New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Samuel 9
David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth
1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426yetע֔וֹדodH5750anyoneאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,that I may showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤הve.'e.'e.SehH6213him kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617for Jonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668?”
2Now there was a servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650of the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034was Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717,and they calledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him to Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;and the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Are youZibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717?”And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I amyour servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650.”
3The kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is thereהַאֶ֨פֶסha.'E.fesH657not yetע֥וֹדodH5750anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586to whom I may showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213thekindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430?”And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “There is stillע֛וֹדodH5750a sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121of Jonathanלִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןli.ho.na.TanH3083who is crippledנְכֵ֥הne.KhehH5223in both feetרַגְלָֽיִם׃rag.La.yimH7272.”
4So the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559to him, “Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375is he?” And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he isin the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of Machirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988in Lo-debarH3810.”
6Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732andfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself. And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650!”
7Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Do not fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372, forI will surelyעָשֹׂה֩'a.SohH6213showאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to you for the sakeבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, andwill restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to you allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of yourgrandfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586; and you shalleatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979regularlyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.”
9Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Allכֹּל֩kolH3605that belongedהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961to Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586and to allוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004I have givenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your master’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.
10You and your sonsוּבָנֶ֨יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121and your servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650shall cultivateוְעָבַ֣דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647the landהָאֲדָמָ֡הha.'a.da.MahH127for him, and you shall bringוְהֵבֵ֗אתָve.he.Ve.taH935in the produceso that your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121may haveוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961foodH3899; neverthelessMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121shalleatH398at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֑יshul.cha.NiH7979regularlyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548.”Now Zibaוּלְצִיבָ֗אu.le.tzi.Va'H6717had fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH2568H6240sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.
11Then Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “Accordingto allכְּכֹל֩ke.KholH3605that my lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandsיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.”So Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648ateאֹכֵל֙'o.KhelH398atDavid’s tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979as oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121.
12Mephiboshethוְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁתve.lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648had a youngקָטָ֖ןka.TanH6996sonבֵּן־ben-H1121whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034was Micaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316.And allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605who livedמוֹשַׁ֣בmo.ShavH4186in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717were servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650to Mephiboshethלִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648.
13So Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648livedיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, forhe ateאֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398at the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979regularlyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548. Nowhe 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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