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2 Samuel 21:10

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on a rock. From the beginning of the harvest until the rain from heaven poured down on the bodies, she did not allow the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

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ASV

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water was poured upon them from heaven; and she suffered neither the birds of the heavens to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

KJV

And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתִּקַּ֣חva.ti.Kachand she tookH3947 →
רִצְפָּה֩ritz.PahRizpahH7532 →
בַת־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323 →
אַיָּ֨ה'ai.YahAiahH345 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַשַּׂ֜קha.Sak<the> sackclothH8242 →
וַתַּטֵּ֨הוּva.ta.Te.huand she spread out itH5186 →
לָ֤הּlahfor <the> herself
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הַצּוּר֙ha.Tzurthe rockH6697 →
מִתְּחִלַּ֣תmi.te.chi.Latfrom [the] beginning ofH8462 →
קָצִ֔ירka.TzirharvestH7105 →
עַ֛ד'aduntilH5704 →
נִתַּךְ־ni.takh-it was poured outH5413 →
מַ֥יִםMa.yimwaterH4325 →
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
מִן־min-fromH4480 →
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-and notH3808 →
נָתְנָה֩na.te.Nahshe permittedH5414 →
ע֨וֹףof[the] bird[s] ofH5775 →
הַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064 →
לָנ֤וּחַla.Nu.achto restH5117 →
עֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemon themH5921 →
יוֹמָ֔םyo.Mamby dayH3119 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
חַיַּ֥תchai.Yat[the] animal[s] ofH2416 →
הַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.Dehthe fieldH7704 →
לָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahnightH3915 →

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Deuteronomy 21:23you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung on a tree is under God’s curse. You must not defile the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.Zechariah 10:1Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.1 Kings 21:27When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly.2 Samuel 3:7Meanwhile, Saul had a concubine named Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. So Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”1 Kings 18:41–45And Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a heavy rain.”Joel 2:23Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for He has given you the autumn rains for your vindication. He sends you showers, both autumn and spring rains, as before.Joel 1:18How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering.Jeremiah 14:22Can the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Do the skies alone send showers? Is this not by You, O LORD our God? So we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.Jeremiah 5:24–25They have not said in their hearts, ‘Let us fear the LORD our God, who gives the rains, both autumn and spring, in season, who keeps for us the appointed weeks of harvest.’Deuteronomy 11:14then I will provide rain for your land in season, the autumn and spring rains, that you may gather your grain, new wine, and oil.Ezekiel 39:4On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.Deuteronomy 21:13and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.Hosea 6:3So let us know—let us press on to know the LORD. As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the rain, like the spring showers that water the earth.Job 37:13Whether for punishment or for His land, He accomplishes this in His loving devotion.Proverbs 30:17As for the eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, may the ravens of the valley pluck it out and young vultures devour it.2 Samuel 21:8–9But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.Genesis 40:19Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your head and hang you on a tree. Then the birds will eat the flesh of your body.”1 Samuel 17:44“Come here,” he called to David, “and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and the beasts of the field!”

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