Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 9:7-13

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.chemH398 H3899atעַל־'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.merH559 H413to 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.chemH8548 H3899to eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398atעַל־'al-H5921my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֑יshul.cha.NiH7979.”Now Zibaוּלְצִיבָ֗אu.le.tzi.Va'H6717had fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568 H6240sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

11And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Your servantעַבְדּ֔וֹ כֵּ֖ןav.Do kenH5650 H3651will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָya.'a.Seh 'av.De.khaH6213 H5650allכְּכֹל֩ke.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'H398 H1931atעַל־'al-H5921the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979,and he was lameפִסֵּ֖חַpi.Se.achH6455in bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147feetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.

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