American Standard Version

2 Samuel 9

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidH559,IsthereyetH5750anythatisleftH3498ofthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,thatImayshowhimkindnessforJonathan’ssakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668?

2Andtherewasofthehouseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586aservantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasZibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717,andtheycalledH7121himuntoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim, Art thouZibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717?AndhesaidH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650ishe.

3Andthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559,IstherenotyetH5750anyofthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,thatImayshowthekindnessofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430untohim?AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Jonathanלִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןli.ho.na.TanH3083hathyetH5750asonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,whoislameofhisfeetH7272.

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559untohim,Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375ishe?AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold,heisinthehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004ofMachirthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988,inLo-debarH3810.

5Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732sentH7971,andfetchedhimoutofthehouseמִבֵּ֛יתmi.BeitH1004ofMachirthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988,fromLo-debarH3810.

6AndMephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,cameH935untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andfellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,anddidobeisance.AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559,Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648.Andheanswered,Behold, thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650!

7AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untohim,FearH3372not;forIwillsurelyshowtheekindnessforJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sakeבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668,andwillrestoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725theeallthelandשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1;andthou shalteatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398breadH3899atmytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

8Andhedidobeisance,andsaidH559,Whatisthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,thatthou shouldestlookuponsuchadeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֥לֶבha.Ke.levH3611asIam?

9Thenthekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledH7121toZibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717,Saul’sservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288,andsaidH559untohim,AllthatpertainedtoSaulH7586andtoallhishouseH1004haveIgivenH5414unto thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

10Andthou shalttillthelandהָאֲדָמָ֡הha.'a.da.MahH127forhim, thou,andthysonsוּבָנֶ֨יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,andthyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650;andthou shaltbringוְהֵבֵ֗אתָve.he.Ve.taH935inthefruits,thatthymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121mayhavebreadH3899toeatוַאֲכָל֔וֹva.'a.kha.LoH398:butMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398breadH3899alwayatmytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֑יshul.cha.NiH7979.NowZibaוּלְצִיבָ֗אu.le.tzi.Va'H6717hadfifteensonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

11ThensaidH559Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717untothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Accordingtoallthatmylordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandethhisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shallthyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650do.AsforMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648,saidH559thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,heshalleatאֹכֵל֙'o.KhelH398atmytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979,asoneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259oftheking’sH4428sonsH1121.

12AndMephiboshethוְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁתve.lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648hadayoungH1121sonבֵּן־ben-H1121,whosenameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMicaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316.Andallthatdweltinthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofZibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717wereservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650untoMephiboshethלִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

13SoMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648dweltH3427inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;forhedideatאֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548attheking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979.Andhewaslameפִסֵּ֖חַpi.Se.achH6455inbothhisfeetH7272.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 9

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain