Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:1-4

1And when Davidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732was a littleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592pastעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674the topמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218of the hill,behold, Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717the servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288of MephiboshethH4648metH7125him, with a coupleוְצֶ֨מֶדve.Tze.medH6776of donkeysחֲמֹרִ֜יםcha.mo.RimH2543saddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280,and upon them two hundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loavesof breadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899,and an hundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967bunches of raisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778,and an hundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967of summer fruitsקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019,and a skinוְנֵ֥בֶלve.Ne.velH5035of wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Zibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717,What meanest thou by these? And Zibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,The donkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543befor the king’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004to ride onלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392;and the breadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899and summer fruitוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019for the young menהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288to eatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398;and the wineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196,that such as be faintהַיָּעֵ֖ףhai.ya.'EfH3287in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057may drinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354.

3And the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, And where isthy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121?And Zibaצִיבָ֜אtzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Behold, he abidethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:for he saidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559,To dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117shall the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478restoreיָשִׁ֤יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725me the kingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of my fatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

4Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428to Zibaלְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'H6717, Behold, thine are all that pertainedunto MephiboshethH4648.And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I humblyהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִיhish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812beseech thee thatI may findאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580in thy sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113,O kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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