141 . . .

שְׁמֻעַת֩ šə·mu·‘aṯ N-fsc H8052 when the report

שָׁא֨וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 about Saul

וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן wî·hō·w·nā·ṯān Conj-w | N-proper-ms H3083 and Jonathan

בְּבֹ֣א bə·ḇō Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf H935 came

מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אל mî·yiz·rə·‘el Prep-m | N-proper-fs H3157 from Jezreel.

אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙ ’ō·man·tōw V-Qal-Prtcpl-fsc | 3ms H539 His nurse

וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּ wat·tiś·śā·’ê·hū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs | 3ms H5375 picked him up

וַתָּנֹ֔ס wat·tā·nōs Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs H5127 and fled,

וַיְהִ֞י way·hî Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H1961 . . .

בְּחָפְזָ֥הּ bə·ḥā·p̄ə·zāh Prep-b | V-Qal-Inf | 3fs H2648 but as she was hurrying

לָנ֛וּס lā·nūs Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H5127 to escape,

וַיִּפֹּ֥ל way·yip·pōl Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5307 he fell

וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַ way·yip·pā·sê·aḥ Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6452 and became lame.

וּשְׁמ֥וֹ ū·šə·mōw Conj-w | N-msc | 3ms H8034 His name

מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃ mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ N-proper-ms H4648 was Mephibosheth.

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רֵכָ֣ב rê·ḵāḇ N-proper-ms H7394 Now Rechab

וּבַעֲנָ֔ה ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh Conj-w | N-proper-ms H1196 and Baanah,

בְּנֵֽי־ bə·nê- N-mpc H1121 the sons

רִמּ֤וֹן rim·mō·wn N-proper-ms H7417 of Rimmon

הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî Art | N-proper-ms H886 the Beerothite,

וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ way·yê·lə·ḵū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H1980 set out

וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ way·yā·ḇō·’ū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H935 and arrived

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 at

בֵּ֖ית bêṯ N-msc H1004 the house

אִ֣ישׁ ’îš H378 vvv

בֹּ֑שֶׁת bō·šeṯ N-proper-ms H378 of Ish-bosheth

כְּחֹ֣ם kə·ḥōm Prep-k | N-msc H2527 in the heat

הַיּ֔וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 of the day,

וְה֣וּא wə·hū Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 while the king

הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ haṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim Art | N-mp H6672 was taking his midday

שֹׁכֵ֔ב šō·ḵêḇ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H7901 nap

אֵ֖ת ’êṯ DirObjM H853 -

מִשְׁכַּ֥ב miš·kaḇ N-msc H4904 -.

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וְ֠הֵנָּה wə·hên·nāh Conj-w | Pro-3fp H2007 -

בָּ֜אוּ bā·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H935 They entered

עַד־ ‘aḏ- Prep H5704 . . .

תּ֤וֹךְ tō·wḵ N-msc H8432 the interior

הַבַּ֙יִת֙ hab·ba·yiṯ Art | N-ms H1004 of the house

לֹקְחֵ֣י lō·qə·ḥê V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H3947 as if to get

חִטִּ֔ים ḥiṭ·ṭîm N-fp H2406 some wheat,

וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ way·yak·ku·hū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp | 3ms H5221 and they stabbed him

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 in

הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ ha·ḥō·meš Art | N-ms H2570 the stomach.

וְרֵכָ֛ב wə·rê·ḵāḇ Conj-w | N-proper-ms H7394 Then Rechab

אָחִ֖יו ’ā·ḥîw N-msc | 3ms H251 and his brother

וּבַעֲנָ֥ה ū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh Conj-w | N-proper-ms H1196 Baanah

נִמְלָֽטוּ׃ nim·lā·ṭū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H4422 slipped away.

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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ way·yā·ḇō·’ū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H935 They had entered

הַבַּ֗יִת hab·ba·yiṯ Art | N-ms H1004 the house

וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 while Ish-bosheth

שֹׁכֵ֤ב šō·ḵêḇ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H7901 was lying

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 on

מִטָּתוֹ֙ miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw N-fsc | 3ms H4296 his bed

בַּחֲדַ֣ר ba·ḥă·ḏar Prep-b | N-msc H2315 . . .

מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹ miš·kā·ḇōw N-msc | 3ms H4904 . . .,

וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙ way·yak·ku·hū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp | 3ms H5221 and having stabbed

וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּ way·mi·ṯu·hū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp | 3ms H4191 and killed him,

וַיָּסִ֖ירוּ way·yā·sî·rū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp H5493 they beheaded

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

רֹאשׁ֑וֹ rō·šōw N-msc | 3ms H7218 him,

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ way·yiq·ḥū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H3947 took

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

רֹאשׁ֔וֹ rō·šōw N-msc | 3ms H7218 his head,

וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּ way·yê·lə·ḵū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H1980 and traveled

כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 all

הַלָּֽיְלָה׃ hal·lā·yə·lāh Art | N-ms H3915 night

דֶּ֥רֶךְ de·reḵ N-csc H1870 by way

הָעֲרָבָ֖ה hā·‘ă·rā·ḇāh Art | N-fs H6160 of the Arabah.

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וַ֠יָּבִאוּ way·yā·ḇi·’ū Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp H935 They brought

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

רֹ֨אשׁ rōš N-msc H7218 the head

אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- H378 vvv

בֹּ֥שֶׁת bō·šeṯ N-proper-ms H378 of Ish-bosheth

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

דָּוִד֮ dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 David

חֶבְרוֹן֒ ḥeḇ·rō·wn N-proper-fs H2275 at Hebron

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ way·yō·mə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H559 and said

אֶל־ ’el- Prep H413 to

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ham·me·leḵ Art | N-ms H4428 the king,

הִנֵּֽה־ hin·nêh- Interjection H2009 Here is

רֹ֣אשׁ rōš N-msc H7218 the head

אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- H378 vvv

בֹּ֗שֶׁת bō·šeṯ N-proper-ms H378 of Ish-bosheth

בֶּן־ ben- N-msc H1121 son

שָׁאוּל֙ šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 of Saul,

אֹֽיִבְךָ֔ ’ō·yiḇ·ḵā V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc | 2ms H341 your enemy

אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 who

בִּקֵּ֖שׁ biq·qêš V-Piel-Perf-3ms H1245 sought

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ nap̄·še·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H5315 your life.

הַיּ֣וֹם hay·yō·wm Art | N-ms H3117 Today

הַזֶּ֔ה haz·zeh Art | Pro-ms H2088 . . .

יְ֠הוָה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD

וַיִּתֵּ֣ן way·yit·tên Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5414 has granted

נְקָמוֹת֙ nə·qā·mō·wṯ N-fp H5360 vengeance

לַֽאדֹנִ֨י la·ḏō·nî Prep-l | N-msc | 1cs H113 to my lord

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ ham·me·leḵ Art | N-ms H4428 the king

מִשָּׁא֖וּל miš·šā·’ūl Prep-m | N-proper-ms H7586 against Saul

וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃ס ū·miz·zar·‘ōw Conj-w, Prep-m | N-msc | 3ms H2233 and his offspring.

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דָּוִ֜ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 But David

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

וַיַּ֨עַן way·ya·‘an Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H6030 answered

רֵכָ֣ב׀ rê·ḵāḇ N-proper-ms H7394 Rechab

וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 and

אָחִ֗יו ’ā·ḥîw N-msc | 3ms H251 his brother

בַּעֲנָ֣ה ba·‘ă·nāh N-proper-ms H1196 Baanah,

בְּנֵ֛י bə·nê N-mpc H1121 the sons

רִמּ֥וֹן rim·mō·wn N-proper-ms H7417 of Rimmon

הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯî Art | N-proper-ms H886 the Beerothite

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר way·yō·mer Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H559 -

לָהֶ֑ם lā·hem Prep | 3mp -,

יְהוָ֕ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 As surely as the LORD

חַי־ ḥay- N-ms H2416 lives,

אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 who

פָּדָ֥ה pā·ḏāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H6299 has redeemed

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

נַפְשִׁ֖י nap̄·šî N-fsc | 1cs H5315 my life

מִכָּל־ mik·kāl Prep-m | N-msc H3605 from all

צָרָֽה׃ ṣā·rāh N-fs H6869 distress,

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כִּ֣י kî Conj H3588 when

הַמַּגִּיד֩ ham·mag·gîḏ Art | V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H5046 someone told

לִ֨י lî Prep | 1cs me,

לֵאמֹ֜ר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 . . .

הִנֵּה־ hin·nêh- Interjection H2009 Look,

שָׁא֗וּל šā·’ūl N-proper-ms H7586 Saul

מֵ֣ת mêṯ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H4191 is dead,

בְּעֵינָ֔יו bə·‘ê·nāw Prep-b | N-cdc | 3ms H5869 and thought

וְהֽוּא־ wə·hū- Conj-w | Pro-3ms H1931 he

הָיָ֤ה hā·yāh V-Qal-Perf-3ms H1961 was

כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙ ḵim·ḇaś·śêr Prep-k | V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms H1319 a bearer of good news,

וָאֹחֲזָ֣ה wā·’ō·ḥă·zāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3fs H270 I seized

ב֔וֹ ḇōw Prep | 3ms him

וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּ wā·’eh·rə·ḡê·hū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3ms H2026 and put him to death

בְּצִֽקְלָ֑ג bə·ṣiq·lāḡ Prep-b | N-proper-fs H6860 at Ziklag.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă·šer Pro-r H834 That

לְתִתִּי־ lə·ṯit·tî- Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 1cs H5414 was his reward

ל֖וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms vvv

בְּשֹׂרָֽה׃ bə·śō·rāh N-fs H1309 for [his] news!

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אַ֞ף ’ap̄ Conj H637 How much more,

כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 when

רְשָׁעִ֗ים rə·šā·‘îm Adj-mp H7563 wicked

אֲנָשִׁ֣ים ’ă·nā·šîm N-mp H582 men

הָרְג֧וּ hā·rə·ḡū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H2026 kill

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

צַדִּ֛יק ṣad·dîq Adj-ms H6662 a righteous

אִישׁ־ ’îš- N-ms H376 man

בְּבֵית֖וֹ bə·ḇê·ṯōw Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms H1004 in his own house

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 [and] on

מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ miš·kā·ḇōw N-msc | 3ms H4904 his own bed,

וְעַתָּ֗ה wə·‘at·tāh Conj-w | Adv H6258 shall I not now

הֲל֨וֹא hă·lō·w Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .

אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ ’ă·ḇaq·qêš V-Piel-Imperf-1cs H1245 require

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

דָּמוֹ֙ dā·mōw N-msc | 3ms H1818 his blood

מִן־ min- Prep H4480 from

מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם mî·yeḏ·ḵem Prep-m | N-fsc | 2mp H3027 your hands

וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י ū·ḇi·‘ar·tî Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs H1197 and remove you

אֶתְכֶ֖ם ’eṯ·ḵem DirObjM | 2mp H853 -

הָאָֽרֶץ׃ hā·’ā·reṣ Art | N-fs H776 from the earth!

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דָּוִ֨ד dā·wiḏ N-proper-ms H1732 So David

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

וַיְצַו֩ way·ṣaw Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms H6680 commanded

הַנְּעָרִ֜ים han·nə·‘ā·rîm Art | N-mp H5288 his young men,

וַיַּהַרְג֗וּם way·ya·har·ḡūm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp | 3mp H2026 and they killed [Rechab and Baanah].

וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּ way·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣū Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp H7112 They cut off

אֶת־ ’eṯ- DirObjM H853 -

יְדֵיהֶם֙ yə·ḏê·hem N-fdc | 3mp H3027 their hands

וְאֶת־ wə·’eṯ- Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -

רַגְלֵיהֶ֔ם raḡ·lê·hem N-fdc | 3mp H7272 and feet

וַיִּתְל֥וּ way·yiṯ·lū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H8518 and hung

עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 their bodies by

הַבְּרֵכָ֖ה hab·bə·rê·ḵāh Art | N-fs H1295 the pool

בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn Prep-b | N-proper-fs H2275 in Hebron,

וְאֵ֨ת wə·’êṯ Conj-w | DirObjM H853 -

לָקָ֔חוּ lā·qā·ḥū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H3947 but they took

רֹ֤אשׁ rōš N-msc H7218 the head

אִֽישׁ־ ’îš- H378 vvv

בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙ bō·šeṯ N-proper-ms H378 of Ish-bosheth

וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּ way·yiq·bə·rū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H6912 and buried

אַבְנֵ֖ר ’aḇ·nêr N-proper-ms H74 it in Abner’s

בְקֶֽבֶר־ ḇə·qe·ḇer- Prep-b | N-msc H6913 tomb

בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃פ bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn Prep-b | N-proper-fs H2275 in Hebron.

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