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2 Samuel 21:6

let seven of his male descendants be delivered to us so that we may hang them before the LORD at Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of the LORD.” “I will give them to you,” said the king.

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ASV

let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto Jehovah in Gibeah of Saul, the chosen of Jehovah. And the king said, I will give them.

KJV

Let seven men of his sons be delivered unto us, and we will hang them up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom the Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
יֻתַּןye.na.ton-let it be givenH5414 →
לָ֜נוּLa.nuto <the> us
שִׁבְעָ֤הshiv.'AhsevenH7651 →
אֲנָשִׁים֙'a.na.ShimmenH582 →
מִבָּנָ֔יוmi.ba.Navfrom descendants hisH1121 →
וְהוֹקַֽעֲנוּם֙ve.ho.ka.'a.Numand we will impale themH3363 →
לַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →
בְּגִבְעַ֥תbe.giv.'Atat Gibeah ofH1390 →
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
בְּחִ֣ירbe.Chir[the] chosen one ofH972 →
יְהוָ֑ה סYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428 →
אֲנִ֥י'a.NiIH589 →
אֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenI will give [them]H5414 →

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1 Samuel 10:24Samuel said to all the people, “Do you see the one the LORD has chosen? There is no one like him among all the people.” And all the people shouted, “Long live the king!”Exodus 20:5You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,Numbers 25:4–5Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”1 Samuel 11:4When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.1 Samuel 10:26Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, and the men of valor whose hearts God had touched went with him.Numbers 25:4Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take all the leaders of the people and execute them in broad daylight before the LORD, so that His fierce anger may turn away from Israel.”Genesis 40:22But Pharaoh hanged the chief baker, just as Joseph had described to them in his interpretation.2 Samuel 18:10When one of the men saw this, he told Joab, “I just saw Absalom hanging in an oak tree!”Esther 9:10They killed these ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, but they did not lay a hand on the plunder.Esther 9:13–14Esther replied, “If it pleases the king, may the Jews in Susa also have tomorrow to carry out today’s edict, and may the bodies of Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.”Ezra 6:11I also decree that if any man interferes with this directive, a beam is to be torn from his house and raised up, and he is to be impaled on it. And his own house shall be made a pile of rubble for this offense.1 Samuel 9:16–17“At this time tomorrow I will send you a man from the land of Benjamin, and you are to anoint him leader over My people Israel; he will save them from the hand of the Philistines. For I have looked upon My people, because their cry has come to Me.”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.”2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.1 Samuel 10:1Then Samuel took a flask of oil, poured it on Saul’s head, kissed him, and said, “Has not the LORD anointed you ruler over His inheritance?Joshua 8:29He hung the king of Ai on a tree until evening, and at sunset Joshua commanded that they take down the body from the tree and throw it down at the entrance of the city gate. And over it they raised a large pile of rocks, which remains to this day.Joshua 10:26After this, Joshua struck down and killed the kings, and he hung their bodies on five trees and left them there until evening.Deuteronomy 21:22If a man has committed a sin worthy of death, and he is executed, and you hang his body on a tree,

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