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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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And the king said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הַ/אֶ֨פֶס 𐤄/𐤀𐤐𐤎 haefes Is there not the limit is there none HTi/Ncmsa ע֥וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still still, again, further again HD אִישׁ֙ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt of the house to a house of of the house HR/Ncmsc שָׁא֔וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp וְ/אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 veeeseh that I may show and I will do and I will do HC/Vqi1cs עִמּ֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo to him with him with him HR/Sp3ms חֶ֣סֶד 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness covenant-loyal love steadfast love HNcmsc אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God mighty ones of Elohim HNcmpa וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms צִיבָא֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa ע֛וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od-2 still still, again, further again HD בֵּ֥ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son son HNcmsa לִ/יהוֹנָתָ֖ן 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 lihonatan of Jonathan to Yehonatan (YHWH-has-given) to Yehonatan HR/Np נְכֵ֥ה 𐤍𐤊𐤄 nekheh crippled stricken one crippled HAamsc רַגְלָֽיִם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 ragelayim in his feet two feet in his feet HNcfda
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וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֨/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms דָוִ֜ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn תִּירָ֗א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira fear may you fear fear HVqj2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC עָשֹׂה֩ 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asoh doing to do to do HVqa אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה 𐤀𐤏𐤔𐤄 eeseh I will do I will do I will do HVqi1cs עִמְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you with you HR/Sp2ms חֶ֨סֶד֙ 𐤇𐤎𐤃 chesed kindness covenant-loyal love steadfast love HNcmsa בַּֽ/עֲבוּר֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur for the sake of for the sake of for the sake HR/Ncmsc יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 yehonatan Jonathan YHWH-has-given Yehonatan HNp אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ/הֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 vahashivoti and I will restore and I caused to return and I will restore HC/Vhq1cs לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc שְׂדֵ֖ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh the field open field of field of HNcmsc שָׁא֣וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp אָבִ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha-2 your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) and you HC/Pp2ms תֹּ֥אכַל 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋 tokhal okèlè (Yoruba) shall eat you will eat you will eat HVqi2ms לֶ֛חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 at upon upon HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֖/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table my table my table HNcmsc/Sp1cs תָּמִֽיד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually continuity continually HNcmsa
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וְ/עָבַ֣דְתָּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕 veavadeta and you shall serve and you worked and you shall serve HC/Vqq2ms לּ֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms אֶֽת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/אֲדָמָ֡ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 haadamah the land the cultivated ground the cultivated land HTd/Ncfsa אַתָּה֩ 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms וּ/בָנֶ֨י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 uvaneykha Bene (Bemba) and your sons and your sons and your sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וַ/עֲבָדֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 vaavadeykha and your servants and your servants and your servants HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms וְ/הֵבֵ֗אתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤁𐤀𐤕 veheveta and you shall bring and you will bring in and you shall bring in HC/Vhq2ms וְ/הָיָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it shall be and he/it became and it shall be HC/Vqq3ms לְ/בֶן 𐤋/𐤁𐤍 leven Bene (Bemba) for son son of for the son of HR/Ncmsc אֲדֹנֶ֤י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha of your lord your lords your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms לֶּ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa וַ/אֲכָל֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤅 vaakhalo okèlè (Yoruba) and he shall eat it and he consumed him and he shall eat it HC/Vqq3ms/Sp3ms וּ/מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 umefivoshet but Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame and Mefivoshet HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son the son HNcmsc אֲדֹנֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊 adoneykha-2 of your lord your lords your lords HNcmpc/Sp2ms יֹאכַ֥ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal okèlè (Yoruba) he shall eat he will consume he will eat HVqi3ms תָּמִ֛יד 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤃 tamid continually continuity continually HNcmsa לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem-2 bread bread bread HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֑/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table 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 five HAcmsa עָשָׂ֛ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar ten -teen or -teenth HAcmsa בָּנִ֖ים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 banim Bene (Bemba) sons sons sons HNcmpa וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 veeserim and twenty and twenty and twenty HC/Acbpa עֲבָדִֽים 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤌 avadim servants male servants male servants HNcmpa
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וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms צִיבָא֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤀 tsiva Ziba Stationed-One Tsiva HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa כְּ/כֹל֩ 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhol kila (Swahili) According to all as the whole as all HR/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which that HTr יְצַוֶּ֜ה 𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤄 yetsaveh commands he will command he will command HVpi3ms אֲדֹנִ֤/י 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adoni my lord my lord my lord HNcmsc/Sp1cs הַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo עַבְדּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤅 avedo his servant his servant his servant HNcmsc/Sp3ms כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus so HTm יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤄 yaaseh he shall do he will do he will do HVqi3ms עַבְדֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤊 avedekha your servant your servant your servant HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/מְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת 𐤅/𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕 umefivoshet And Mephibosheth Scatterer of Shame and Mefivoshet HC/Np אֹכֵל֙ 𐤀𐤊𐤋 okhel okèlè (Yoruba) [he is] eating one who eats one who eats HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon at HR שֻׁלְחָנִ֔/י 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍/𐤉 shulechani my table my table my table HNcmsc/Sp1cs כְּ/אַחַ֖ד 𐤊/𐤀𐤇𐤃 keachad Eka (Bemba) like one as one as one HR/Acmsc מִ/בְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤁𐤍𐤉 mibeney Bene (Bemba) of the sons from sons of of the sons of HR/Ncmpc הַ/מֶּֽלֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-3 of the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa
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