2 Samuel

2 Samuel 9:11–13

¹¹And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.”

So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table^b like one of the king’s own sons. ¹²And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica,^c and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth. ¹³So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.

Footnotes

b 9:11 LXX; Hebrew my table
c 9:12 Mica is a variant of Micah; see 1 Chronicles 8:34|1CH 8:34.

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2 Samuel 9:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Ziba	צִיבָא֙	ṣî·ḇā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6717 Tsiba
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the king	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Your servant	עַבְדּ֔וֹ	‘aḇ·dōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
will do	יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
all	כְּכֹל֩	kə·ḵōl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
my lord	אֲדֹנִ֤י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
has commanded	יְצַוֶּ֜ה	yə·ṣaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
So Mephibosheth	וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת	ū·mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
ate	אֹכֵל֙	’ō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
table	שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י	šul·ḥā·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H7979 table
like one	כְּאַחַ֖ד	kə·’a·ḥaḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of the king’s	הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
sons	מִבְּנֵ֥י	mib·bə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son

2 Samuel 9:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And Mephibosheth	וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת	wə·lim·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
had a young	קָטָ֖ן	qā·ṭān	Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
son	בֵּן־	bên-	Noun - masculine singular	H1121 son
named	וּשְׁמ֣וֹ	ū·šə·mōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8034 name
Mica	מִיכָ֑א	mî·ḵā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4316 Mica
and all	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who dwelt	מוֹשַׁ֣ב	mō·wō·šaḇ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4186 seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers
in the house	בֵּית־	bêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Ziba	צִיבָ֔א	ṣî·ḇā	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6717 Tsiba
servants	עֲבָדִ֖ים	‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5650 slave, servant
of Mephibosheth	לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃	lim·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth

2 Samuel 9:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Mephibosheth	וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת	ū·mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
lived	יֹשֵׁב֙	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Jerusalem	בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
because	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
always	תָּמִ֖יד	tā·mîḏ	Adverb	H8548 continuity
ate	אֹכֵ֑ל	’ō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
at	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the king’s	הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
table	שֻׁלְחַ֥ן	šul·ḥan	Noun - masculine singular construct	H7979 table
and he was lame	פִסֵּ֖חַ	pis·sê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame
in both	שְׁתֵּ֥י	šə·tê	Number - feminine dual construct	H8147 two
feet	רַגְלָֽיו׃פ	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot

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2 Samuel 9:11 2 Samuel 19:26 · 2 Samuel 16:1–4

2 Samuel 9:13 2 Samuel 9:7 · 2 Samuel 9:3 · 2 Samuel 9:10–11

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