2 Samuel 4:2

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And Saul's son had two men that were captains of bands: the name of the one was Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin:(for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּשְׁנֵ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֣ים שָׂרֵֽי־גְדוּדִ֣ים הָי֪וּ בֶן־שָׁא֟וּל שֵׁם֩ הָאֶחָ֨ד בַּֽעֲנָ֜ה וְשֵׁ֧ם הַשֵּׁנִ֣י רֵכָ֗ב בְּנֵ֛י רִמּ֥וֹן הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י מִבְּנֵ֣י בִנְיָמִ֑ן כִּ֚י גַּם־בְּאֵר֔וֹת תֵּחָשֵׁ֖ב עַל־בִּנְיָמִֽן׃

Transliteration

û-šənê ʾănāšîm śārê-gədûdîm hāyû ben-šāʾûl šēm hā-ʾeḥād baʿănāh wə-šēm ha-šēnî rēkāb bənê rimmôn ha-bəʾērōtî mi-bənê binyāmīn kî gam-bəʾērôt tēḥāšēb ʿal-binyāmīn

Grammar Details

*û-šənê*: waw conjunction + cardinal number, masculine dual construct - and two
*ʾănāšîm*: noun, masculine plural - men
*śārê-gədûdîm*: noun masculine plural construct + noun masculine plural - captains of troops/bands
*hāyû*: qal perfect, 3rd plural - were/belonged to
*ben-šāʾûl*: construct state, masculine singular - son of Saul
*šēm*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*hā-ʾeḥād*: article + cardinal number - the one/first
*baʿănāh*: proper noun, masculine singular
*wə-šēm*: waw conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and name of
*ha-šēnî*: article + ordinal number - the second
*rēkāb*: proper noun, masculine singular
*bənê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sons of
*rimmôn*: proper noun, masculine singular
*ha-bəʾērōtî*: article + gentilic adjective, masculine singular - the Beerothite
*mi-bənê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - from sons of
*binyāmīn*: proper noun, masculine singular - Benjamin
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*gam-bəʾērôt*: adverb + proper noun - also Beeroth
*tēḥāšēb*: niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - is reckoned/counted
*ʿal-binyāmīn*: preposition + proper noun - to/upon Benjamin

Word Meanings

*śārê-gədûdîm*: captains of raiding bands/troops/military companies
*hāyû*: were/belonged to/had been
*tēḥāšēb*: is counted/considered/reckoned/assigned

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Referenced Verses

Josh 18:25 : 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth,
Josh 9:17 : 17 And the children of Israel journeyed, and came unto their cities on the third day. Now their cities were Gibeon, and Chephirah, and Beeroth, and Kirjathjearim.
2 Sam 3:22 : 22 And, behold, the servants of David and Joab came from pursuing a troop, and brought in a great spoil with them: but Abner was not with David in Hebron; for he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace.
2 Kgs 5:2 : 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a little maid; and she waited on Naaman's wife.
2 Kgs 6:23 : 23 And he prepared great provision for them: and when they had eaten and drunk, he sent them away, and they went to their master. So the bands of Syria came no more into the land of Israel.

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