2 Samuel 9

David shows kindness to Jonathan's crippled son **Mephibosheth**, restoring Saul's lands to him and inviting him to eat at the king's table continually as a covenant act of loyalty.[2]

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Verse 7 וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over HTn תִּירָ֗א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) fear may you fear HVqj2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עָשֹׂה֩ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asoh doing to do HVqa אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do HVqi1cs עִמְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms חֶ֨סֶד֙ 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness covenant-loyal love HNcmsa בַּֽ/עֲבוּר֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur for the sake of for the sake of HR/Ncmsc יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ/הֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 vahashivoti and I will restore and I caused to return HC/Vhq1cs לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc שְׂדֵ֖ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh the field open field of HNcmsc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אָבִ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha-2 your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms תֹּ֥אכַל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal shall eat you will eat HVqi2ms לֶ֛חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 at upon HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֖/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table my table HNcmsc/Sp1cs תָּמִֽיד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually continuity HNcmsa
Verse 10 וְ/עָבַ֣דְתָּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 veavadeta and you shall serve and you worked HC/Vqq2ms לּ֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo הָ/אֲדָמָ֡ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the land the cultivated ground HTd/Ncfsa אַתָּה֩ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you HPp2ms וּ/בָנֶ֨י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 uvaneykha Bene (Bemba) and your sons and your sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וַ/עֲבָדֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 vaavadeykha and your servants and your servants HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וְ/הֵבֵ֗אתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕 veheveta and you shall bring and you will bring in HC/Vhq2ms וְ/הָיָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms לְ/בֶן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba) for son son of HR/Ncmsc אֲדֹנֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha of your lord your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms לֶּ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa וַ/אֲכָל֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤅 vaakhalo and he shall eat it and he consumed him HC/Vqq3ms/Sp3ms וּ/מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 umefivoshet but Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame and Mefivoshet HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc אֲדֹנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha-2 of your lord your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms יֹאכַ֥ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal he shall eat he will consume HVqi3ms תָּמִ֛יד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually continuity HNcmsa לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem-2 bread bread HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֑/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table my table HNcmsc/Sp1cs וּ/לְ/צִיבָ֗א 𐤅/𐤋/𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 uletsiva and to Ziba and to Tsiva and to Tsiva HC/R/Np חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 chamishah fifteen five HAcmsa עָשָׂ֛ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar ten -teen or -teenth HAcmsa בָּנִ֖ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons HNcmpa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa עֲבָדִֽים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants HNcmpa
Verse 11 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms צִיבָא֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/כֹל֩ 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol According to all as the whole HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יְצַוֶּ֜ה 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 yetsaveh commands he will command HVpi3ms אֲדֹנִ֤/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo עַבְדּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avedo his servant his servant HNcmsc/Sp3ms כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he shall do he will do HVqi3ms עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/מְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 umefivoshet And Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame and Mefivoshet HC/Np אֹכֵל֙ 𐤀𐤊𐤋 okhel [he is] eating one who eats HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֔/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table my table HNcmsc/Sp1cs כְּ/אַחַ֖ד 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤃 keachad Eka (Bemba) like one as one HR/Acmsc מִ/בְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of the sons from sons of HR/Ncmpc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 of the king the king HTd/Ncmsa