and he gave themוַיִּתְּנֵםinto the handבְּיַדof the Gibeonites,הַגִּבְעֹנִיםand they hanged themוַיֹּקִיעֻםon the mountainבָּהָרbeforeלִפְנֵיYHWH.יְהוָהThe seven of themוַ שְׁבַעְתָּםfellיִּפְּלוּtogether;יָחַדtheyוְהֵמָּהwere put to deathהֻמְתוּin the daysבִּימֵיof harvest,קָצִירin the first days,בָּרִאשֹׁנִיםat the beginningבִּתְחִלַּתof the barleyשְׂעֹרִיםharvest.קְצִיר
2 Samuel 21:9
Study it in the app“and he gave them into the hand of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them on the mountain before YHWH. The seven of them fell together; they were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, at the beginning of the barley harvest.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Samuel 21:9, word by word
- and he gave themיִּתְּנֵyitne
hand over
To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.
Where else “yitne” appears- into the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of 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- and they hanged themיֹּקִיעֻyokiu
hang
To expose someone as punishment, suspended.
Where else “yokiu” appears- on the mountainהָרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- beforeפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- 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 seven of themשְׁבַעְתָּshevata
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shevata” appears- fellיִּפְּלוּyiplu
fall in battle
To die in battle, killed by the enemy.
Where else “yiplu” appears- togetherיָחַדyachad
together
Together, at the same time.
Where else “yachad” appears- were put to deathהֻמְתוּhumtu
be put to death
To lose one's life as punishment.
Where else “humtu” appears- in the daysימֵיyme
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yme” appears- of harvestקָצִירkatsir
harvest
To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.
Where else “katsir” appears- in the first daysרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim
first
What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.
Where else “rishonim” appears- at the beginningתְחִלַּתtechilat
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techilat” appears- of the barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim
barley
Barley.
Where else “seorim” appears
The context
8The king took the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,
9 · This verse (above)
10Rizpah daughter of Aiah took the sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water poured on them from the heavens; and she did not allow the birds of the heavens to settle on them by day, or the animals of the field by night.