Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 9
1Then Davidדָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣יda.Vid ha.KhiH1732H3588askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereיֶשׁ־ ע֔וֹדyesh- odH3426H5750אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834anyone leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498from the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586to whomעִמּוֹ֙i.MoH5973I can showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤הve.'e.'e.SehH6213kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617for the sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083?”
2And there was a servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650of the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717.They summonedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121himtoאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,and the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inquiredוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֛יוvai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559H413, “Are youהַאַתָּ֥הha.'a.TahH859Zibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717?” “I am your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650,”he repliedוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.
3So the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַאֶ֨פֶסha.Me.lekh ha.'E.fesH4428H657askedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is there anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376leftע֥וֹדodH5750of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586to whomעִמּ֖וֹi.MoH5973I can showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213the kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?”Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֶל־'el-H413הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “There is stillע֛וֹדodH5750Jonathan’sלִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןli.ho.na.TanH3083sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, who islameנְכֵ֥הne.KhehH5223in both feetרַגְלָֽיִם׃rag.La.yimH7272.”
4“Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375is heה֑וּאHu'H1931?”repliedוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And Zibaצִיבָא֙ אֶל־tzi.Va' 'el-H6717H413saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Indeedהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,heה֗וּאHu'H1931isin Lo-debarH3810at the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of Machirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988.”
6And when Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fell facedownוַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־ פָּנָ֖יוvai.yi.Pol 'al- pa.NavH5307H5921H6440in reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.Then Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648!” “I am your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650,”he repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥הvai.Yo.mer hi.NehH559H2009.
7“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372,”saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732, “forכִּ֣יkiH3588surely I will showH6213youעִמְּךָ֥'i.me.KhaH5973kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617for the sakeבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083.I will restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to youאֶֽת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of your grandfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586,and youוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859will alwaysתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548eatתֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶםTo.khal Le.chemH398H3899atעַל־'al-H5921my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979.”
8Mephibosheth bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100is your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you should show regardפָנִ֔יתָfa.Ni.taH6437forאֶל־'el-H413a deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834dogהַכֶּ֥לֶבha.Ke.levH3611like meכָּמֽוֹנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644?”
9Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717and saidאֶל־ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר'el- vai.Yo.merH559H413to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413, “I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your master’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121allכֹּל֩kolH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834belonged toהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586and to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004.
10Youאַתָּה֩'a.TahH859and your sonsוּבָנֶ֨יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650are to workוְעָבַ֣דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647אֶֽת־'et-H853the groundהָאֲדָמָ֡הha.'a.da.MahH127for himand bring inוְהֵבֵ֗אתָve.he.Ve.taH935the harvest,so that your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121may haveוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961foodלֶּ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to eatוַאֲכָל֔וֹva.'a.kha.LoH398.But Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648,your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121,is alwaysתָּמִ֛יד לֶ֖חֶםta.Mid Le.chemH8548H3899to eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398atעַל־'al-H5921my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֑יshul.cha.NiH7979.”Now Zibaוּלְצִיבָ֗אu.le.tzi.Va'H6717had fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.
11And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Your servantעַבְדּ֔וֹ כֵּ֖ןav.Do kenH5650H3651will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָya.'a.Seh 'av.De.khaH6213H5650allכְּכֹל֩ke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834my lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853has commandedיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680.”So Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648ateאֹכֵל֙'o.KhelH398atעַל־'al-H5921David’stableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979like oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428ownsonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121.
12And Mephiboshethוְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁתve.lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648had a youngקָטָ֖ןka.TanH6996sonבֵּן־ben-H1121namedוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034Micaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605who dweltמוֹשַׁ֣בmo.ShavH4186in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717wereservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650of Mephiboshethלִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648.
13So Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648livedיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588heה֣וּאhu'H1931alwaysתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548ateאֹכֵ֑ל וְה֥וּא'o.Khel ve.Hu'H398H1931atעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979,and he was lameפִסֵּ֖חַpi.Se.achH6455in bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147feetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 9
- 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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