Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAt this, David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them. (Now the Gibeonites were not Israelites, but a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but in his zeal for Israel and Judah, Saul had sought to kill them.) Young's Literal Translation And the king calleth for the Gibeonites, and saith unto them—as to the Gibeonites, they [are] not of the sons of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorite, and the sons of Israel had sworn to them, and Saul seeketh to smite them in his zeal for the sons of Israel and Judah— King James Bible And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them; (now the Gibeonites [were] not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites; and the children of Israel had sworn unto them: and Saul sought to slay them in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah. ) Hebrew At this, Davidהַמֶּ֛לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king summoned וַיִּקְרָ֥א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the Gibeonites וְהַגִּבְעֹנִ֞ים (wə·hag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 1393: Gibeonites -- inhabitants of Gibeon and spoke וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to them. אֲלֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to (Now the Gibeonites לַגִּבְעֹנִ֖ים (lag·giḇ·‘ō·nîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 1393: Gibeonites -- inhabitants of Gibeon were הֵ֗מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no Israelites, מִבְּנֵ֧י (mib·bə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son but כִּ֚י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction a remnant מִיֶּ֣תֶר (mî·ye·ṯer) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3499: An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope of the Amorites. הָאֱמֹרִ֔י (hā·’ĕ·mō·rî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 567: Amorites -- perhaps 'mountain dwellers', a Canaanite tribe The Israelites וּבְנֵ֤י (ū·ḇə·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son had taken an oath concerning them, נִשְׁבְּע֣וּ (niš·bə·‘ū) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7650: To seven oneself, swear but in his zeal בְּקַנֹּאת֥וֹ (bə·qan·nō·ṯōw) Preposition-b | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 7065: To be, zealous, jealous, envious for Israel לִבְנֵֽי־ (liḇ·nê-) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son and Judah, וִיהוּדָֽה׃ (wî·hū·ḏāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites Saul שָׁאוּל֙ (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites had sought וַיְבַקֵּ֤שׁ (way·ḇaq·qêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after to kill them.) לְהַכֹּתָ֔ם (lə·hak·kō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5221: To strike |
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