2 Samuel 9:7

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ דָוִ֜ד אַל־תִּירָ֗א כִּ֣י עָשֹׂה֩ אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה עִמְּךָ֥ חֶ֙סֶד֙ בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן אָבִ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י לְךָ֔ אֶֽת־כָּל־שְׂדֵ֖ה שָׁא֣וּל אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַתָּ֗ה תֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶם עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י תָּמִֽיד׃

Transliteration

wa-yōʾmer lô Dāwid ʾal-tîrāʾ kî ʿāśōh ʾeʿĕśeh ʿimmękā ḥesed baʿăbûr Yəhônātān ʾābîkā wa-hăšibōtî lękā ʾet-kol-śədēh Šāʾûl ʾābîkā wə-ʾattāh tōʾkal leḥem ʿal-šulḥānî tāmîd

Grammar Details

• *wa-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *lô*: preposition + 3ms suffix - to him
• *Dāwid*: proper noun - David
• *ʾal-tîrāʾ*: negative particle + qal imperfect 2ms jussive - do not fear
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *ʿāśōh* *ʾeʿĕśeh*: infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 1cs - I will surely do
• *ʿimmękā*: preposition + 2ms suffix - with you
• *ḥesed*: noun ms - lovingkindness
• *baʿăbûr*: preposition + noun - for the sake of
• *Yəhônātān*: proper noun - Jonathan
• *ʾābîkā*: noun + 2ms suffix - your father
• *wa-hăšibōtî*: waw consecutive + hiphil perfect 1cs - and I will restore
• *lękā*: preposition + 2ms suffix - to you
• *ʾet-kol-śədēh*: direct object marker + noun construct + noun - all the field/land of
• *Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
• *wə-ʾattāh*: waw conjunction + 2ms personal pronoun - and you
• *tōʾkal*: qal imperfect 2ms - will eat
• *leḥem*: noun ms - bread/food
• *ʿal-šulḥānî*: preposition + noun + 1cs suffix - at my table
• *tāmîd*: adverb - continually/always

Word Meanings

• *ʿāśōh* *ʾeʿĕśeh*: emphatic construction - I will certainly/surely do
• *ḥesed*: lovingkindness/covenant faithfulness/mercy/loyal love
• *leḥem*: bread/food/meal

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 9:1 : 1 And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?
• 1 Kgs 2:7 : 7 But be good to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be guests at your table; for so they came to me when I went in flight from Absalom your brother.
• 2 Sam 19:28 : 28 For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?
• 2 Sam 9:3 : 3 And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.
• 2 Kgs 25:29 : 29 And his prison clothing was changed, and he was a guest at the king's table every day for the rest of his life.
• Ps 41:9 : 9 Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.
• Isa 35:3-4 : 3 Make strong the feeble hands, give support to the shaking knees. 4 Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.
• Jer 25:33-34 : 33 And at that day, the bodies of those whom the Lord has put to death will be seen from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth: there will be no weeping for them, their bodies will not be taken up or put to rest in the earth; they will be like waste on the face of the land. 34 Give cries of grief, you keepers of sheep; give cries for help, rolling yourselves in the dust, you chiefs of the flock: for the days of your destruction have fully come, and I will send you in all directions, and your fall will be like that of the males of the flock.
• Matt 6:11 : 11 Give us this day bread for our needs.
• Mark 5:33-34 : 33 The woman, shaking with fear, conscious of what had been done to her, came and, falling on her face before him, gave him a true account of everything. 34 And he said to her, Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be free from your disease.
• Luke 1:12-13 : 12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him. 13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
• Luke 1:29-30 : 29 But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words? 30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.
• Luke 22:30 : 30 So that you may take food and drink at my table in my kingdom, and be seated like kings, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
• 2 Tim 1:16-18 : 16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus because he frequently gave me help, and had no feeling of shame because I was in chains; 17 But when he was in Rome, he went in search of me everywhere, and came to me 18 (May he have the Lord's mercy in that day); and of all he did for me at Ephesus you have full knowledge.
• Rev 3:20 : 20 See, I am waiting at the door and giving the sign; if my voice comes to any man's ears and he makes the door open, I will come in to him, and will take food with him and he with me.
• 2 Sam 9:11 : 11 Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.
• 2 Sam 12:8 : 8 I gave you your master's daughter and your master's wives for yourself, and I gave you the daughters of Israel and Judah; and if that had not been enough, I would have given you such and such things.
• Gen 43:18 : 18 So they went up to Joseph's chief servant at the door of the house,
• Gen 43:23 : 23 And the servant took them into Joseph's house, and gave them water for washing their feet; and he gave their asses food.
• Gen 50:18-21 : 18 Then his brothers went, and falling at his feet, said, Truly, we are your servants. 19 And Joseph said, Have no fear: am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, it was in your mind to do me evil, but God has given a happy outcome, the salvation of numbers of people, as you see today. 21 So now, have no fear: for I will take care of you and your little ones. So he gave them comfort with kind words.
• Ruth 2:11-12 : 11 And Boaz answering said to her, I have had news of everything you have done for your mother-in-law after the death of your husband; how you went away from your father and mother and the land of your birth, and came to a people who are strange to you. 12 The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.
• 1 Sam 12:19-20 : 19 And all the people said to Samuel, Make prayer for us to the Lord your God so that death may not overtake us: for in addition to all our sins we have done this evil, in desiring a king. 20 Then Samuel said to the people, Have no fear: truly you have done evil, but do not be turned away from the Lord; be his servants with all your heart;
• 1 Sam 12:24 : 24 Only go in the fear of the Lord, and be his true servants with all your heart, keeping in mind what great things he has done for you.
• 2 Sam 19:33 : 33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me, and I will take care of you in Jerusalem.