Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 16:1-4

1When Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732had goneעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674a littleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592beyond the summitמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218,Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288ofמְפִי־me.fi-H4648Mephiboshethבֹ֖שֶׁתVo.shetH4648was thereוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009to meet himלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122.He had a pairוְצֶ֨מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of saddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280donkeysחֲמֹרִ֜יםcha.mo.RimH2543loaded withוַעֲלֵיהֶם֩va.'a.lei.HemH5921two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesof breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,a hundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967clusters of raisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,a hundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967summer fruitsקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019,and a skinוְנֵ֥בֶלve.Ne.velH5035of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2“Whyמָה־mah-H4100do you have theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428?”askedוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶל־'el-H413צִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717.Zibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The donkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543are for the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004to rideלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392,the breadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899and summer fruitוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019are for the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288to eatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398,and the wineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196is to refresh thoseלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354who become exhaustedהַיָּעֵ֖ףhai.ya.'EfH3287in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.”

3“Whereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346is your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121?”askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And Zibaצִיבָ֜אtzi.Va'H6717answeredוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Indeedהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,he is stayingיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,forכִּ֣יkiH3588he has saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, ‘Todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֵ֖ת'etH853will restoreיָשִׁ֤יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725to methe kingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of my grandfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.’”

4So the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zibaלְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'H6717, “Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongsto MephiboshethH4648is now yoursהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009!” “I humbly bow before youהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִיhish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812,”saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717. “May I findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672favorחֵ֥ןchenH2580in your eyesבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428!”

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