2 Samuel 4 שְׁמוּאֵל ב פרק ד׳

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1. 1

   וַיִּשְׁמַעand-he-heardבֶּן־שָׁאוּלson-of-SaulכִּיthatמֵתdiedאַבְנֵרAbnerבְּחֶבְרוֹןin-Hebronוַיִּרְפּוּwere-feebleיָדָיוhis-handsוְכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵלand-all-Israelנִבְהָלוּ׃were-terrified

   And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled.

2. 2

   וּשְׁנֵיand-the-twoאֲנָשִׁיםmenשָׂרֵי־גְדוּדִיםcaptains-of-bandsהָיוּwereבֶן־שָׁאוּלson-of-Saulשֵׁםthe-name-ofהָאֶחָדthe-oneבַּעֲנָהBaanahוְשֵׁםand-the-name-ofהַשֵּׁנִיthe-otherרֵכָבRechabבְּנֵיthe-sons-ofרִמּוֹןRimmonהַבְּאֵרֹתִיthe-Beerothiteמִבְּנֵיof-the-children-ofבִנְיָמִןBenjaminכִּיforגַּם־בְּאֵרוֹתalso-Beerothתֵּחָשֵׁבis-reckonedעַל־בִּנְיָמִן׃to-Benjamin

   And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin: (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:

3. 3

   וַיִּבְרְחוּand-fledהַבְּאֵרֹתִיםthe-Beerothitesגִּתָּיְמָהto-Gittaimוַיִּהְיוּ־שָׁםand-they-were-thereגָּרִיםsojournersעַדuntilהַיּוֹםthe-dayהַזֶּה׃this

   And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there until this day.)

4. 4

   וְלִיהוֹנָתָןand-to-Jonathanבֶּן־שָׁאוּלson-of-Saulבֵּןa-sonנְכֵהlame-ofרַגְלָיִםfeetבֶּן־חָמֵשׁson-of-fiveשָׁנִיםyearsהָיָהwasבְּבֹאwhen-cameשְׁמֻעַתthe-tidings-ofשָׁאוּלSaulוִיהוֹנָתָןand-Jonathanמִיִּזְרְעֶאלfrom-Jezreelוַתִּשָּׂאֵהוּand-took-him-upאֹמַנְתּוֹhis-nurseוַתָּנֹסand-fledוַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passבְּחׇפְזָהּas-she-made-hasteלָנוּסto-fleeוַיִּפֹּלand-fellוַיִּפָּסֵחַand-became-lameוּשְׁמוֹand-his-nameמְפִיבֹשֶׁת׃Mephibosheth

   And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

5. 5

   וַיֵּלְכוּand-they-wentבְּנֵי־רִמּוֹןsons-of-Rimmonהַבְּאֵרֹתִיthe-BeerothiteרֵכָבRechabוּבַעֲנָהand-Baanahוַיָּבֹאוּand-they-cameכְּחֹםabout-the-heat-ofהַיּוֹםthe-dayאֶל־בֵּיתto-the-house-ofאִישׁIsh-בֹּשֶׁתboshethוְהוּאand-heשֹׁכֵבlying-downאֵת־מִשְׁכַּבfor-the-rest-ofהַצׇּהֳרָיִם׃the-midday

   And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, who lay on a bed at noon.

6. 6

   וְהֵנָּהand-theyבָּאוּcameעַד־תּוֹךְinto-the-midst-ofהַבַּיִתthe-houseלֹקְחֵיas-though-fetchingחִטִּיםwheatוַיַּכֻּהוּand-they-smote-himאֶל־הַחֹמֶשׁin-the-bellyוְרֵכָבand-Rechabוּבַעֲנָהand-Baanahאָחִיוhis-brotherנִמְלָטוּ׃escaped

   And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

7. 7

   וַיָּבֹאוּand-they-cameהַבַּיִתthe-houseוְהוּא־שֹׁכֵבand-he-layעַל־מִטָּתוֹupon-his-bedבַּחֲדַרin-the-chamber-ofמִשְׁכָּבוֹhis-bedוַיַּכֻּהוּand-they-smote-himוַיְמִתֻהוּand-slew-himוַיָּסִירוּand-beheadedאֶת־רֹאשׁוֹhis-headוַיִּקְחוּand-they-tookאֶת־רֹאשׁוֹhis-headוַיֵּלְכוּand-they-wentדֶּרֶךְby-the-way-ofהָעֲרָבָהthe-Arabahכׇּל־הַלָּיְלָה׃all-the-night

   For when they came into the house, he lay on his bed in his bedchamber, and they smote him, and slew him, and beheaded him, and took his head, and gat them away through the plain all night.

8. 8

   וַיָּבִאוּand-they-broughtאֶת־רֹאשׁhead-ofאִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁתman-of-boshethאֶל־דָּוִדto-DavidחֶבְרוֹןHebronוַיֹּאמְרוּand-they-saidאֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְunto-the-kingהִנֵּה־רֹאשׁbehold-head-ofאִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁתman-of-boshethבֶּן־שָׁאוּלson-of-Saulאֹיִבְךָyour-enemyאֲשֶׁרwhichבִּקֵּשׁsoughtאֶת־נַפְשֶׁךָyour-lifeוַיִּתֵּןand-gaveיְהֹוָהthe-LORDלַאדֹנִיto-my-masterהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingנְקָמוֹתavengedהַיּוֹםthe-dayהַזֶּהthisמִשָּׁאוּלfrom-Saulוּמִזַּרְעוֹ׃and-of-his-seed

   And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life; and the LORD hath avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his seed.

9. 9

   וַיַּעַןand-answeredדָּוִדDavidאֶת־רֵכָבRechabוְאֶת־בַּעֲנָהand-Baanahאָחִיוhis-brotherבְּנֵיthe-sons-ofרִמּוֹןRimmonהַבְּאֵרֹתִיthe-Beerothiteוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלָהֶםto-themחַי־יְהֹוָהas-the-LORD-livesאֲשֶׁר־פָּדָהwhich-redeemedאֶת־נַפְשִׁיmy-soulמִכׇּל־צָרָה׃out-of-all-adversity

   And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

10. 10

    כִּיforהַמַּגִּידone-toldלִיto-meלֵאמֹרsayingהִנֵּה־מֵתbehold-is-deadשָׁאוּלSaulוְהוּא־הָיָהand-he-wasכִמְבַשֵּׂרas-bringing-good-tidingsבְּעֵינָיוin-his-eyesוָאֹחֲזָהand-I-took-holdבוֹof-himוָאֶהְרְגֵהוּand-slew-himבְּצִקְלָגin-Ziklagאֲשֶׁרwhichלְתִתִּי־לוֹwhich-was-my-giving-himבְּשֹׂרָה׃for-his-tidings

    When one told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking to have brought good tidings, I took hold of him, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his tidings:

11. 11

    אַףhow-much-moreכִּי־אֲנָשִׁיםbecause-menרְשָׁעִיםwickedהָרְגוּhave-slainאֶת־אִישׁ־צַדִּיקa-righteous-personבְּבֵיתוֹin-his-houseעַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹupon-his-bedוְעַתָּהand-nowהֲלוֹאis-it-notאֲבַקֵּשׁshall-I-requireאֶת־דָּמוֹhis-bloodמִיֶּדְכֶםof-your-handוּבִעַרְתִּיand-take-awayאֶתְכֶםyouמִן־הָאָרֶץ׃from-the-land

    How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

12. 12

    וַיְצַוand-commandedדָּוִדDavidאֶת־הַנְּעָרִיםthe-young-menוַיַּהַרְגוּםand-they-slew-themוַיְקַצְּצוּand-cut-offאֶת־יְדֵיהֶםtheir-handsוְאֶת־רַגְלֵיהֶםand-their-feetוַיִּתְלוּand-hanged-them-upעַל־הַבְּרֵכָהover-the-poolבְּחֶבְרוֹןin-Hebronוְאֵתandרֹאשׁthe-head-ofאִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁתman-of-boshethלָקָחוּthey-tookוַיִּקְבְּרוּand-they-buriedבְקֶבֶר־אַבְנֵרin-the-tomb-of-Abnerבְּחֶבְרוֹן׃in-Hebron

    And David commanded his young men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron.