2 Samuel 4

Rechab and Baanah, captains under Ish-bosheth, murder him in his bed hoping for reward from David, but David condemns their treachery and has them executed, burying Ish-bosheth's head honorably.[1][5][8]

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Verse 2
וּ/שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤍𐤉 usheney and two and two of and two of HC/Acmdc אֲנָשִׁ֣ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men men HNcmpa שָׂרֵֽי 𐤔𐤓𐤉 sarey captains chiefs of chiefs of HNcmpc גְדוּדִ֣ים 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 gedudim of bands raiding bands raiding bands HNcmpa הָי֪וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu were they were they were HVqp3cp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son son of son of HNcmsc שָׁא֟וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp שֵׁם֩ 𐤔𐤌 shem name name-of name of HNcmsc הָ/אֶחָ֨ד 𐤄/𐤀𐤇𐤃 haechad Eka (Bemba) of the one the one the one HTd/Acmsa בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה 𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤄 baanah Baanah In Affliction Baanah HNp וְ/שֵׁ֧ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 veshem and name and name-of and name-of HC/Ncmsc הַ/שֵּׁנִ֣י 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉 hasheni of the second the second one the second one HTd/Aomsa רֵכָ֗ב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhav Rechab Rekab Rekhav HNp בְּנֵ֛י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of sons of HNcmpc רִמּ֥וֹן 𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍 rimon of Rimmon Pomegranate-One Rimon HNp הַ/בְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖י 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉 habeeroti the Beerothite the Beerothite man the Beeroti HTd/Ngmsa מִ/בְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) from sons from sons of from sons of HR/Ncmpc בִנְיָמִ֑ן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 vineyamin of Benjamin Son of the Right Hand Bineyamin HNp כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa בְּאֵר֔וֹת 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤕 beerot Beeroth Beeroth Beerot HNp תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב 𐤕𐤇𐤔𐤁 techashev is reckoned she will be considered it will be considered HVNi3fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon upon HR בִּנְיָמִֽן 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 bineyamin Benjamin Right-hand son Bineyamin HNp
Verse 4
וְ/לִ/יהֽוֹנָתָן֙ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 velihonatan And to Jonathan and to YHWH-has-given and to Yehonatan HC/R/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp בֵּ֖ן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) a son son son HNcmsa נְכֵ֣ה 𐤍𐤊𐤄 nekheh lame stricken one lame one HAamsc רַגְלָ֑יִם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 ragelayim of feet two feet two feet HNcfda בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-3 Bene (Bemba) [he was] a son son son HNcmsc חָמֵ֣שׁ 𐤇𐤌𐤔 chamesh five five five HAcfsa שָׁנִ֣ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa הָיָ֡ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah he was he was / he became he was HVqp3ms בְּ/בֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤁𐤀 bevo at the coming coming at the coming HR/Vqc שְׁמֻעַת֩ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shemuat of the news report of report of HNcfsc שָׁא֨וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul-2 of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וִ/יהֽוֹנָתָ֜ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 vihonatan and Jonathan And YHWH-has-given and Yehonatan HC/Np מִֽ/יִּזְרְעֶ֗אל 𐤌/𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤀𐤋 miyizereel from Jezreel from El-sows from Yizereel HR/Np וַ/תִּשָּׂאֵ֤/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vatisaehu and she took him up and she lifted him and she lifted him HC/Vqw3fs/Sp3ms אֹֽמַנְתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤕/𐤅 omaneto his nurse his nurturing one his nurse HVqrfsc/Sp3ms וַ/תָּנֹ֔ס 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤎 vatanos and fled and she fled and she fled HC/Vqw3fs וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and it was and he became and it happened HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/חָפְזָ֥/הּ 𐤁/𐤇𐤐𐤆/𐤄 bechafezah in her haste in her anxious haste in her haste HR/Vqc/Sp3fs לָ/נ֛וּס 𐤋/𐤍𐤅𐤎 lanus to flee to flee to flee HR/Vqc וַ/יִּפֹּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol that he fell and he fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּפָּסֵ֖חַ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤎𐤇 vayipasecha Zabuka (Kirundi) and became lame and he was limping and became lame HC/VNw3ms וּ/שְׁמ֥/וֹ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌/𐤅 ushemo and his name and his name and his name HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת 𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 mefivoshet [was] Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame Mefivoshet HNp
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וַ/יָּבֹ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and they came they came they came HC/Vqw3mp הַ/בַּ֗יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-house the house HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he and he HC/Pp3ms שֹׁכֵ֤ב 𐤔𐤊𐤁 shokhev lying one who lies down lying down HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR מִטָּת/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤈𐤕/𐤅 mitato his bed his reclining couch his bed HNcfsc/Sp3ms בַּ/חֲדַ֣ר 𐤁/𐤇𐤃𐤓 bachadar in chamber in the enclosed chamber of in the enclosed room of HR/Ncmsc מִשְׁכָּב֔/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤅 mishekavo his sleeping place his lying-place his bed HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יַּכֻּ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vayakuhu and they struck him they struck him they struck him HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms וַ/יְמִתֻ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕/𐤄𐤅 vayemituhu and they killed him and they caused him to die and they caused him to die HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms וַ/יָּסִ֖ירוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅 vayasiru and they removed and they caused to turn aside and they removed HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֹאשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּקְחוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇𐤅 vayiqechu and they took and they took and they took HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֹאשׁ֔/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho-2 his head his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/יֵּֽלְכ֛וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went they went and they went HC/Vqw3mp דֶּ֥רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way path of way of HNcbsc הָ/עֲרָבָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤄 haaravah the Arabah the arid plain the arid plain HTd/Ncfsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of all of HNcmsc הַ/לָּֽיְלָה 𐤄/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 halayelah the night the night the night HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 8
וַ֠/יָּבִאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and they brought and they caused to enter and they brought HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo רֹ֨אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head head HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man individual man Ish Boshet HNcmsc בֹּ֥שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 boshet Bosheth Man-of-Shame Ish Boshet HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward toward HR דָּוִד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp חֶבְרוֹן֒ 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 cheveron Hebron Alliance-Place Cheveron HNp וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward toward HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הִנֵּֽה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh bona (Lozi) behold Look! look HTm רֹ֣אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh-2 head head head HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish-2 of man individual man Ish Boshet HNp בֹּ֗שֶׁת 𐤁𐤔𐤕 boshet-2 Bosheth Man-of-Shame Ish Boshet HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son son HNcmsc שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אֹֽיִבְ/ךָ֔ 𐤀𐤉𐤁/𐤊 oyivekha your enemy your hostile-one your enemy HVqrmsc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr בִּקֵּ֖שׁ 𐤁𐤒𐤔 biqesh sought he sought diligently he sought diligently HVpp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo נַפְשֶׁ֑/ךָ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤊 nafeshekha your life your living being your life HNcbsc/Sp2ms וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and he has given and he gave and he gave HC/Vqw3ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לַֽ/אדֹנִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 ladoni to my lord to my lord to my lord HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa נְקָמוֹת֙ 𐤍𐤒𐤌𐤅𐤕 neqamot vengeance acts of vengeance acts of vengeance HNcfpa הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this one this one HTd/Pdxms מִ/שָּׁא֖וּל 𐤌/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 mishaul from Saul from Shaul from Shaul HR/Np וּ/מִ/זַּרְעֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 umizareo and from his offspring and from his seed and from his seed HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 9
וַ/יַּ֨עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and answered and he responded and he answered HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo רֵכָ֣ב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhav Rechab Rekab Rekhav HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To בַּעֲנָ֣ה 𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤄 baanah Baanah In Affliction Baanah HNp אָחִ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 achiv his brother his brother his brother HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּנֵ֛י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc רִמּ֥וֹן 𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍 rimon Rimmon Pomegranate-One Rimon HNp הַ/בְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉 habeeroti the Beerothite the Beerothite man the Beeroti HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them to them HR/Sp3mp חַי 𐤇𐤉 chay lives living living HAamsa יְהוָ֕ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr פָּדָ֥ה 𐤐𐤃𐤄 padah has redeemed he ransomed he redeemed HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo נַפְשִׁ֖/י 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤉 nafeshi my life my living being my life HNcbsc/Sp1cs מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc צָרָֽה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah distress constraining distress constraining distress HNcfsa
Verse 10
כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for/because HC הַ/מַּגִּיד֩ 𐤄/𐤌𐤂𐤉𐤃 hamagid the one telling the one making known the one declaring HTd/Vhrmsa לִ֨/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs לֵ/אמֹ֜ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc הִנֵּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh bona (Lozi) behold Look! look HTm מֵ֣ת 𐤌𐤕 met is dead the dying one is dead HVqp3ms שָׁא֗וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he and he HC/Pp3ms הָיָ֤ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah was he was / he became was HVqp3ms כִ/מְבַשֵּׂר֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤁𐤔𐤓 khimevaser as a bringer of good news as a good-news herald as a bringer of good news HR/Vprmsa בְּ/עֵינָ֔י/ו 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 beeynayv Enyi (Fante) in his eyes in his eyes in his eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3ms וָ/אֹחֲזָ֣/ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆/𐤄 vaochazah and I seized him and I seized and I seized HC/Vqw1cs/Sh ב֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo him him HR/Sp3ms וָ/אֶהְרְגֵ֖/הוּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤂/𐤄𐤅 vaeheregehu and killed him and I slew him and I killed him HC/Vqw1cs/Sp3ms בְּ/צִֽקְלָ֑ג 𐤁/𐤑𐤒𐤋𐤂 betsiqelag in Ziklag in Tsiqlag in Tsiqelag HR/Np אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which that which HTr לְ/תִתִּ/י 𐤋/𐤕𐤕/𐤉 letiti to give to me to give me to give me HR/Vqc/Sp1cs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms בְּשֹׂרָֽה 𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤄 besorah for a reward good-news report good-news report HNcfsa
Verse 11
אַ֞ף 𐤀𐤐 af How much more indeed indeed HTa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because for HC אֲנָשִׁ֣ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim men men men HNcmpa רְשָׁעִ֗ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim wicked wicked men wicked men HAampa הָרְג֧וּ 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅 haregu have killed they killed they killed HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man man HNcmsa צַדִּ֛יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa בְּ/בֵית֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto in his house in his house in his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon upon HR מִשְׁכָּב֑/וֹ 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁/𐤅 mishekavo his bed his lying-place his bed HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and now and now and now HC/D הֲ/ל֨וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo shall I not is it not? is it not? HTi/Tn אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ 𐤀𐤁𐤒𐤔 avaqesh require I earnestly seek I earnestly seek HVpi1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (direct object marker) object-marker [·] HTo דָּמ/וֹ֙ 𐤃𐤌/𐤅 damo his blood his blood his blood HNcmsc/Sp3ms מִ/יֶּדְ/כֶ֔ם 𐤌/𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 miyedekhem from your hand from your (mp) hand from your (mp) hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp2mp וּ/בִעַרְתִּ֥י 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤉 uviareti pya (Bemba) and destroy and I burned up and I burned up HC/Vpq1cs אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa
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וַ/יְצַו֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he commanded and he commanded HC/Vpw3ms דָּוִ֨ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo הַ/נְּעָרִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hanearim the young men the youths the youths HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יַּהַרְג֗וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤅/𐤌 vayaharegum and killed them they killed them they killed them HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp וַֽ/יְקַצְּצ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤑𐤑𐤅 vayeqatsetsu and cut off and they chopped off and they cut off HC/Vpw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker [·] HTo יְדֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem their hands their two hands their two hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To רַגְלֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 rageleyhem their feet their feet their feet HNcfdc/Sp3mp וַ/יִּתְל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤋𐤅 vayitelu and hanged and they hung and they hung HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR הַ/בְּרֵכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberekhah the pool the water-reservoir the pool HTd/Ncfsa בְּ/חֶבְר֑וֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 becheveron in Hebron in Alliance-Place in Cheveron HR/Np וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To רֹ֤אשׁ 𐤓𐤀𐤔 rosh head head head HNcmsc אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man individual man Ish Boshet HNp בֹּ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤁𐤔𐤕 boshet Bosheth Man-of-Shame Ish Boshet HNp לָקָ֔חוּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 laqachu they took they took they took HVqp3cp וַ/יִּקְבְּר֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayiqeberu and buried and they buried and they buried HC/Vqw3mp בְ/קֶֽבֶר 𐤁/𐤒𐤁𐤓 veqever in grave in a grave of in a grave HR/Ncmsc אַבְנֵ֖ר 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤓 avener of Abner Father-Lamp Avener HNp בְּ/חֶבְרֽוֹן 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤍 becheveron-2 in Hebron in Alliance-Place in Cheveron HR/Np