They saidוַיֹּאמְרוּtoאֶלthe king,הַמֶּלֶךְ“The manהָאִישׁwhoאֲשֶׁרconsumed usכִּלָּנוּand whoוַאֲשֶׁרplannedדִּמָּהagainst us,לָנוּso that we have been destroyedנִשְׁמַדְנוּfrom remainingמֵהִתְיַצֵּבin allבְּכָלthe territoryגְּבֻלof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל
2 Samuel 21:5
Study it in the app“They 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:”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 21:5, word by word
- They saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- the kingמֶּלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- “The manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- consumed usכִּלָּkila
destroy
To put an end to something, destroy it.
Where else “kila” appears- plannedדִּמָּהdima
imagine
To form an idea in the mind, or devise a plan.
Where else “dima” appears- so that we have been destroyedנִשְׁמַדְנוּnishmadnu
destroy
Destroy completely, exterminate.
Where else “nishmadnu” appears- from remainingהִתְיַצֵּבhityatsev
take one's stand
Take one's stand, stand firm in a place, present oneself.
Where else “hityatsev” appears- the territoryגְּבֻלgevul
territory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevul” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
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” appears
The context
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.”
5 · This verse (above)
6let seven men of his sons be given to us, and we will hang them for YHWH at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of YHWH.” The king said, “I will give them.”