2 Samuel 9 שְׁמוּאֵל ב פרק ט׳

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1. 1

   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִדDavidהֲכִיis-thereיֶשׁ־עוֹדyet-anyאֲשֶׁרwhichנוֹתַרis-leftלְבֵיתto-the-house-ofשָׁאוּלSaulוְאֶעֱשֶׂהthat-I-may-showעִמּוֹwith-himחֶסֶדloyal-loveבַּעֲבוּרbecause-ofיְהוֹנָתָן׃Jonathan

   And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

2. 2

   וּלְבֵיתand-of-the-house-ofשָׁאוּלSaulעֶבֶדa-servantוּשְׁמוֹand-his-nameצִיבָאZibaוַיִּקְרְאוּ־לוֹand-they-called-himאֶל־דָּוִדto-Davidוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingאֵלָיוto-himהַאַתָּהare-youצִיבָאZibaוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidעַבְדֶּךָ׃your-servant

   And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

3. 3

   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingהַאֶפֶסis-there-notעוֹדyetאִישׁanyלְבֵיתto-the-house-ofשָׁאוּלSaulוְאֶעֱשֶׂהthat-I-may-showעִמּוֹwith-himחֶסֶדthe-love-ofאֱלֹהִיםGodוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidצִיבָאZibaאֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְunto-the-kingעוֹדyetבֵּןa-sonלִיהוֹנָתָןto-Jonathanנְכֵהlame-ofרַגְלָיִם׃feet

   And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

4. 4

   וַיֹּאמֶר־לוֹand-said-to-himהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingאֵיפֹהwhereהוּאheוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidצִיבָאZibaאֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְunto-the-kingהִנֵּה־הוּאbehold-he-isבֵּיתin-the-house-ofמָכִירMachirבֶּן־עַמִּיאֵלson-of-Ammielבְּלוֹin-Lo-דְבָר׃debar

   And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

5. 5

   וַיִּשְׁלַחand-sentהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingדָּוִדDavidוַיִּקָּחֵהוּand-fetched-himמִבֵּיתfrom-the-house-ofמָכִירMachirבֶּן־עַמִּיאֵלson-of-Ammielמִלּוֹfrom-Lo-דְבָר׃debar

   Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

6. 6

   וַיָּבֹאand-cameמְפִיבֹשֶׁתMephiboshethבֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָןson-of-Jonathanבֶּן־שָׁאוּלson-of-Saulאֶל־דָּוִדto-Davidוַיִּפֹּלand-fellעַל־פָּנָיוupon-his-faceוַיִּשְׁתָּחוּand-bowed-downוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִדDavidמְפִיבֹשֶׁתMephiboshethוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidהִנֵּהbeholdעַבְדֶּךָ׃your-servant

   Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!

7. 7

   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלוֹto-himדָוִדDavidאַל־תִּירָאbe-not-afraidכִּיbecauseעָשֹׂהsurelyאֶעֱשֶׂהI-will-showעִמְּךָwith-youחֶסֶדloyal-loveבַּעֲבוּרbecause-ofיְהוֹנָתָןJonathanאָבִיךָyour-fatherוַהֲשִׁבֹתִיand-will-restoreלְךָfor-youאֶת־כׇּל־שְׂדֵהall-the-land-ofשָׁאוּלSaulאָבִיךָyour-fatherוְאַתָּהand-youתֹּאכַלshall-eatלֶחֶםbreadעַל־שֻׁלְחָנִיupon-my-tableתָּמִיד׃continually

   And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.

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   וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּand-bowed-himselfוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidמֶהwhat-isעַבְדֶּךָyour-servantכִּיthatפָנִיתָyou-should-lookאֶל־הַכֶּלֶבupon-such-a-dogהַמֵּתdeadאֲשֶׁרwhichכָּמוֹנִי׃as-I-am

   And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?

9. 9

   וַיִּקְרָאand-calledהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingאֶל־צִיבָאto-Zibaנַעַרthe-servant-ofשָׁאוּלSaulוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאֵלָיוto-himכֹּלallאֲשֶׁרwhichהָיָהwasלְשָׁאוּלto-Saulוּלְכׇל־בֵּיתוֹand-to-all-his-houseנָתַתִּיI-gaveלְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶיךָ׃to-your-masters-son

   Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

10. 10

    וְעָבַדְתָּand-you-shall-tillלּוֹto-himאֶת־הָאֲדָמָהthe-landאַתָּהyouוּבָנֶיךָand-your-sonsוַעֲבָדֶיךָand-your-servantsוְהֵבֵאתָand-you-shall-bring-inוְהָיָהthat-may-haveלְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶיךָyour-masters-sonלֶּחֶםfoodוַאֲכָלוֹto-eatוּמְפִיבֹשֶׁתand-Mephiboshethבֶּן־אֲדֹנֶיךָson-of-your-masterיֹאכַלshall-eatתָּמִידcontinuallyלֶחֶםbreadעַל־שֻׁלְחָנִיupon-my-tableוּלְצִיבָאand-to-Zibaחֲמִשָּׁה־עָשָׂרfifteenבָּנִיםsonsוְעֶשְׂרִיםand-twentyעֲבָדִים׃servants

    Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11. 11

    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidצִיבָאZibaאֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְunto-the-kingכְּכֹלaccording-to-allאֲשֶׁרwhichיְצַוֶּהhas-commandedאֲדֹנִיmy-lordהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingאֶת־עַבְדּוֹhis-servantכֵּןthusיַעֲשֶׂהhe-shall-doעַבְדֶּךָyour-servantוּמְפִיבֹשֶׁתand-Mephiboshethאֹכֵלshall-eatעַל־שֻׁלְחָנִיupon-my-tableכְּאַחַדas-one-ofמִבְּנֵיthe-sons-ofהַמֶּלֶךְ׃the-king

    Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.

12. 12

    וְלִמְפִיבֹשֶׁתand-to-Mephiboshethבֵּן־קָטָןa-young-sonוּשְׁמוֹand-his-nameמִיכָאMichaוְכֹלand-allמוֹשַׁבthat-dwelt-inבֵּית־צִיבָאthe-house-of-Zibaעֲבָדִיםservantsלִמְפִיבֹשֶׁת׃to-Mephibosheth

    And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

13. 13

    וּמְפִיבֹשֶׁתand-Mephiboshethיֹשֵׁבdweltבִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִםin-Jerusalemכִּיforעַל־שֻׁלְחַןat-the-table-ofהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingתָּמִידcontinuallyהוּאheאֹכֵלdid-eatוְהוּאand-heפִסֵּחַlameשְׁתֵּיbothרַגְלָיו׃his-feet

    So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.