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Davidדָּוִדsaidוַיֹּאמֶרtoאֶלthe Gibeonites,הַגִּבְעֹנִים“Whatמָהshall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהfor you?לָכֶםAnd with whatוּבַמָּהshall I make expiation,אֲכַפֵּרso that you may blessוּבָרְכוּthe inheritanceנַחֲלַתof YHWH?”יְהוָה
2 Samuel 21:3
Study it in the app“David said to the Gibeonites, “What shall I do for you? And with what shall I make expiation, so that you may bless the inheritance of YHWH?””
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 21:3, word by word
- Davidדָּוִדdavid
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- the Gibeonitesגִּבְעֹנִיםgivonim
Gibeonite
Gibeonite: an inhabitant of Gibeon, a city north of Jerusalem. The Gibeonites were not Israelites; they remained among Israel because of the oath Joshua made to them (Joshua 9).
Where else “givonim” appears- shall I doאֶעֱשֶׂהeese
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears- shall I make expiationאֲכַפֵּרachaper
atone
To cover guilt so there is forgiveness.
Where else “achaper” appears- so that you may blessבָרְכוּvarchu
greet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “varchu” appears- the inheritanceנַחֲלַתnachalat
inheritance
Land or goods passed from parents to children.
Where else “nachalat” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears
The context
2The king called the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not of the sons of Israel; they were rather of the remnant of the Amorite; and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, but Saul sought to strike them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah.)
3 · This verse (above)
4The Gibeonites said to him, “We have no matter of silver or gold with Saul or with his house, and we have no man to put to death in Israel.” He said, “Whatever you say, I will do for you.”