2 Samuel 3:15

“Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel son of Laish.”

2 Samuel 3:15 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ish-boshethאִישׁish

Ish-bosheth

Ish-bosheth, a son of Saul whom Abner made king over Israel after his father's death (2 Samuel 2-4). The name means "man of shame"; in 1 Chronicles 8:33 he is called Eshbaal.

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sentיִּשְׁלַחyishlach

send

To send someone or something.

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and took herיִּקָּחֶyikache

fetch

To take someone along, or go and fetch something.

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her husbandאִישׁish

husband

Literally "her man": the one married to her.

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Paltielפַּלְטִיאֵלpaltiel

Paltiel

Paltiel, the name of two men: a chief of the tribe of Issachar charged with dividing the land (Numbers 34:26) and the son of Laish to whom Saul gave his daughter Michal (2 Samuel 3:15; called Palti in 1 Samuel 25:44). It means "God delivers."

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sonבֶּןben

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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of Laishלָיִשׁlayish

Laish

Laish: (1) a city in the far north that the Danites took and called Dan (Judges 18:29); (2) a man of Gallim, father of Palti (1 Samuel 25:44). The name means "lion."

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The context

14David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, saying, “Give me my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”

15 · This verse (above)

16Her husband went with her, weeping as he went behind her as far as Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go, return.” And he returned.

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