Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 9:1-7

1And Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Is there yetיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426any that is leftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586,that I may shewוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤הve.'e.'e.SehH6213him kindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617for Jonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083sake?

2And there wasof the houseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586a servantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasZibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717.And when they had calledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him unto Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Artthou Zibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717?And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is he.

3And the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Isthere notהַאֶ֨פֶסha.'E.fesH657yet anyאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,that I may shewוְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥הve.'e.'e.SehH6213the kindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430unto him? And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Jonathanלִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןli.ho.na.TanH3083hath yet a sonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121, which islameנְכֵ֥הne.KhehH5223on hisfeetרַגְלָֽיִם׃rag.La.yimH7272.

4And the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him, Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375ishe? And Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold, he isin the houseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004of Machirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988,in Lo–debarH3810.

5Then kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971,and fetchedוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him out of the houseמִבֵּ֛יתmi.BeitH1004of Machirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ammielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988,from Lo–debarH3810.

6Now when Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,was comeוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,he fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,and did reverenceוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812.And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Behold thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650!

7And Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him, Fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372not: for I will surelyעָשֹׂה֩'a.SohH6213shewאֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה'e.'e.SehH6213thee kindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617for Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thy father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sake, and will restoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725thee all the landשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704of Saulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thy fatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1;and thou shalt eatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

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