2 Samuel 21:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the Gibeonitesהַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים
(hag·giv·'o·nim)
1393: inhab. of Gibeonfrom Gibon
saidוַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to him, "We haveאֵֽין־
(ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
noוְאֵֽין־
(ve·'ein-)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
[concern] of silverכֶּ֤סֶף
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
or goldוְזָהָב֙
(ve·za·hav)
2091: goldof uncertain derivation
with Saulשָׁא֣וּל
(sha·'ul)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
or his house,בֵּיתֹ֔ו
(bei·tov,)
1004: a housea prim. root
nor 
 
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
is it for us to putלְהָמִ֣ית
(le·ha·mit)
4191: to diea prim. root
any manאִ֖ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
to death 
 
4191: to diea prim. root
in Israel."בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(be·yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
And he said,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"I will doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה
(e·'e·seh)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for you whateverמָֽה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
you say."אֹמְרִ֖ים
(o·me·rim)
559: to utter, saya prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the Gibeonites
Gib`oniy  (ghib-o-nee')
a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon -- Gibeonite.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto him We will have no silver
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
nor gold
zahab  (zaw-hawb')
gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear sky -- gold(-en), fair weather.
of
`im  (eem)
accompanying, against, and, as (long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-)to, with(-al).
Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
nor of his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
neither for us shalt thou kill
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
any man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
in Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What ye shall say
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
that will I do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
for you
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the Gibeonites said to him, "We have no concern of silver or gold with Saul or his house, nor is it for us to put any man to death in Israel." And he said, "I will do for you whatever you say."

King James Bible
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Gibeonites said to him, "We are not asking for money from Saul or his family, and we cannot put anyone to death in Israel."" Whatever you say, I will do for you," he said.

International Standard Version
"We're not looking for mere silver or gold to be paid by Saul or his household to us," the Gibeonites responded to him. "And it's not for us to execute anyone in Israel." In reply, David asked, "So what are you asking me to do for you?"

NET Bible
The Gibeonites said to him, "We have no claim to silver or gold from Saul or from his family, nor would we be justified in putting to death anyone in Israel." David asked, "What then are you asking me to do for you?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"We do not want silver or gold from Saul's family," the Gibeonites answered him. "And none of us wants to kill [anyone] in Israel." The king asked, "What are you saying that I should do for you?"

King James 2000 Bible
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shall you kill any man in Israel. And he said, What you shall say, that will I do for you.
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