1 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.1",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣י יֶשׁ־ע֔וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹתַ֖ר לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֑וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה עִמּוֹ֙ חֶ֔סֶד בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* *Dāwid* Q *yēš-ʿôd* *ʾăšer* *nôtar* *lə-bêt* *Šāʾûl* *wə-ʾeʿĕśeh* *ʿimmô* *ḥesed* *baʿăbûr* *Yəhônātān*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"Q": "interrogative particle - is there?",
"*yēš-ʿôd*": "existential particle + adverb - still remains",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that",
"*nôtar*": "niphal perfect 3ms - is left/remains",
"*lə-bêt*": "preposition + noun construct - to/for the house of",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*wə-ʾeʿĕśeh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1cs cohortative - that I may do",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - with him",
"*ḥesed*": "noun ms - lovingkindness/covenant faithfulness",
"*baʿăbûr*": "preposition + noun - for the sake of",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/covenant faithfulness/mercy/loyal love",
"*baʿăbûr*": "because of/for the sake of/on account of"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.2",
"source": "וּלְבֵ֨ית שָׁא֥וּל עֶ֙בֶד֙ וּשְׁמ֣וֹ צִיבָ֔א וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ל֖וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֵלָ֛יו הַאַתָּ֥ה צִיבָ֖א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*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": {
"*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",
"*Ṣîbāʾ*": "proper noun - Ziba",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*ʿabdekā*": "noun + 2ms suffix - your servant"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿebed*": "servant/slave",
"*wa-yiqrəʾû-lô*": "they called for him/they summoned him"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.3",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַאֶ֨פֶס ע֥וֹד אִישׁ֙ לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה עִמּ֖וֹ חֶ֣סֶד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ע֛וֹד בֵּ֥ן לִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן נְכֵ֥ה רַגְלָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ham-melek* Q *ʾepes* *ʿôd* *ʾîš* *lə-bêt* *Šāʾûl* *wə-ʾeʿĕśeh* *ʿimmô* *ḥesed* *ʾĕlōhîm* *wa-yōʾmer* *Ṣîbāʾ* *ʾel-ham-melek* *ʿôd* *bēn* *li-Yəhônātān* *nəkēh* *raglayim*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*ham-melek*": "definite article + noun ms - the king",
"Q": "interrogative particle - is there?",
"*ʾepes*": "adverb - no more/none",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet",
"*ʾîš*": "noun ms - man",
"*lə-bêt*": "preposition + noun construct - to/for the house of",
"*Šāʾûl*": "proper noun - Saul",
"*wə-ʾeʿĕśeh*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 1cs cohortative - that I may do",
"*ʿimmô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - with him",
"*ḥesed*": "noun ms - lovingkindness",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun mp - God/divine",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*Ṣîbāʾ*": "proper noun - Ziba",
"*ʾel-ham-melek*": "preposition + definite article + noun ms - to the king",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/yet",
"*bēn*": "noun ms - son",
"*li-Yəhônātān*": "preposition + proper noun - to/of Jonathan",
"*nəkēh*": "adjective construct ms - crippled/lame of",
"*raglayim*": "noun dual - feet/legs"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾepes*": "no one/none/has ceased",
"*ḥesed* *ʾĕlōhîm*": "divine kindness/kindness for God's sake/extraordinary kindness",
"*nəkēh* *raglayim*": "crippled in feet/lame in legs"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.4",
"source": "וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵיפֹ֣ה ה֑וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הִנֵּה־ה֗וּא בֵּ֛ית מָכִ֥יר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בְּל֥וֹ דְבָֽר׃",
"text": "*wa-yōʾmer-lô* *ham-melek* *ʾêpōh* *hûʾ* *wa-yōʾmer* *Ṣîbāʾ* *ʾel-ham-melek* *hinnēh-hûʾ* *bêt* *Mākîr* *ben-ʿAmmîʾēl* *bə-Lô* *Dəbār*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yōʾmer-lô*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + preposition + 3ms suffix - and he said to him",
"*ham-melek*": "definite article + noun ms - the king",
"*ʾêpōh*": "interrogative adverb - where?",
"*hûʾ*": "3ms personal pronoun - he",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*Ṣîbāʾ*": "proper noun - Ziba",
"*ʾel-ham-melek*": "preposition + definite article + noun ms - to the king",
"*hinnēh-hûʾ*": "demonstrative particle + 3ms personal pronoun - behold, he",
"*bêt*": "noun construct - house of",
"*Mākîr*": "proper noun - Machir",
"*ben-ʿAmmîʾēl*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Ammiel",
"*bə-Lô*": "preposition + proper noun - in Lo",
"*Dəbār*": "proper noun - Debar"
},
"variants": {
"*bə-Lô* *Dəbār*": "in Lo-debar (place name)"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.5",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֛ית מָכִ֥יר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵ֖ל מִלּ֥וֹ דְבָֽר׃",
"text": "*wa-yišlaḥ* *ham-melek* *Dāwid* *wa-yiqqāḥēhû* *mib-bêt* *Mākîr* *ben-ʿAmmîʾēl* *mil-Lô* *Dəbār*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yišlaḥ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he sent",
"*ham-melek*": "definite article + noun ms - the king",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*wa-yiqqāḥēhû*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he took him",
"*mib-bêt*": "preposition + noun construct - from the house of",
"*Mākîr*": "proper noun - Machir",
"*ben-ʿAmmîʾēl*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Ammiel",
"*mil-Lô*": "preposition + proper noun - from Lo",
"*Dəbār*": "proper noun - Debar"
},
"variants": {
"*mil-Lô* *Dəbār*": "from Lo-debar (place name)"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.6",
"source": "וַ֠יָּבֹא מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן בֶּן־שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "*wa-yābōʾ* *Məpîbōšet* *ben-Yəhônātān* *ben-Šāʾûl* *ʾel-Dāwid* *wa-yippōl* *ʿal-pānāyw* *wa-yištāḥû* *wa-yōʾmer* *Dāwid* *Məpîbōšet* *wa-yōʾmer* *hinnēh* *ʿabdekā*",
"grammar": {
"*wa-yābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he came",
"*Məpîbōšet*": "proper noun - Mephibosheth",
"*ben-Yəhônātān*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Jonathan",
"*ben-Šāʾûl*": "noun construct + proper noun - son of Saul",
"*ʾel-Dāwid*": "preposition + proper noun - to David",
"*wa-yippōl*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he fell",
"*ʿal-pānāyw*": "preposition + noun + 3ms suffix - on his face",
"*wa-yištāḥû*": "waw consecutive + hishtaphel imperfect 3ms - and he bowed down",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun - David",
"*Məpîbōšet*": "proper noun - Mephibosheth",
"*wa-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect 3ms - and he said",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*ʿabdekā*": "noun + 2ms suffix - your servant"
},
"variants": {
"*wa-yištāḥû*": "prostrated himself/paid homage/bowed in reverence"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "2 Samuel.9.7",
"source": "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׃",
"text": "*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": {
"*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",
"*ʾābîkā*": "noun + 2ms suffix - your father",
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāśōh* *ʾeʿĕśeh*": "emphatic construction - I will certainly/surely do",
"*ḥesed*": "lovingkindness/covenant faithfulness/mercy/loyal love",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/meal"
}
}