2 Samuel 21:14

“They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the land of Benjamin, in Zela, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they did all that the king commanded. And after that Elohim heeded the plea for the land.”

2 Samuel 21:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 21:14, word by word

They buriedיִּקְבְּרוּyikbru

bury

Bury.

Where else “yikbru” appears
the bonesעַצְמוֹתatsmot

bone

Each hard piece of the skeleton; also the body itself, of the dead or the living.

Where else “atsmot” appears
of Saulשָׁאוּלshaul

Saul

Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".

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and Jonathanיהוֹנָתָןyhonatan

Jonathan

Jonathan: the long form ("Jehonathan") of the same name as יוֹנָתָן; the Hebrew uses both for the same people, and this translation spells them alike. It means "YHWH has given".

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his sonבְּנben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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in the landאֶרֶץerets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִןbinyamin

Benjamin

Benjamin, the youngest son of Jacob and Rachel; also the tribe that came from him and its land. The name means "son of the right hand".

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in Zelaצֵלָעtsela

Zela

Zela: a town of Benjamin where Saul was buried (2 Samuel 21:14).

Where else “tsela” appears
in the tombקֶבֶרkever

tomb

Tomb, grave.

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of Kishקִישׁkish

Kish

Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.

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his fatherאָבִיavi

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

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and they didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu

carry out

To do what is commanded.

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the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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commandedצִוָּהtsiva

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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heeded the pleaיֵּעָתֵרyeater

be entreated

God accepts the plea and responds.

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The context

13He brought up from there the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son, and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged.

14 · This verse (above)

15There was war again between the Philistines and Israel, and David went down, and his servants with him, and they fought the Philistines; and David grew weary.

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