2 Samuel
2 Samuel 9:2
2And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?”
“I am your servant,” he replied.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there was a servant | עֶ֙בֶד֙ | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| of the house | וּלְבֵ֨ית | ū·lə·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Saul | שָׁא֥וּל | šā·’ūl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7586 Shaul |
| named | וּשְׁמ֣וֹ | ū·šə·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Ziba | צִיבָ֔א | ṣî·ḇā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6717 Tsiba |
| They summoned | וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ | way·yiq·rə·’ū- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| him | ל֖וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| David | דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| and the king | הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| inquired | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Are you | הַאַתָּ֥ה | ha·’at·tāh | Article; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| Ziba | צִיבָ֖א | ṣî·ḇā | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6717 Tsiba |
| I am your servant | עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ | ‘aḇ·de·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| he replied | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
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2 Samuel 16:1–4 · 2 Samuel 19:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.