New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 19:17-30
17There were a thousandוְאֶ֨לֶףve.'E.lefH505menH376of Benjaminמִבִּנְיָמִן֒mi.bin.ya.MinH1144with him, withZibaוְצִיבָ֗אve.tzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֚עַרNa.'arH5288of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and his fifteenוַחֲמֵ֨שֶׁת עָשָׂ֥רva.cha.Me.shet 'a.SarH2568H6240sonsH1121and his twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650with him; and they rushedוְצָלְח֥וּve.tza.le.ChuH6743to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֖ןhai.yar.DenH3383beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the kingH4428.
18Then they kept crossingH5674the fordהָעֲבָרָ֗הha.'a.va.RahH5679to bringH5674overH5674the king’sH4428householdH1004,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213whatH2896was goodH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869.And Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096the sonH1121of Geraגֵּרָ֗אge.Ra'H1617fellH5307downH5307beforeH6440the kingH4428as he was about to crossH5674the JordanH3383.
19So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingH4428, “Let not my lordאֲדֹנִי֮'a.do.NiH113considerיַחֲשָׁב־ya.cha.shov-H2803me guiltyעָוֹן֒'a.VonH5771,norH408rememberתִּזְכֹּ֗רtiz.KorH2142whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650didH5753wrongH5753on the dayבַּיּ֕וֹםbai.YomH3117whenאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingH4428cameיָׄצָ֥ׄאׄya.Tza'H3318out from Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389,so that the kingH4428wouldtakeלָשׂ֥וּםla.SumH7760itto heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.
20For your servantH5650knowsיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045that I have sinnedחָטָ֑אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398;therefore beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,I have comeבָ֣אתִיVa.tiH935todayH3117,the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223of allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Josephיוֹסֵ֔ףyo.SefH3130to goH3381downH3381to meetלִקְרַ֖אתlik.RatH7122my lordH113the kingH4428.”
21But Abishaiאֲבִישַׁ֤י'a.vi.ShaiH52the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zeruiahצְרוּיָה֙tze.ru.YahH6870saidוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Should not Shimeiשִׁמְעִ֑יshim.'IH8096be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathH4191for thisH2088,becauseH3588he cursedקִלֵּ֖לki.LelH7043the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068anointedמְשִׁ֥יחַme.Shi.achH4899?”
22Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732then saidH559, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I to do with you, O sonsH1121of ZeruiahH6870,that you should this dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117be an adversaryלְשָׂטָ֑ןle.sa.TanH7854to me?Should anyH376manH376be putיוּמַ֖תyu.MatH4191to deathי֤וּמַתYu.matH4191in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117?For do I not knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that I am kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117?”
24ThenMephiboshethוּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586cameH3381downיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the kingH4428; andhe had neitherH3808caredעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213for his feetרַגְלָ֜יוrag.LavH7272,norH3808trimmedעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213his mustacheשְׂפָמ֗וֹse.fa.MoH8222,norH3808washedכִבֵּ֔סkhi.BesH3526his clothesבְּגָדָיו֙be.ga.DavH899,from the dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117the kingH4428departedלֶ֣כֶתLe.khetH1980untilעַד־'ad-H5704the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117he cameבָּ֥אba'H935homein peaceבְשָׁלֽוֹם׃ve.sha.LomH7965.
26So he answeredH559, “O my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,the kingH4428,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650deceivedרִמָּ֑נִיri.Ma.niH7411me; for your servantעַבְדְּךָ֜'av.de.KhaH5650saidH559, ‘I will saddleאֶחְבְּשָׁה־'ech.be.shah-H2280a donkeyהַחֲמ֨וֹרha.cha.MorH2543for myself that I may rideוְאֶרְכַּ֤בve.'er.KavH7392on it and goH1980with the kingH4428,’becauseH3588your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is lameפִסֵּ֖חַfi.Se.achH6455.
27Moreover,he has slanderedוַיְרַגֵּ֣לvay.ra.GelH7270your servantH5650to my lordH113the kingH4428;but my lordH113the kingH4428islike the angelכְּמַלְאַ֣ךְke.mal.'AkhH4397of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,therefore doוַעֲשֵׂ֥הva.'a.SehH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in your sightבְּעֵינֶֽיךָ׃be.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.
28Forallכָּל־kol-H3605my father’sאָבִ֗י'a.ViH1householdבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004was nothingלֹ֨אlo'H3808but deadמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194menH376before my lordH113the kingH4428;yet you setוַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙va.Ta.shetH7896your servantH5650among those who ateבְּאֹכְלֵ֖יbe.'o.khe.LeiH398at your own tableשֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָshul.cha.Ne.khaH7979.Whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100rightצְדָקָ֔הtze.da.KahH6666do I haveיֶּשׁ־yesh-H3426yetעוֹד֙'OdH5750that I shouldcomplainוְלִזְעֹ֥קve.liz.'OkH2199anymoreע֖וֹדodH5750to the kingH4428?”
29So the kingH4428saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “WhyH4100do you stillH5750speakתְּדַבֵּ֥רte.da.BerH1696of your affairsדְּבָרֶ֑יךָde.va.Rei.khaH1697? I havedecidedאָמַ֕רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘You and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אve.tzi.Va'H6717shall divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtach.le.KuH2505the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.’”
30Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙me.fi.Vo.shetH4648saidH559to the kingH4428, “Let him evenגַּ֥םgamH1571takeיִקָּ֑חyi.KachH3947it allהַכֹּ֖לha.KolH3605,sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי אֲשֶׁר־'A.cha.rei 'a.Sher-H310H834my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingH4428has comeבָּ֞אba'H935safelyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965to his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃ סbei.ToH1004.”
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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