New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 9

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

1Then Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “IsH3426thereH3426anyoneאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834stillע֔וֹדodH5750leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,so that I could showוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤הve.'e.'e.SehH6213him kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617for Jonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668?”

2Now there wasa servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650of the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034was Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717,and they summonedוַיִּקְרְאוּ־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.”

3Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Is there noהַאֶ֨פֶסha.'E.fesH657oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376remainingע֥וֹדodH5750of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586to whom I could 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.TanH3083,one who is disabledנְכֵ֥הne.KhehH5223in bothH7272feetH7272.”

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.'ElH5988,in Lo-debarH3810.”

5Then Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971messengers who 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 prostratedH2331himself. And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hereהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009is your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650!”

7Then Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to him, “Do not beH3372afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372, forI will assuredlyעָשֹׂה֩'a.SohH6213showאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617to you for the sakeבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, and Iwill restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725to you allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of yourgrandfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586; andyou yourselfוְאַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH859shalleatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979regularlyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.”

8Again he prostratedH2331himself, and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֣הmehH4100is your servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650,that you should beH6437concernedH6437aboutאֶל־'el-H413a deadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֥לֶבha.Ke.levH3611likeכָּמֽוֹנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644me?”

9Then the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Everythingכֹּל֩kolH3605that 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.taH935inH935the produceso that your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121will haveוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961foodH3899to eatוַאֲכָל֔וֹva.'a.kha.LoH398; neverthelessMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648,your master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113grandsonבֶּן־ben-H1121, shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398at 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, “In accordancewith everythingכְּכֹל֩ke.KholH3605that my lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandsיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651your 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,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588he ateאֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398at the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979regularlyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548. Andhe was disabledפִסֵּ֖חַpi.Se.achH6455in his twoשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147feetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

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