2 Samuel

2 Samuel 16:4

⁴So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!”

“I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to Ziba	לְצִבָ֔א	lə·ṣi·ḇā	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6717 Tsiba
All	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
to Mephibosheth	בֹ֑שֶׁת	ḇō·šeṯ	Preposition; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
is now yours	הִנֵּ֣ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
I humbly bow before you	הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי	hiš·ta·ḥă·wê·ṯî	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - first person common singular	H7812 bow down
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Ziba	צִיבָא֙	ṣî·ḇā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6717 Tsiba
May I find	אֶמְצָא־	’em·ṣā-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular	H4672 attain to, find
favor	חֵ֥ן	ḥên	Noun - masculine singular	H2580 favour, grace
in your eyes	בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ	bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֥י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king

Cross-references

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Proverbs 18:13 · Proverbs 18:17 · Exodus 23:8 · Deuteronomy 19:15 · Proverbs 19:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.