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2 Samuel 4— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּשְׁמַ֣עway·yiš·ma‘And when heardH8085
1בֶּן־ben-sonH1121
2שָׁא֗וּלšā·’ūl,of SaulH7586
3כִּ֣יthatH3588
4מֵ֤תmêṯhad diedH4191
5אַבְנֵר֙’aḇ·nêrAbnerH0074
6בְּחֶבְר֔וֹןbə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn,in HebronH2275
7וַיִּרְפּ֖וּway·yir·pūand he lostH7503
8יָדָ֑יוyā·ḏāw;heartH3027
9וְכָל־wə·ḵāland allH3605
10יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlIsraelH3478
11נִבְהָֽלוּ׃.niḇ·hā·lū.was troubledH0926

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּשְׁנֵ֣יū·šə·nêAnd twoH8147
1אֲנָשִׁ֣ים’ă·nā·šîmmenH0376
2שָׂרֵֽי־śā·rê-[who were] captainsH8269
3גְדוּדִ֣יםḡə·ḏū·ḏîmof troopsH1416
4הָי֪וּhā·yū[had]H1961
5בֶן־ḇen-sonH1121
6שָׁא֟וּלšā·’ūlof SaulH7586
7שֵׁם֩šêmthe nameH8034
8הָאֶחָ֨דhā·’e·ḥāḏof one [was]H0259
9בַּֽעֲנָ֜הba·‘ă·nāhBaanahH1196
10וְשֵׁ֧םwə·šêmand the nameH8034
11הַשֵּׁנִ֣יhaš·šê·nîof the secondH8145
12רֵכָ֗בrê·ḵāḇ,RechabH7394
13בְּנֵ֛יbə·nêthe sonsH1121
14רִמּ֥וֹןrim·mō·wnof RimmonH7417
15הַבְּאֶֽרֹתִ֖יhab·bə·’e·rō·ṯîthe BeerothiteH0886
16מִבְּנֵ֣יmib·bə·nêof the sonsH1121
17בִנְיָמִ֑ןḇin·yā·min;of BenjaminH1144
18כִּ֚יforH3588
19גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
20בְּאֵר֔וֹתbə·’ê·rō·wṯ,BeerothH0881
21תֵּחָשֵׁ֖בtê·ḥā·šêḇwas [part]H2803
22עַל־‘al-ofH5921
23בִּנְיָמִֽן׃bin·yā·min.BenjaminH1144

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיִּבְרְח֥וּway·yiḇ·rə·ḥūand because fledH1272
1הַבְּאֵרֹתִ֖יםhab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯîmthe BeerothitesH0886
2גִּתָּ֑יְמָהgit·tā·yə·māh;to GittaimH1664
3וַֽיִּהְיוּ־way·yih·yū-and have beenH1961
4שָׁ֣םšāmthereH8033
5גָּרִ֔יםgā·rîm,sojournersH1481
6עַ֖ד‘aḏuntilH5704
7הַיּ֥וֹםhay·yō·wmdayH3117
8הַזֶּֽה׃.haz·zeh.thisH2088
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Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְלִיהֽוֹנָתָן֙wə·lî·hō·w·nā·ṯānAnd JonathanH3083
1בֶּן־ben-sonH1121
2שָׁא֔וּלšā·’ūl,of SaulH7586
3בֵּ֖ןbênhad a son [who was]H1121
4נְכֵ֣הnə·ḵêhlame inH5223
5רַגְלָ֑יִם.raḡ·lā·yim;[his] feetH7272
6בֶּן־ben-OldH1121
7חָמֵ֣שׁḥā·mêšfiveH2568
8שָׁנִ֣יםšā·nîmyearsH8141
9הָיָ֡הhā·yāhHe wasH1961
10בְּבֹ֣אbə·ḇōwhen cameH0935
11שְׁמֻעַת֩šə·mu·‘aṯthe news aboutH8052
12שָׁא֨וּלšā·’ūlSaulH7586
13וִיהֽוֹנָתָ֜ןwî·hō·w·nā·ṯānand JonathanH3083
14מִֽיִּזְרְעֶ֗אלmî·yiz·rə·‘el,from JezreelH3157
15וַתִּשָּׂאֵ֤הוּwat·tiś·śā·’ê·hūand took him upH5375
16אֹֽמַנְתּוֹ֙’ō·man·tōwhis nurseH0539
17וַתָּנֹ֔ס.wat·tā·nōs,and fledH5127
18וַיְהִ֞יway·hîAnd it came to passH1961
19בְּחָפְזָ֥הּbə·ḥā·p̄ə·zāhas she made hasteH2648
20לָנ֛וּסlā·nūsto fleeH5127
21וַיִּפֹּ֥לway·yip·pōlthat he fellH5307
22וַיִּפָּסֵ֖חַway·yip·pā·sê·aḥand became lameH6452
23וּשְׁמ֥וֹū·šə·mōwand His name [was]H8034
24מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃.mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ.MephiboshethH4648

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּway·yê·lə·ḵūAnd set outH1980
1בְּנֵֽי־bə·nê-the sonsH1121
2רִמּ֤וֹןrim·mō·wnof RimmonH7417
3הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙hab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯîthe BeerothiteH0886
4רֵכָ֣בrê·ḵāḇRechabH7394
5וּבַעֲנָ֔הū·ḇa·‘ă·nāh,and BaanahH1196
6וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙way·yā·ḇō·’ūand came atH0935
7כְּחֹ֣םkə·ḥōmabout the heatH2527
8הַיּ֔וֹםhay·yō·wm,of the dayH3117
9אֶל־’el-toH0413
10בֵּ֖יתbêṯthe houseH1004
11אִ֣ישׁ’îšof
12בֹּ֑שֶׁתbō·šeṯ;IshboshethH0378
13וְה֣וּאwə·hūand heH1931
14שֹׁכֵ֔בšō·ḵêḇ,was lyingH7901
15אֵ֖ת’êṯonH0853
16מִשְׁכַּ֥בmiš·kaḇhis bed atH4904
17הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃.haṣ·ṣā·ho·rā·yim.noonH6672

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְ֠הֵנָּהwə·hên·nāhAnd theyH2007
1בָּ֜אוּbā·’ūcame thereH0935
2עַד־‘aḏ-all the wayH5704
3תּ֤וֹךְtō·wḵintoH8432
4הַבַּ֙יִת֙hab·ba·yiṯthe houseH1004
5לֹקְחֵ֣יlō·qə·ḥê[as though] to getH3947
6חִטִּ֔יםḥiṭ·ṭîm,wheatH2406
7וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּway·yak·ku·hūand they stabbed himH5221
8אֶל־’el-inH0413
9הַחֹ֑מֶשׁha·ḥō·meš;the stomachH2570
10וְרֵכָ֛בwə·rê·ḵāḇand RechabH7394
11וּבַעֲנָ֥הū·ḇa·‘ă·nāhand BaanahH1196
12אָחִ֖יו’ā·ḥîwhis brotherH0251
13נִמְלָֽטוּ׃.nim·lā·ṭū.escapedH4422

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיָּבֹ֣אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūFor when they came intoH0935
1הַבַּ֗יִתhab·ba·yiṯ,the houseH1004
2וְהֽוּא־wə·hū-and heH1931
3שֹׁכֵ֤בšō·ḵêḇwas lyingH7901
4עַל־‘al-onH5921
5מִטָּתוֹ֙miṭ·ṭā·ṯōwhis bedH4296
6בַּחֲדַ֣רba·ḥă·ḏarinH2315
7מִשְׁכָּב֔וֹmiš·kā·ḇōw,his bedroomH4904
8וַיַּכֻּ֙הוּ֙way·yak·ku·hūthen they struck himH5221
9וַיְמִתֻ֔הוּway·mi·ṯu·hū,and killed himH4191
10וַיָּסִ֖ירוּway·yā·sî·rūand beheadedH5493
11אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
12רֹאשׁ֑וֹrō·šōw;himH7218
13וַיִּקְחוּ֙way·yiq·ḥūand tookH3947
14אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
15רֹאשׁ֔וֹrō·šōw,his headH7218
16וַיֵּֽלְכ֛וּway·yê·lə·ḵūand were escapingH1980
17דֶּ֥רֶךְde·reḵthroughH1870
18הָעֲרָבָ֖הhā·‘ă·rā·ḇāhthe plainH6160
19כָּל־kāl-allH3605
20הַלָּֽיְלָה׃.hal·lā·yə·lāh.nightH3915

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַ֠יָּבִאוּway·yā·ḇi·’ūAnd they broughtH0935
1אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
2רֹ֨אשׁrōšthe headH7218
3אִֽישׁ־’îš-of
4בֹּ֥שֶׁתbō·šeṯIshboshethH0378
5אֶל־’el-toH0413
6דָּוִד֮dā·wiḏDavidH1732
7חֶבְרוֹן֒ḥeḇ·rō·wnat HebronH2275
8וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙way·yō·mə·rūand saidH0559
9אֶל־’el-toH0413
10הַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵ,the kingH4428
11הִנֵּֽה־hin·nêh-Here isH2009
12רֹ֣אשׁrōšthe headH7218
13אִֽישׁ־’îš--
14בֹּ֗שֶׁתbō·šeṯ,of IshboshethH0378
15בֶּן־ben-sonH1121
16שָׁאוּל֙šā·’ūlof SaulH7586
17אֹֽיִבְךָ֔’ō·yiḇ·ḵā,your enemyH0341
18אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
19בִּקֵּ֖שׁbiq·qêšsoughtH1245
20אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
21נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnap̄·še·ḵā;your lifeH5315
22וַיִּתֵּ֣ןway·yit·tênand has avengedH5414
23יְ֠הוָהYah·wehYahwehH3068
24לַֽאדֹנִ֨יla·ḏō·nîmy lordH0113
25הַמֶּ֤לֶךְham·me·leḵthe kingH4428
26נְקָמוֹת֙nə·qā·mō·wṯhas avengedH5360
27הַיּ֣וֹםhay·yō·wmdayH3117
28הַזֶּ֔הhaz·zeh,thisH2088
29מִשָּׁא֖וּלmiš·šā·’ūlof SaulH7586
30וּמִזַּרְעֽוֹ׃.ū·miz·zar·‘ōw.and his descendantsH2233
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Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיַּ֨עַןway·ya·‘anBut answeredH6030
1דָּוִ֜דdā·wiḏDavidH1732
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3רֵכָ֣ב ׀rê·ḵāḇRechabH7394
4וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
5בַּעֲנָ֣הba·‘ă·nāhBaanahH1196
6אָחִ֗יו’ā·ḥîw,his brotherH0251
7בְּנֵ֛יbə·nêthe sonsH1121
8רִמּ֥וֹןrim·mō·wnof RimmonH7417
9הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖יhab·bə·’ê·rō·ṯîthe BeerothiteH0886
10וַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merand saidH0559
11לָהֶ֑םlā·hem;to them
12חַי־ḥay-[As] livesH2416
13יְהוָ֕הYah·wehYahwehH3068
14אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whoH0834
15פָּדָ֥הpā·ḏāhhas redeemedH6299
16אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
17נַפְשִׁ֖יnap̄·šîmy lifeH5315
18מִכָּל־mik·kālfrom allH3605
19צָרָֽה׃ṣā·rāh.adversityH6869

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֣יwhenH3588
1הַמַּגִּיד֩ham·mag·gîḏsomeone toldH5046
2לִ֨יme
3לֵאמֹ֜רlê·mōrsayingH0559
4הִנֵּה־hin·nêh-LookH2009
5מֵ֣תmêṯis deadH4191
6שָׁא֗וּלšā·’ūl,SaulH7586
7וְהֽוּא־wə·hū-and heH1931
8הָיָ֤הhā·yāhto haveH1961
9כִמְבַשֵּׂר֙ḵim·ḇaś·śêrbrought good newsH1319
10בְּעֵינָ֔יוbə·‘ê·nāw,thoughtH5869
11וָאֹחֲזָ֣הwā·’ō·ḥă·zāhand I arrestedH0270
12ב֔וֹḇōw,him
13וָאֶהְרְגֵ֖הוּwā·’eh·rə·ḡê·hūand had him executedH2026
14בְּצִֽקְלָ֑גbə·ṣiq·lāḡ;in ZiklagH6860
15אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerthe one whoH0834
16לְתִתִּי־lə·ṯit·tî-[thought] I would give a rewardH5414
17ל֖וֹlōwhim
18בְּשֹׂרָֽה׃bə·śō·rāh.for [his] newsH1309

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַ֞ף’ap̄how much moreH0637
1כִּֽי־kî-whenH3588
2אֲנָשִׁ֣ים’ă·nā·šîmmenH0376
3רְשָׁעִ֗יםrə·šā·‘îm,wickedH7563
4הָרְג֧וּhā·rə·ḡūhave killedH2026
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6אִישׁ־’îš-a personH0376
7צַדִּ֛יקṣad·dîqrighteousH6662
8בְּבֵית֖וֹbə·ḇê·ṯōwin his own houseH1004
9עַל־‘al-onH5921
10מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ؟miš·kā·ḇōw;his bedH4904
11וְעַתָּ֗הwə·‘at·tāh,therefore nowH6258
12הֲל֨וֹאhă·lō·wshall notH3808
13אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ’ă·ḇaq·qêšI requireH1245
14אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
15דָּמוֹ֙dā·mōwhis bloodH1818
16מִיֶּדְכֶ֔םmî·yeḏ·ḵem,at your handH3027
17וּבִעַרְתִּ֥יū·ḇi·‘ar·tîand removeH1197
18אֶתְכֶ֖ם’eṯ·ḵemyouH0853
19מִן־min-fromH4480
20הָאָֽרֶץ׃؟hā·’ā·reṣ.the earthH0776

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וַיְצַו֩way·ṣawso commandedH6680
1דָּוִ֨דdā·wiḏDavidH1732
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3הַנְּעָרִ֜יםhan·nə·‘ā·rîmhis young menH5288
4וַיַּהַרְג֗וּםway·ya·har·ḡūm,and they executed themH2026
5וַֽיְקַצְּצ֤וּway·qaṣ·ṣə·ṣūand cut offH7112
6אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
7יְדֵיהֶם֙yə·ḏê·hemtheir handsH3027
8וְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-andH0853
9רַגְלֵיהֶ֔םraḡ·lê·hem,feetH7272
10וַיִּתְל֥וּway·yiṯ·lūand hanged [them]H8518
11עַל־‘al-byH5921
12הַבְּרֵכָ֖הhab·bə·rê·ḵāhthe poolH1295
13בְּחֶבְר֑וֹן.bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn;in HebronH2275
14וְאֵ֨תwə·’êṯButH0853
15רֹ֤אשׁrōšthe headH7218
16אִֽישׁ־’îš-of
17בֹּ֙שֶׁת֙bō·šeṯIshboshethH0378
18לָקָ֔חוּlā·qā·ḥū,they tookH3947
19וַיִּקְבְּר֥וּway·yiq·bə·rūand buried [it]H6912
20בְקֶֽבֶר־ḇə·qe·ḇer-in the tombH6913
21אַבְנֵ֖ר’aḇ·nêrof AbnerH0074
22בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן׃.bə·ḥeḇ·rō·wn.in HebronH2275
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