New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 9:10-13

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.SarH2568 H6240sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.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.

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