Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 9:10-13

10Thou therefore, and thy sonsוּבָנֶ֨יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121,and thy servantsוַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,shall tillוְעָבַ֣דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647the landהָאֲדָמָ֡הha.'a.da.MahH127for him, and thou shalt bringוְהֵבֵ֗אתָve.he.Ve.taH935in the fruits,that thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121may have foodלֶּ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899to eatוַאֲכָל֔וֹva.'a.kha.LoH398:but Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thy master’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121shall eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899alwayתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֑יshul.cha.NiH7979.Now Zibaוּלְצִיבָ֗אu.le.tzi.Va'H6717had fifteenחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רcha.mi.Shah 'a.SarH6240 H2568sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

11Then saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,According to all that my lordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428hath commandedיְצַוֶּ֜הye.tza.VehH6680his servantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,so shall thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213.As for Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648, said the king,he shall eatאֹכֵל֙'o.KhelH398at my tableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979,as oneכְּאַחַ֖דke.'a.ChadH259of the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121.

12And Mephiboshethוְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁתve.lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648had a youngקָטָ֖ןka.TanH6996sonבֵּן־ben-H1121,whose nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMichaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316.And all that dweltמוֹשַׁ֣בmo.ShavH4186in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Zibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717wereservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650unto Mephiboshethלִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

13So Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648dweltיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389:for he did eatאֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548at the king’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979;and was lameפִסֵּ֖חַpi.Se.achH6455on bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.

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