2 Samuel
2 Samuel 9:13
13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.
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| 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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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.