New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 16:1-2

1Now when Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732had goneH5674onH5674a littleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592beyondH4480the summitמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288of MephiboshethH4648metלִקְרָאת֑וֹlik.ra.ToH7122himwith a teamוְצֶ֨מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of saddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280donkeysחֲמֹרִ֜יםcha.mo.RimH2543, and on them weretwoמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967loaves of breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,a hundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967cakesH6778ofH6778raisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,a hundredH3967summerקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019fruitsH7019,and a jugוְנֵ֥בֶלve.Ne.velH5035of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Zibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717, “Whyמָה־mah-H4100do you have theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428?”And Zibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “The donkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543are for the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004to rideלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392,the breadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899and summerוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019fruitH7019are for the youngהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288to eatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398,and the wineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196,for whoever is wearyהַיָּעֵ֖ףhai.ya.'EfH3287in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057to drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354.”

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