2 Samuel 4:5
King James Version (1769)
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| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
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| 5 | And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ishbosheth, who lay on a bed at noon. | Now Rechab and Baanah, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, set out and arrived at the house of Ish-bosheth in the heat of the day, while the king was taking his midday nap. | And the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, Rechab and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, as he took his rest at noon. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and they went | וַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ | vai-YE-le-KHU | H1980G | to go: wentהָלַךְ (ha.lakh) : went/go[away] 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk |
| [the] sons of | בְּנֵֽי־ | be-nei- | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| Rimmon | רִמּ֤וֹן | ri-MON | H7417B | Rimmonרִמּוֹן (rim.mon) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2; father of: Baanah (H1196), Rechab (H7394) § Rimmon = "pomegranate" a Benjamite of Beeroth, the father of Rechab and Baanah, the murderers of Ishbosheth |
| the Beerothite | הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִי֙ | ha-be-'e-ro-TI | H0886 | Beerothiteבְּאֵרֹתִי (be.e.ro.ti) Group of be.e.rot (בְּאֵרוֹת "Beeroth" H0881) § Beerothite = "wells" an inhabitant of Beeroth (in Benjamin) |
| Rechab | רֵכָ֣ב | re-KHAV | H7394G | Rechabרֵכָב (re.khav) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2; son of: Rimmon (H7417B); brother of: Baanah (H1196) § Rechab = "rider" 1) father of Jehonadab in the time of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 2) father of Malchijah, a leader of the district of Beth Haccerem and repairer of the wall of Jerusalem in the time of Nehemiah 3) one of the 2 captains whom Ishbosheth took into his service and who conspired to murder him Rechabites, of Rechab "rider" adj pr 4) descendants of Rechab |
| and Baanah | וּבַעֲנָ֔ה | u-va-'a-NAH | H1196G | Baanahבַּעֲנָה (ba.a.nah) A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.2; son of: Rimmon (H7417B); brother of: Rechab (H7394) § Baana or Baanah = "in affliction" 1) a Benjamite, son Rimmon, who with his brother Rechab murdered Ish-bosheth. For this, killed by David, mutilated bodies hung up over the pool at Hebron 2) a Netophathite, father of Heleb or Heled, one of David's mighty warriors 3) the head of a family of exiles returning with Zerubbabel 4) a chief of the people |
| and they came | וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ | vai-ya-VO-'u | H0935G | to come (in): comeבּוֹא (bo) : come/go_in 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put |
| when [the] heat of | כְּחֹ֣ם | ke-CHOM | H2527 | heatחֹם (chom) heat, hot |
| the day | הַיּ֔וֹם | hai-YOM | H3117G | dayיוֹם (yom) : day/when/time/period 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow |
| to | אֶל־ | 'el- | H0413 | to(wards)אֶל (el) 1) to, toward, unto (of motion) 2) into (limit is actually entered) 2a) in among 3) toward (of direction, not necessarily physical motion) 4) against (motion or direction of a hostile character) 5) in addition to, to 6) concerning, in regard to, in reference to, on account of 7) according to (rule or standard) 8) at, by, against (of one's presence) 9) in between, in within, to within, unto (idea of motion to) |
| [the] house of | בֵּ֖ית | beit | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| Ish- | אִ֣ישׁ | 'ish | H0378 | Ish-boshethאִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת (ish-bo.shet) A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.8; son of: Saul (H7586G); brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H) Also named: esh.ba.al (אֶשְׁבַּעַל "Eshbaal" H0792) § Ishbosheth = "man of shame" surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom |
| bosheth | בֹּ֑שֶׁת | BO-shet | H0378 | Ish-boshethאִישׁ־בֹ֫שֶׁת (ish-bo.shet) A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.2.8; son of: Saul (H7586G); brother of: Jonathan (H3083H), Abinadab (H0041H), Malchi-shua (H4444), Merab (H4764), Michal (H4324), Armoni (H0764), Mephibosheth (H4648H) Also named: esh.ba.al (אֶשְׁבַּעַל "Eshbaal" H0792) § Ishbosheth = "man of shame" surviving son of Saul, king of Israel for 7 years while David was king over Judah; succeeded by David who united the kingdom |
| and he | וְה֣וּא | ve-HU' | H1931 | he/she/itהוּא (hu) pron 3p s 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article) |
| [was] lying | שֹׁכֵ֔ב | sho-KHEV | H7901H | to lie down: lay downשָׁכַב (sha.khav) : lay_down/lie_with 1) to lie down 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lie, lie down, lie on 1a2) to lodge 1a3) to lie (of sexual relations) 1a4) to lie down (in death) 1a5) to rest, relax (fig) 1b) (Niphal) to be lain with (sexually) 1c) (Pual) to be lain with (sexually) 1d) (Hiphil) to make to lie down 1e) (Hophal) to be laid |
| [the] lying of | מִשְׁכַּ֥ב | mish-KAV | H4904 | bedמִשְׁכַּב (mish.kav) couch, bed Aramaic of mish.kav (מִשְׁכָּב "bed" H4904) |
| the noons | הַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃ | HA-tzo-ho-RA-yim | H6672A | middayצֹ֫הַר (tso.har) 1) noon, midday 1a) noon (as specific time of day) 1b) noon (in simile as bright of happiness, blessing) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.