New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 9:1-4

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.”

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