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2 Samuel

Chapter 21
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֣y ra'ab֩ bּiyme֨y davi֜d shshalo֣shsh shshani֗ym shshanah֙ 'achare֣y shshana֔h vayebaqּe֥shsh dּavi֖d 'et-pּene֣y yehva֑h s vayּo֣'mer yehva֗h 'el-shsha'ul֙ ve'el-bּe֣yt hadּami֔ym 'al-'ashsher-hemi֖yt 'et-hagּibe'oniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)During the reign of David, there was a famine for three successive years; so David sought the face of the LORD. the LORD said, 'It is on account of Saul and his blood-stained house; it is because he put the Gibeonites to death.'

וַיְהִ֣י רָעָב֩ בִּימֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֗ים שָׁנָה֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁנָ֔ה וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֖ד אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַדָּמִ֔ים עַל־אֲשֶׁר־הֵמִ֖ית אֶת־הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqera֥ hamּe֛leke lagּibe'oni֖ym vayּo֣'mer 'aleyhe֑m vehagּibe'oni֞ym lo֣ mibּene֧y yishsera'e֣l he֗mּah kּi֚y 'im-miyּe֣ter ha'emori֔y ubene֤y yishsera'el֙ nishshebּe'֣u lahe֔m vayebaqּe֤shsh shsha'ul֙ lehakּota֔m bּeqanּo't֥o libeneֽy-yishsera'e֖l viyhudaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The king summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not part of Israel but were survivors of the Amorites; the Israelites had sworn to spare them, but Saul in his zeal for Israel and Judah had tried to annihilate them.)

וַיִּקְרָ֥א הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞ים לֹ֣א מִבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הֵ֗מָּה כִּ֚י אִם־מִיֶּ֣תֶר הָאֱמֹרִ֔י וּבְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ שָׁאוּל֙ לְהַכֹּתָ֔ם בְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹ לִבְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer dּavid֙ 'el-hagּibe'oni֔ym ma֥h 'e'eshse֖h lake֑m ubamּa֣h 'akapּe֔r ubarek֖u 'et-nachala֥t yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David asked the Gibeonites, 'What shall I do for you? How shall I make atonement so that you will bless the LORD’s inheritance?'

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ אֶל־הַגִּבְעֹנִ֔ים מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם וּבַמָּ֣ה אֲכַפֵּ֔ר וּבָרְכ֖וּ אֶת־נַחֲלַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֧'meru l֣o hagּibe'oni֗ym 'eֽyn-ly la֜nu kּe֤sep vezahab֙ 'im-shsha'֣ul ve'im-bּeyt֔o ve'eֽyn-la֥nu 'i֖yshsh lehami֣yt bּeyishsera'e֑l vayּo֛'mer maֽh-'atּe֥m 'omeri֖ym 'e'eshse֥h lakeֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The Gibeonites answered him, 'We have no right to demand silver or gold from Saul or his family, nor do we have the right to put anyone in Israel to death.' 'What do you want me to do for you?' David asked.

וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים אֵֽין־לי לָ֜נוּ כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ עִם־שָׁא֣וּל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥נוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְהָמִ֣ית בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מָֽה־אַתֶּ֥ם אֹמְרִ֖ים אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּoֽ'meru֙ 'el-hamּe֔leke ha'iyshsh֙ 'ashshe֣r kּilּa֔nu va'ashshe֖r dּimּah-la֑nu nishshema֕denu meֽhiteyatzּe֖b bּekal-gּebu֥l yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)They answered the king, 'As for the man who destroyed us and plotted against us so that we have been decimated and have no place anywhere in the territory of Israel,'

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הָאִישׁ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כִּלָּ֔נוּ וַאֲשֶׁ֖ר דִּמָּה־לָ֑נוּ נִשְׁמַ֕דְנוּ מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב בְּכָל־גְּבֻ֥ל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): yntn yutּan-la֜nu shshibe'a֤h 'anashshiym֙ mibּana֔yv vehoqֽa'anum֙ laֽyhva֔h bּegibe'a֥t shsha'֖ul bּechi֣yr yehva֑h s vayּo֥'mer hamּe֖leke 'ani֥y 'etּeֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)'let seven of his male descendants be given to us to be killed and their bodies exposed before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the LORD’s chosen one.' So the king said, 'I will give them to you.'

ינתן יֻתַּן־לָ֜נוּ שִׁבְעָ֤ה אֲנָשִׁים֙ מִבָּנָ֔יו וְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּגִבְעַ֥ת שָׁא֖וּל בְּחִ֣יר יְהוָ֑ה ס וַיֹּ֥אמֶר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֲנִ֥י אֶתֵּֽן׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּachemo֣l hamּe֔leke 'al-mepiy-bo֖shshet bּen-yehonata֣n bּen-shsha'֑ul 'al-shshebu'a֤t yehvah֙ 'ashshe֣r bּeֽynota֔m bּe֣yn dּavi֔d ube֖yn yehonata֥n bּen-shsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The king spared MephiboshES son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

וַיַּחְמֹ֣ל הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ עַל־מְפִי־בֹ֖שֶׁת בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּל עַל־שְׁבֻעַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בֵּֽינֹתָ֔ם בֵּ֣ין דָּוִ֔ד וּבֵ֖ין יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן בֶּן־שָׁאֽוּל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqּa֣ch hamּe֡leke 'et-shshe֠ney bּene֨y ritzepּa֤h bat-'ayּah֙ 'ashshe֣r yaleda֣h leshsha'֔ul 'et-'aremoni֖y ve'et-mepibo֑shshet ve'et-chame֗shshet bּeney֙ miyka֣l bּat-shsha'֔ul 'ashshe֥r yaleda֛h le'aderiy'e֥l bּen-bּarezilּa֖y hamּecholatiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But the king took Armoni and MephiboshES, the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah, whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab, whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ אֶת־שְׁ֠נֵי בְּנֵ֨י רִצְפָּ֤ה בַת־אַיָּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָלְדָ֣ה לְשָׁא֔וּל אֶת־אַרְמֹנִ֖י וְאֶת־מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֶת־חֲמֵ֗שֶׁת בְּנֵי֙ מִיכַ֣ל בַּת־שָׁא֔וּל אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלְדָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־בַּרְזִלַּ֖י הַמְּחֹלָתִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyּitּene֞m bּeya֣d hagּibe'oni֗ym vayּoqiy'u֤m bּahar֙ lipene֣y yehva֔h vayּipּel֥u shb'tym shsheba'etּa֖m ya֑chad vhm vehe֨mּah humet֜u bּiyme֤y qatziyr֙ bּari֣'shshoni֔ym tchlt bּitechilּa֖t qetzi֥yr shse'oriֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He handed them over to the Gibeonites, who killed them and exposed their bodies on a hill before the LORD. All seven of them fell together; they were put to death during the first days of the harvest, just as the barley harvest was beginning.

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֞ם בְּיַ֣ד הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים וַיֹּקִיעֻ֤ם בָּהָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיִּפְּל֥וּ שבעתים שְׁבַעְתָּ֖ם יָ֑חַד והם וְהֵ֨מָּה הֻמְת֜וּ בִּימֵ֤י קָצִיר֙ בָּרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים תחלת בִּתְחִלַּ֖ת קְצִ֥יר שְׂעֹרִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּiqּa֣ch ritzepּah֩ bat-'ayּa֨h 'et-hashsּa֜q vatּatּe֨hu la֤hּ 'el-hatzּur֙ mitּechilּa֣t qatzi֔yr 'a֛d nitּake-ma֥yim 'aleyhe֖m min-hashshּama֑yim veloֽ'-natenah֩ '֨op hashshּama֜yim lan֤ucha 'aleyhem֙ yoma֔m ve'et-chayּa֥t hashsּade֖h laֽyelah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Rizpah daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain poured down from the heavens on the bodies, she did not let the birds of the sky touch them by day or the wild animals touch them by night.

וַתִּקַּ֣ח רִצְפָּה֩ בַת־אַיָּ֨ה אֶת־הַשַּׂ֜ק וַתַּטֵּ֨הוּ לָ֤הּ אֶל־הַצּוּר֙ מִתְּחִלַּ֣ת קָצִ֔יר עַ֛ד נִתַּךְ־מַ֥יִם עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם מִן־הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם וְלֹֽא־נָתְנָה֩ ע֨וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֜יִם לָנ֤וּחַ עֲלֵיהֶם֙ יוֹמָ֔ם וְאֶת־חַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לָֽיְלָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּugּa֖d ledavi֑d 'e֧t 'ashsher-'ashseta֛h ritzepּa֥h bat-'ayּa֖h pּile֥geshsh shsha'ֽul׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When David was told what Saul’s concubine Rizpah daughter of Aiah had done,

וַיֻּגַּ֖ד לְדָוִ֑ד אֵ֧ת אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֛ה רִצְפָּ֥ה בַת־אַיָּ֖ה פִּלֶ֥גֶשׁ שָׁאֽוּל׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֣leke dּavi֗d vayּiqּa֞ch 'et-'atzem֤ot shsha'ul֙ ve'et-'atzemot֙ yehonata֣n bּen֔o me'e֕t bּa'ale֖y yabe֣yshsh gּile'a֑d 'ashsher֩ gּaneb֨u 'ota֜m merecho֣b bּeֽyt-shsha֗n 'ashshe֨r tlvm tּela'֥um shm hplshtym shsha֨mּah֙ pּelishshetּi֔ym bּey֨om hakּ֧ot pּelishshetּi֛ym 'et-shsha'֖ul bּagּilebּoֽ'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen them from the public square of Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֗ד וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶת־עַצְמ֤וֹת שָׁאוּל֙ וְאֶת־עַצְמוֹת֙ יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ מֵאֵ֕ת בַּעֲלֵ֖י יָבֵ֣ישׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד אֲשֶׁר֩ גָּנְב֨וּ אֹתָ֜ם מֵרְחֹ֣ב בֵּֽית־שַׁ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר תלום תְּלָא֥וּם שם הפלשתים שָׁ֨מָּה֙ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים בְּי֨וֹם הַכּ֧וֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אֶת־שָׁא֖וּל בַּגִּלְבֹּֽעַ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤'al mishshּam֙ 'et-'atzem֣ot shsha'֔ul ve'et-'atzem֖ot yehonata֣n bּen֑o vayּa֣'asep֔u 'et-'atzem֖ot hamּuqa'iֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and they gathered up the bones of those who had been killed and exposed.

וַיַּ֤עַל מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־עַצְמ֣וֹת שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן בְּנ֑וֹ וַיַּ֣אַסְפ֔וּ אֶת־עַצְמ֖וֹת הַמּוּקָעִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqebּer֣u 'et-'atzemot-shsha'֣ul viyhonaֽtan-bּe֠no bּe'e֨retz bּineyami֜n bּetzela֗ bּeqe֨ber֙ qi֣yshsh 'abi֔yv vaֽyּa'ashs֔u kּo֥l 'ashsher-tziua֖h hamּe֑leke vayּe'ate֧r 'elohi֛ym la'a֖retz 'aֽcharey-keֽn׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that, God answered prayer in behalf of the land.

וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֶת־עַצְמוֹת־שָׁא֣וּל וִיהוֹנָֽתָן־בְּ֠נוֹ בְּאֶ֨רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֜ן בְּצֵלָ֗ע בְּקֶ֨בֶר֙ קִ֣ישׁ אָבִ֔יו וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֵּעָתֵ֧ר אֱלֹהִ֛ים לָאָ֖רֶץ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵֽן׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּehiy-'֧od milechama֛h lapּelishshetּi֖ym 'et-yishsera'e֑l vayּe֨red dּavi֜d va'abada֥yv 'imּ֛o vayּilּacham֥u 'et-pּelishshetּi֖ym vayּa֥'ap dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Once again there was a war between the Philistines and Israel. David went down with his men to fight against the Philistines, and he became exhausted.

וַתְּהִי־ע֧וֹד מִלְחָמָ֛ה לַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֵּ֨רֶד דָּוִ֜ד וַעֲבָדָ֥יו עִמּ֛וֹ וַיִּלָּחֲמ֥וּ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים וַיָּ֥עַף דָּוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vyshbv veyishshebּi֨y bּeno֜b 'ashshe֣r ׀ bּiyliyde֣y harapa֗h umishsheqa֤l qeyno֙ shshelo֤shsh me'ot֙ mishsheqa֣l necho֔shshet veh֖u chag֣ur chadashsha֑h vayּo֖'mer lehakּ֥ot 'et-dּaviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Ishbi-Benob, one of the descendants of Rapha, whose bronze spearhead weighed three hundred shekels and who was armed with a new sword, said he would kill David.

וישבו וְיִשְׁבִּ֨י בְּנֹ֜ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ בִּילִידֵ֣י הָרָפָ֗ה וּמִשְׁקַ֤ל קֵינוֹ֙ שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ מִשְׁקַ֣ל נְחֹ֔שֶׁת וְה֖וּא חָג֣וּר חֲדָשָׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְהַכּ֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'azar-lo֙ 'abiyshsha֣y bּen-tzeruya֔h vayּa֥ke 'et-hapּelishshetּi֖y vayemiyte֑hu 'a֣z nishshebּe'u֩ 'aneshshey-davi֨d l֜o le'mo֗r lo'-tetze֨ '֤od 'itּa֨nu֙ lamּilechama֔h velo֥ tekabּe֖h 'et-ne֥r yishsera'eֽl׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to David’s rescue; he struck the Philistine down and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, saying, 'Never again will you go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel will not be extinguished.'

וַיַּֽעֲזָר־לוֹ֙ אֲבִישַׁ֣י בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֔ה וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ אָ֣ז נִשְׁבְּעוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁי־דָוִ֨ד ל֜וֹ לֵאמֹ֗ר לֹא־תֵצֵ֨א ע֤וֹד אִתָּ֨נוּ֙ לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תְכַבֶּ֖ה אֶת־נֵ֥ר יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyehiy֙ 'aֽcharey-ke֔n vatּehiy-'֧od hamּilechama֛h bּeg֖ob 'im-pּelishshetּi֑ym 'a֣z hikּa֗h sibּekay֙ hachu֣shshati֔y 'et-sa֕p 'ashshe֖r bּiylide֥y harapaֽh׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)In the course of time, there was another battle with the Philistines, at Gob. At that time Sibbekai the Hushathite killed Saph, one of the descendants of Rapha.

וַֽיְהִי֙ אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַתְּהִי־ע֧וֹד הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה בְּג֖וֹב עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים אָ֣ז הִכָּ֗ה סִבְּכַי֙ הַחֻ֣שָׁתִ֔י אֶת־סַ֕ף אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּילִדֵ֥י הָרָפָֽה׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּehiy-'֧od hamּilechama֛h bּeg֖ob 'im-pּelishshetּi֑ym vayּa֡ke 'elechanan֩ bּen-ya'ere֨y 'oregi֜ym bּe֣yt halּachemi֗y 'e֚t gּaleya֣t hagּitּi֔y ve'e֣tz chaniyt֔o kּimen֖or 'oregiֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)In another battle with the Philistines at Gob, Elhanan son of Jair the Bethlehemite killed the brother of Goliath the Gittite, who had a spear with a shaft like a weaver’s rod.

וַתְּהִי־ע֧וֹד הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה בְּג֖וֹב עִם־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּ֡ךְ אֶלְחָנָן֩ בֶּן־יַעְרֵ֨י אֹרְגִ֜ים בֵּ֣ית הַלַּחְמִ֗י אֵ֚ת גָּלְיָ֣ת הַגִּתִּ֔י וְעֵ֣ץ חֲנִית֔וֹ כִּמְנ֖וֹר אֹרְגִֽים׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּehiy-'֥od milechama֖h bּega֑t vayehi֣y ׀ 'i֣yshsh mdyn mad֗on ve'etzebּe'o֣t yadayv֩ ve'etzebּe'o֨t ragela֜yv shshe֣shsh vashshe֗shsh 'eshseri֤ym ve'arebּa'֙ misepּa֔r vegam-h֖u yulּa֥d leharapaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In still another battle, which took place at Gath, there was a huge man with six fingers on each hand and six toes on each foot, twenty-four in all. He also was descended from Rapha.

וַתְּהִי־ע֥וֹד מִלְחָמָ֖ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיְהִ֣י ׀ אִ֣ישׁ מדין מָד֗וֹן וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֣ת יָדָיו֩ וְאֶצְבְּעֹ֨ת רַגְלָ֜יו שֵׁ֣שׁ וָשֵׁ֗שׁ עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְאַרְבַּע֙ מִסְפָּ֔ר וְגַם־ה֖וּא יֻלַּ֥ד לְהָרָפָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayechare֖p 'et-yishsera'e֑l vayּakּe֨hu֙ yeh֣onata֔n bּen-shm'y shshime'a֖h 'achi֥y daviֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When he defied Israel, Jonathan son of Shimeah, David’s brother, killed him.

וַיְחָרֵ֖ף אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּכֵּ֨הוּ֙ יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן בֶּן־שמעי שִׁמְעָ֖ה אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): et-'arebּa֥'at 'e֛lּeh yulּed֥u leharapa֖h bּega֑t vayּipּel֥u beyad-dּavi֖d ubeya֥d 'abadaֽyv׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)These four were descendants of Rapha in Gath, and they fell at the hands of David and his men.

אֶת־אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֵ֛לֶּה יֻלְּד֥וּ לְהָרָפָ֖ה בְּגַ֑ת וַיִּפְּל֥וּ בְיַד־דָּוִ֖ד וּבְיַ֥ד עֲבָדָֽיו׃פ