Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 19:24-30
24Then Mephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648,Saul’sשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121,went downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428.He had notH3808caredעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272orH3808trimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213his mustacheשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222orוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899H3808fromלְמִן־le.min-H4480the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428had leftלֶ֣כֶתLe.khetH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he returnedבָּ֥אba'H935safelyבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.
26“My lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428,”he repliedH559, “becauseH3588Iעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650am lameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455, Iעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559, ‘I will have my donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543saddledאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280so that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392on itעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921and goH1980withאֶת־'et-H854the kingH4428.’But my servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650Zibadeceived meרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411H3588,
27and he has slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270your servantH5650toאֶל־'el-H413my lordH113the kingH4428.Yet my lordH113the kingH4428islike the angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,so doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213what isgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896in your eyesבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
28Forכִּי֩ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜הki lo' ha.YahH3588H3808H1961allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of my grandfatherאָבִ֗י כִּ֤י אִם־'a.Vi ki 'im-H1H3588H518H376deserves deathמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194from my lordH113the kingH4428,yet you have setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896אֶֽת־'et-H853your servantH5650among those who eatבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100furtherעוֹד֙'OdH5750right, thenצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666,do I haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426to keepע֖וֹדodH5750appealingוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199toH413the kingH4428?”
29The kingH4428repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “WhyH4100sayתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696דְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697any moreH5750?I hereby declareאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717are to divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505H853the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.”
30And Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingH4428, “Insteadגַּ֥םgamH1571H853,sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי'A.cha.reiH310אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428has safelyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965comeבָּ֞אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004,let Ziba takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947it allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605!”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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