Study it in the app“The 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.””
The Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִיםsaidוַיֹּאמְרוּto him,לוֹ“We haveלָנוּno matter ofאֵיןsilverכֶּסֶףor goldוְזָהָבwithעִםSaulשָׁאוּלor withוְעִםhis house,בֵּיתוֹand we haveלָנוּnoוְאֵיןmanאִישׁto put to deathלְהָמִיתin Israel.”בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלHe said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Whateverמָהyouאַתֶּםsay,אֹמְרִיםI will doאֶעֱשֶׂהfor you.”לָכֶם
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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearssilver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appearsgold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearsSaul
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” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearseach
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “hamit” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “eese” appears3David 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?”
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5They said to the king, “The man who consumed us and who planned against us, so that we have been destroyed from remaining in all the territory of Israel:
