2 Samuel 9:2

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Now there was a servant from Saul's household named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "I am your servant."

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וּלְבֵ֨ית שָׁא֥וּל עֶ֙בֶד֙ וּשְׁמ֣וֹ צִיבָ֔א וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ל֖וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֵלָ֛יו הַאַתָּ֥ה צִיבָ֖א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

Transliteration

û-lə-bêt Šāʾûl ʿebed û-šəmô Ṣîbāʾ wa-yiqrəʾû-lô ʾel-Dāwid wa-yōʾmer ham-melek ʾēlāyw Q ʾattāh Ṣîbāʾ wa-yōʾmer ʿabdekā

Grammar Details

• *û-lə-bêt*: waw conjunction + preposition + noun construct - and to the house of
• *Šāʾûl*: proper noun - Saul
• *ʿebed*: noun ms - servant
• *û-šəmô*: waw conjunction + noun + 3ms suffix - and his name
• *Ṣîbāʾ*: proper noun - Ziba
• *wa-yiqrəʾû-lô*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3mp + preposition + 3ms suffix - and they called him
• *ʾel-Dāwid*: preposition + proper noun - to David
• *wa-yōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said
• *ham-melek*: definite article + noun ms - the king
• *ʾēlāyw*: preposition + 3ms suffix - to him
• Q: interrogative particle - are?
• *ʾattāh*: 2ms personal pronoun - you
• *ʿabdekā*: noun + 2ms suffix - your servant

Word Meanings

• *ʿebed*: servant/slave
• *wa-yiqrəʾû-lô*: they called for him/they summoned him

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba. And when they called him to David, the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  There was a seruaunt of Sauls house, named Siba, whom they called vnto Dauid, & the kynge sayde vnto him: Art thou Siba? He sayde: Yee thy seruaunt.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there was of the housholde of Saul a seruant whose name was Ziba, & when they had called him vnto Dauid, the King sayd vnto him, Art thou Ziba? And he sayd, I thy seruant am he.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there was of the householde of Saul, a seruaunt whose name was Ziba, and when they had called him vnto Dauid, the king saide vnto him: Art thou Ziba? He said: Thy seruaunt is he.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose name [was] Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, [Art] thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant [is he].

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? He said, Your servant is he.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the house of Saul hath a servant, and his name `is' Ziba, and they call for him unto David; and the king saith unto him, `Art thou Ziba?' and he saith, `Thy servant.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

• World English Bible (2000)

  There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He said, "Your servant is he."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now there was a servant from Saul’s house named Ziba, so he was summoned to David. The king asked him,“Are you Ziba?” He replied,“At your service.”

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 16:1-4 : 1 When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him. He had with him a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred cakes of summer fruit, and a wineskin full of wine. 2 The king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink." 3 The king then asked, "Where is your master’s grandson?" Ziba replied to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem because he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.'" 4 Then the king declared to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours." Ziba said, "I humbly bow before you. May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king."
• 2 Sam 19:17 : 17 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.
• 2 Sam 19:27-29 : 27 He said, 'My lord the king, my servant deceived me. I said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself and ride on it, so I may go with the king,’ because your servant is lame. 28 'Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what seems good to you.' 29 All my grandfather's descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king. But you placed your servant among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?
• Gen 15:2-3 : 2 Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children, so a servant in my household will be my heir."
• Gen 24:2 : 2 Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.
• Gen 39:6 : 6 So Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph's care; with Joseph in charge, he paid no attention to anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was handsome in form and appearance.