New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 9:5-7

5Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971and broughtוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from the houseמִבֵּ֛יתmi.BeitH1004of Machirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988,from 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.”

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