2 Samuel

2 Samuel 9:6

⁶And when Mephibosheth^a son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence.

Then David said, “Mephibosheth!”

“I am your servant,” he replied.

Footnotes

a 9:6 Mephibosheth is also called Merib-baal; see 1 Chronicles 8:34|1CH 8:34.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when Mephibosheth	מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת	mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
the son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Saul	שָׁאוּל֙	šā·’ūl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H7586 Shaul
came	וַ֠יָּבֹא	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
David	דָּוִ֔ד	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
he fell facedown	וַיִּפֹּ֥ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
in reverence	וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ	way·yiš·tā·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7812 bow down
Then David	דָּוִד֙	dā·wiḏ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1732 David
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Mephibosheth	מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁת	mə·p̄î·ḇō·šeṯ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4648 Mephibosheth
I am your servant	עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃	‘aḇ·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
he replied	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

Cross-references

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2 Samuel 16:4 · 1 Chronicles 9:40 · 2 Samuel 19:24–30 · 1 Samuel 25:23 · 1 Chronicles 8:34

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.