But to the sonsוְלִבְנֵיof Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּיthe Gileaditeהַגִּלְעָדִיshowתַּעֲשֶׂהloyal love,חֶסֶדand let them beוְהָיוּamong those who eatבְּאֹכְלֵיat your table;שֻׁלְחָנֶךָforכִּיsoכֵןthey came nearקָרְבוּto meאֵלַיwhen I fledבְּבָרְחִיfromמִפְּנֵיAbsalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםyour brother.אָחִיךָ
1 Kings 2:7
Study it in the app“But to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite show loyal love, and let them be among those who eat at your table; for so they came near to me when I fled from Absalom your brother.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 2:7, word by word
- But to the sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Barzillaiבַרְזִלַּיvarzilay
Barzillai
Barzillai: the name of several men in the Bible: the rich old Gileadite from Rogelim who brought provisions to David when he fled from Absalom (2 Samuel 17 and 19); a man of Meholah, father of Adriel (2 Samuel 21:8); and a priest who took that name by marrying a daughter of the Gileadite (Ezra 2:61). The lexicon relates the name to "iron."
Where else “varzilay” appears- the Gileaditeגִּלְעָדִיgiladi
Gileadite
Gileadite: a descendant of Gilead, or an inhabitant of the region of Gilead.
Where else “giladi” appears- showתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears- loyal loveחֶסֶדchesed
faithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appears- and let them beהָיוּhayu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayu” appears- among those who eatאֹכְלֵיochle
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochle” appears- at your tableשֻׁלְחָנֶshulchane
meal
The meal: eating at someone's table.
Where else “shulchane” appears- they came nearקָרְבוּkarvu
come near
To come near to someone or something.
Where else “karvu” appears- when I fledבָרְחִvarchi
flee
To run away to save oneself from a danger or from someone.
Where else “varchi” appears- fromפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- Absalomאַבְשָׁלוֹםavshalom
Absalom
Absalom: third son of David, born of Maacah; he rebelled against his father (2 Samuel 13–18). The name, also written in a longer form (Abishalom), means "father of peace"; it is borne also by the father of Maacah, Rehoboam's wife.
Where else “avshalom” appears- your brotherאָחִיachi
brother
A son of the same father or the same mother.
Where else “achi” appears
The context
6So act according to your wisdom, and do not bring down his gray hair in peace to Sheol.
7 · This verse (above)
8And there is with you Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, who cursed me with a grievous curse on the day I went to Mahanaim; but he came down to meet me at the Jordan, and I swore to him by YHWH, saying, ‘I will not put you to death with the sword.’