They buriedוַיִּקְבְּרוּthe bonesעַצְמוֹתof Saulשָׁאוּלand Jonathanוִיהוֹנָתָןhis sonבְּנוֹin the landבְּאֶרֶץof Benjamin,בִּנְיָמִןin Zela,בְּצֵלָעin the tombבְּקֶבֶרof Kishקִישׁhis father;אָבִיוand they didוַיַּעֲשׂוּallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְcommanded.צִוָּהAnd afterאַחֲרֵיthatכֵןElohimאֱלֹהִיםheeded the pleaוַיֵּעָתֵרfor the land.לָאָרֶץ
2 Samuel 21:14
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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".
Where else “shaul” appears- 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".
Where else “yhonatan” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- in the landאֶרֶץerets
land
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appears- 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".
Where else “binyamin” appears- 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.
Where else “kever” appears- of Kishקִישׁkish
Kish
Kish: the name of several people; best known is the father of King Saul, of the tribe of Benjamin.
Where else “kish” appears- his fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- and they didיַּעֲשׂוּyaasu
carry out
To do what is commanded.
Where else “yaasu” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- heeded the pleaיֵּעָתֵרyeater
be entreated
God accepts the plea and responds.
Where else “yeater” appears
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.