2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:1

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.

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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

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.