2 Samuel 21:9

“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.”

2 Samuel 21:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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and he gave themיִּתְּנֵyitne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

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into the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

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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).

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and they hanged themיֹּקִיעֻyokiu

hang

To expose someone as punishment, suspended.

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on the mountainהָרhar

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

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beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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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.

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The seven of themשְׁבַעְתָּshevata

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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fellיִּפְּלוּyiplu

fall in battle

To die in battle, killed by the enemy.

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togetherיָחַדyachad

together

Together, at the same time.

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were put to deathהֻמְתוּhumtu

be put to death

To lose one's life as punishment.

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in the daysימֵיyme

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

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of harvestקָצִירkatsir

harvest

To cut and gather ripe grain and fruit; the season for it and what is gathered.

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in the first daysרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim

first

What comes ahead in order or in time; the first.

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at the beginningתְחִלַּתtechilat

beginning

Beginning, start; "at first".

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of the barleyשְׂעֹרִיםseorim

barley

Barley.

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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.

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