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2 Samuel 21:1

וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
and — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
רָעָב֩
râʻâb
hunger (more or less extensive)
בִּימֵ֨י
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
דָוִ֜ד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
shâlôwsh
three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice
שָׁנִ֗ים
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
שָׁנָה֙
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
a year (as a revolution of time)
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
and — to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
and — to say (used with great latitude)
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
וְאֶל
ʼêl
and — near, with or among; often in general, to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
הַדָּמִ֔ים
dâm
the — blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)
עַל
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
הֵמִ֖ית
mûwth
to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים
Gibʻônîy
the — a Gibonite, or inhabitant of Gibon
2 Samuel 21:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
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David actively seeks Yahweh's own explanation for the famine rather than assuming its cause - genuine inquiry recorded before any self-diagnosis.

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There was famine in the days of David for three consecutive years; and David sought the presence (face) of the Lord [asking the reason]. The Lord replied, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
2 Samuel 21:1
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