2 Samuel
2 Samuel 16:1–2
1When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
2“Why do you have these?” asked the king.
Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
Word by word
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2 Samuel 16:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When David | וְדָוִ֗ד | wə·ḏā·wiḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| had gone | עָבַ֤ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| a little | מְעַט֙ | mə·‘aṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| beyond the summit | מֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁ | mê·hā·rōš | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| Ziba | צִיבָ֛א | ṣî·ḇā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6717 Tsiba |
| the servant | נַ֥עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| of | מְפִי־ | mə·p̄î- | Preposition | H4648 Mephibosheth |
| Mephibosheth | בֹ֖שֶׁת | ḇō·šeṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4648 Mephibosheth |
| was there | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| to meet him | לִקְרָאת֑וֹ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
| He had a pair | וְצֶ֨מֶד | wə·ṣe·meḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6776 couple, pair |
| of saddled | חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים | ḥă·ḇu·šîm | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural | H2280 bind, bind on, bind up |
| donkeys | חֲמֹרִ֜ים | ḥă·mō·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| loaded with | וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩ | wa·‘ă·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| two hundred | מָאתַ֨יִם | mā·ṯa·yim | Number - fd | H3967 hundred |
| of bread | לֶ֜חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| a hundred | וּמֵאָ֧ה | ū·mê·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| clusters of raisins | צִמּוּקִ֛ים | ṣim·mū·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6778 bunch of raisins |
| a hundred | וּמֵ֥אָה | ū·mê·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| summer fruits | קַ֖יִץ | qa·yiṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H7019 summer, summer-fruit |
| and a skin | וְנֵ֥בֶל | wə·nê·ḇel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| of wine | יָֽיִן׃ | yā·yin | Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
2 Samuel 16:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Why | מָה־ | māh- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| do you have these | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| asked | וַיֹּ֧אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the king | הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Ziba | צִ֠יבָא | ṣî·ḇā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6717 Tsiba |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The donkeys | הַחֲמוֹרִ֨ים | ha·ḥă·mō·w·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| are for the king’s | הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| household | לְבֵית־ | lə·ḇêṯ- | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| to ride | לִרְכֹּ֗ב | lir·kōḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| the bread | וּלְהַלֶּחֶם | ū·lə·hal·lɛ·ḥɛm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| and summer fruit | וְהַקַּ֙יִץ֙ | wə·haq·qa·yiṣ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7019 summer, summer-fruit |
| are for the young men | הַנְּעָרִ֔ים | han·nə·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| to eat | לֶאֱכ֣וֹל | le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| and the wine | וְהַיַּ֕יִן | wə·hay·ya·yin | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3196 wine |
| is to refresh those | לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת | liš·tō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| who become exhausted | הַיָּעֵ֖ף | hay·yā·‘êp̄ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H3287 weary, faint |
| in the wilderness | בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | bam·miḏ·bār | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Samuel 16:1 1 Samuel 25:18 · 2 Samuel 15:32 · Jeremiah 40:10 · 1 Chronicles 12:40 · Jeremiah 40:12 · 1 Samuel 17:17–18 · 2 Samuel 15:30 · 1 Samuel 10:3 · 2 Samuel 9:2–13 · Amos 8:1 · Proverbs 29:4–5 · 2 Samuel 17:27–29
2 Samuel 16:2 2 Samuel 17:29 · Judges 10:4 · Judges 5:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.