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2 Samuel 16:1-4

1And whenDavidוְדָוִ֗דve.da.VidH1732was alittleמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592pastעָבַ֤ר'a.VarH5674thetopמֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁme.ha.RoshH7218of the hill, behold,Zibaצִיבָ֛אtzi.Va'H6717theservantנַ֥עַרNa.'arH5288ofMephiboshethH4648metH7125him, with acoupleוְצֶ֨מֶדve.Tze.medH6776ofdonkeysחֲמֹרִ֜יםcha.mo.RimH2543saddledחֲבֻשִׁ֗יםcha.vu.ShimH2280, and upon them twohundredמָאתַ֨יִםma.Ta.yimH3967loaves ofbreadלֶ֜חֶםLe.chemH3899, and anhundredוּמֵאָ֧הu.me.'AhH3967bunches ofraisinsצִמּוּקִ֛יםtzi.mu.KimH6778, and anhundredוּמֵ֥אָהu.Me.'ahH3967of summerfruitsקַ֖יִץKa.yitzH7019, and abottleוְנֵ֥בֶלve.Ne.velH5035ofwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toZibaצִיבָ֖אtzi.Va'H6717, What meanest thou by these? AndZibaצִ֠יבָאTzi.va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thedonkeysהַחֲמוֹרִ֨יםha.cha.mo.RimH2543are for theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428householdלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004to rideonלִרְכֹּ֗בlir.KoH7392; and thebreadוְהַלֶּ֤חֶםu.ha.le.chemH3899and summerfruitוְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ve.ha.Ka.yitzH7019for the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֔יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288toeatלֶאֱכ֣וֹלle.'e.KholH398; and thewineוְהַיַּ֕יִןve.hai.Ya.yinH3196, that such as arefaintהַיָּעֵ֖ףhai.ya.'EfH3287in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057maydrinkלִשְׁתּ֥וֹתlish.TotH8354.

3And thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, And where is thymaster’sאֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sonבֶּן־ben-H1121? AndZibaצִיבָ֜אtzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Behold, heabidethיוֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for hesaidאָמַ֔ר'a.MarH559, Todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117shall thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478restoreיָשִׁ֤יבוּya.Shi.vuH7725to me thekingdomמַמְלְכ֥וּתmam.le.KhutH4468of myfatherאָבִֽי׃'a.ViH1.

4Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428toZibaלְצִבָ֔אle.tzi.Va'H6717, Behold, thine are all that pertained toMephiboshethH4648. AndZibaצִיבָא֙tzi.Va'H6717saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Ihumblyהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִיhish.ta.cha.Vei.tiH7812beseech thee that I mayfindאֶמְצָא־'em.tza'-H4672graceחֵ֥ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869, mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113, Okingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

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