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brought beds,מִשְׁכָּבbasins,וְסַפּוֹתand potter’sיוֹצֵרvessels,וּכְלִיwheat,וְחִטִּיםbarley,וּשְׂעֹרִיםflour,וְקֶמַחroasted grain,וְקָלִיbeans,וּפוֹלlentils,וַעֲדָשִׁיםand roasted grain,וְקָלִי
2 Samuel 17:28
Study it in the app“brought beds, basins, and potter’s vessels, wheat, barley, flour, roasted grain, beans, lentils, and roasted grain,”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 17:28, word by word
- brought bedsמִשְׁכָּבmishkav
bed
The place in the house for sleeping and resting.
Where else “mishkav” appears- basinsסַפּוֹתsapot
basin
An open vessel, of silver or gold, for drinking or for collecting a liquid.
Where else “sapot” appears- and potter’sיוֹצֵרyotser
potter
The one who works clay and shapes it into pots with his hands.
Where else “yotser” appears- vesselsכְלִיcheli
vessel
Any container for keeping or carrying liquids and food.
Where else “cheli” appears- wheatחִטִּיםchitim
wheat
Wheat.
Where else “chitim” appears- barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears- flourקֶמַחkemach
flour
Flour.
Where else “kemach” appears- roasted grainקָלִיkali
roasted grain
Grain roasted over the fire, eaten as it is.
Where else “kali” appears- beansפוֹלfol
beans
Bean, a legume eaten cooked or ground. It appears only twice in the Bible (2 Samuel 17:28; Ezekiel 4:9).
Where else “fol” appears- lentilsעֲדָשִׁיםadashim
lentils
Lentils.
Where else “adashim” appears
Translation note
The Hebrew repeats “roasted grain.”
The context
27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
28 · This verse (above)
29honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd; they brought them near to David and to the people who were with him to eat, for they said, “The people are hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the wilderness.”