2 Samuel

2 Samuel 19:29–30

29The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”

30And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”

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2 Samuel 19:29

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whyלָ֛מָּהlām·māhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
sayתְּדַבֵּ֥רtə·ḏab·bêrVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH1696 speak
any moreע֖וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
I hereby declareאָמַ֕רְתִּי’ā·mar·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
that youאַתָּ֣ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou
and Zibaוְצִיבָ֔אwə·ṣî·ḇāConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6717 Tsiba
are to divideתַּחְלְק֖וּtaḥ·lə·qūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH2505 divide, share
the landהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃haś·śā·ḏehArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7704 id.

2 Samuel 19:30

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯNoun - proper - masculine singularH4648 Mephibosheth
saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
Insteadגַּ֥םgamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
sinceאַ֠חֲרֵי’a·ḥă·rêPrepositionH310 behind
my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י’ă·ḏō·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH113 lord
the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךham·mɛ·lɛḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
has safelyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbə·šā·lō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
comeבָּ֞אbāVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his own houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃סbê·ṯōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH1004 house
let Ziba takeיִקָּ֑חyiq·qāḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
it allהַכֹּ֖לhak·kōlArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.