Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 9

1AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is there yetanyע֔וֹדodH5750that isleftנוֹתַ֖רno.TarH3498of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֑וּלsha.'UlH7586, that I may shew himkindnessחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617forJonathan’sיְהוֹנָתָֽן׃ye.ho.na.TanH3083sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668?

2And there was of thehouseוּלְבֵ֨יתu.le.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֥וּלsha.'UlH7586aservantעֶ֙בֶד֙'e.vedH5650whoseH8034nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasZibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717, and theycalledוַיִּקְרְאוּ־vai.yik.re.'u-H7121him untoDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; and thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Art thouZibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717? And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650is he.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Is therenotהַאֶ֨פֶסha.'E.fesH657yetanyאִישׁ֙'ishH376of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586, that I may shew thekindnessחֶ֣סֶדChe.sedH2617ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430unto him? AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Jonathanלִיהוֹנָתָ֖ןli.ho.na.TanH3083hath yet asonבֵּ֥ןbenH1121,whichH1004is lame on hisfeetרַגְלָֽיִם׃rag.La.yimH7272.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּֽאמֶר־vai.yo.mer-H559unto him,Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375is he? AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, he is in thehouseבֵּ֛יתbeitH1004ofMachirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988, inLo-debarH3810.

5Thenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732sentH7971, and fetched himoutH7971of thehouseמִבֵּ֛יתmi.BeitH1004ofMachirמָכִ֥ירma.KhirH4353thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmmielעַמִּיאֵ֖ל'a.mi.'ElH5988, fromLo-debarH3810.

6AndMephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֤ןye.ho.na.TanH3083, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586,cameוַ֠יָּבֹאVai.ya.vo'H935untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andfellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, anddidוַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812obeisance. AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתme.fi.Vo.shetH4648. And heansweredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009thyservantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃'av.De.khaH5650!

7AndDavidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto him,Fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372notאַל־'al-H408: for I willsurelyכִּ֣יkiH3588shew theekindnessחֶ֙סֶד֙che.sedH2617forJonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083thyfather’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sakeבַּֽעֲבוּר֙ba.'a.VurH5668, and willrestoreוַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣יva.ha.shi.vo.TiH7725theeallכָּל־kol-H3605thelandשְׂדֵ֖הse.DehH7704ofSaulשָׁא֣וּלsha.'UlH7586thyfatherאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1; and thou shalteatתֹּ֥אכַלTo.khalH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899at mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֖יshul.cha.NiH7979continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548.

8And hedidH4100obeisance, andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,WhatH4100is thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650, that thou shouldestlookפָנִ֔יתָfa.Ni.taH6437uponאֶל־'el-H413suchאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834adeadהַמֵּ֖תha.MetH4191dogהַכֶּ֥לֶבha.Ke.levH3611as I am?

9Then thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toZibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717,Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586servantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,Allכֹּל֩kolH3605that pertained toSaulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586and toallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004have Igivenנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414unto thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121.

10And thou shalttillוְעָבַ֣דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647thelandהָאֲדָמָ֡הha.'a.da.MahH127for him, thou, and thysonsוּבָנֶ֨יךָu.va.Nei.khaH1121, and thyservantsוַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָva.'a.va.Dei.khaH5650; and thou shaltbringוְהֵבֵ֗אתָve.he.Ve.taH935in the fruits, that thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonלְבֶן־le.ven-H1121may havebreadלֶּ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899toeatוַאֲכָל֔וֹva.'a.kha.LoH398: butMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙u.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121shalleatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899alway at mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֑יshul.cha.NiH7979.Nowוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961Zibaוּלְצִיבָ֗אu.le.tzi.Va'H6717hadfifteenעָשָׂ֛ר'a.SarH6240sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242servantsעֲבָדִֽים׃'a.va.DimH5650.

11ThensaidH559Zibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Accordingעַל־'al-H5921toallכְּכֹל֩ke.KholH3605that mylordאֲדֹנִ֤י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandeth hisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651shall thyservantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213. As forMephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648,saidH559thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428, he shalleatאֹכֵל֙'o.KhelH398at mytableשֻׁלְחָנִ֔יshul.cha.NiH7979, as one of thekingsH4428sonsמִבְּנֵ֥יmi.be.NeiH1121.

12AndMephiboshethוְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁתve.lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648had ayoungH1121sonבֵּן־ben-H1121,whoseH1121nameוּשְׁמ֣וֹu.she.MoH8034wasMicaמִיכָ֑אmi.Kha'H4316. Andallוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605that dwelt in thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofZibaצִיבָ֔אtzi.Va'H6717wereservantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650untoMephiboshethלִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃lim.fi.Vo.shetH4648.

13Soכִּ֣יkiH3588Mephiboshethוּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתu.me.fi.Vo.shetH4648dweltיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427inJerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389: for he dideatאֹכֵ֑ל'o.KhelH398continuallyתָּמִ֖ידta.MidH8548at theking’sהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979; and he waslameפִסֵּ֖חַpi.Se.achH6455onbothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147hisfeetרַגְלָֽיו׃ פrag.LavH7272.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 9

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain