2 Samuel 4:5

“The sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, set out and came in the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he was lying down for the midday rest.”

2 Samuel 4:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Samuel 4:5, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

son

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

Where else “bene” appears
of Rimmonרִמּוֹןrimon

Rimmon

Rimmon: the name of a god of the Syrians and of several towns, among them one of Judah in the Negev. The name means "pomegranate," the fruit.

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the Beerothiteבְּאֵרֹתִיbeeroti

Beerothite

Beerothite: an inhabitant of Beeroth, a Gibeonite city counted with Benjamin (Joshua 9:17).

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Rechabרֵכָבrechav

Rechab

Rechab, the name of several men; among them the one who, with his brother Baanah, killed Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4), and the ancestor of the Rechabites (Jeremiah 35).

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and Baanahבַעֲנָהvaana

Baanah

Baanah, the name of several men; among them the band leader who, with his brother Rechab, killed Ish-bosheth (2 Samuel 4), and the father of Heleb, one of David's mighty men (2 Samuel 23:29).

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set outיֵּלְכוּyelchu

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

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and cameיָּבֹאוּyavou

come

To come, arrive: "days are coming".

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in the heatחֹםchom

heat

Heat.

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of the dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

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the houseבֵּיתbet

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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of 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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was lying downשֹׁכֵבshochev

lie down

To lie down to sleep or rest.

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the middayצָּהֳרָיִםtsahorayim

noon

When the sun is highest; or full light.

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restמִשְׁכַּבmishkav

bed

The place in the house for sleeping and resting.

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The context

4Now Jonathan son of Saul had a son injured in the feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and his nurse picked him up and fled; and it happened, as she hurried to flee, that he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

5 · This verse (above)

6And there they came into the middle of the house, as though fetching wheat, and they struck him in the belly; and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.

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