2 Samuel 21:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Rizpahרִצְפָּה֩
(ritz·pah)
7532: concubine of Saulfrom the same as ritspah
the daughterבַת־
(vat-)
1323: daughterfrom ben
of Aiahאַיָּ֨ה
(ai·yah)
345: "falcon," the name of a Horite, also of an Isr.from ayyah
tookוַתִּקַּ֣ח
(vat·tik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
sackclothהַשַּׂ֜ק
(has·sak)
8242: sack, sackclothof uncertain derivation
and spreadוַתַּטֵּ֨הוּ
(vat·tat·te·hu)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
it for herself on the rock,הַצּוּר֙
(ha·tzur)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
from the beginningמִתְּחִלַּ֣ת
(mit·te·chil·lat)
8462: a beginningfrom chalal
of harvestקָצִ֔יר
(ka·tzir,)
7105a: harvesting, harvestfrom qatsar
untilעַ֛ד
(ad)
5704: as far as, even to, up to, until, whilefrom adah
it rainedנִתַּךְ־
(nit·tach-)
5413: to pour forth, be poured outa prim. root
on them from the sky;הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim;)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
and she allowedנָתְנָה֩
(na·te·nah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
neitherוְלֹֽא־
(ve·lo-)
3808: nota prim. adverb
the birdsעֹ֨וף
(o·vf)
5775: flying creaturesfrom uph
of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֜יִם
(ha·sha·ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
to restלָנ֤וּחַ
(la·nu·ach)
5117: to resta prim. root
on them by dayיֹומָ֔ם
(yo·v·mam,)
3119: daytime, by dayfrom yom
nor 
 
3808: nota prim. adverb
the beasts 
 
2421b: living thing, animalfrom chayah
of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖ה
(has·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
by night.לָֽיְלָה׃
(la·ye·lah.)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
And Rizpah
Ritspah  (rits-paw')
Ritspah, an Israelitess -- Rizpah.
the daughter
bath  (bath)
apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, first, old, owl, town, village.
of Aiah
'Ayah  (ah-yaw')
Ajah, the name of two Israelites -- Aiah, Ajah.
took
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
sackcloth
saq  (sak)
a mesh (as allowing a liquid to run through), i.e. coarse loose cloth or sacking (used in mourning and for bagging); hence, a bag (for grain, etc.) -- sack(-cloth, -clothes).
and spread
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
it for her upon the rock
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
from the beginning
tchillah  (tekh-il-law')
a commencement; rel. original (adverb, -ly) -- begin(-ning), first (time).
of harvest
qatsiyr  (kaw-tseer')
severed, i.e. harvest (as reaped), the crop, the time, the reaper, or figuratively; also a limb (of a tree, or simply foliage) -- bough, branch, harvest (man).
until water
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
dropped
nathak  (naw-thak')
to flow forth; by implication, to liquify -- drop, gather (together), melt, pour (forth, out).
upon them out of heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
and suffered
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
neither the birds
`owph  (ofe)
a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively -- bird, that flieth, flying, fowl.
of the air
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
to rest
nuwach  (noo'-akh)
to rest, i.e. settle down; used in a great variety of applications
on them by day
yowmam  (yo-mawm')
daily -- daily, (by, in the) day(-time).
nor the beasts
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
of the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
by night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth and spread it for herself on the rock, from the beginning of harvest until it rained on them from the sky; and she allowed neither the birds of the sky to rest on them by day nor the beasts of the field by night.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Rizpah, Aiah's daughter, took sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock from the beginning of the harvest until the rain poured down from heaven on the bodies. She kept the birds of the sky from them by day and the wild animals by night.

International Standard Version
Then Aiah's daughter Rizpah grabbed some sackcloth and spread it out for herself on the rock where her children had been hanged from the beginning of harvest until the first rain fell from the sky. She would not allow any scavenger birds to land on them during the day nor the beasts of the field to approach them at night.

NET Bible
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 fell on them, she did not allow the birds of the air to feed on them by day, nor the wild animals by night.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Rizpah (Aiah's daughter) took sackcloth and stretched it out on the rock for herself from the beginning of the harvest until the sky rained on the dead bodies. She wouldn't let any birds land on them during the day or any wild animals come near them during the night.

King James 2000 Bible
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 allowed neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
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