2 Samuel 19:29

KJV1611 – Modern English

And the king said to him, Why speak any more of your matters? I have said, You and Ziba divide the land.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּי֩ לֹ֨א הָיָ֜ה כָּל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֗י כִּ֤י אִם־אַנְשֵׁי־מָ֙וֶת֙ לַאדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַתָּ֙שֶׁת֙ אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֔ בְּאֹכְלֵ֖י שֻׁלְחָנֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־יֶּשׁ־לִ֥י עוֹד֙ צְדָקָ֔ה וְלִזְעֹ֥ק ע֖וֹד אֶל־הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

For-kî lōʾ hāyāh all-kol-bêt ʾābî kî if-ʾim-ʾanšê-māwet to-la-ʾdōnî the melekh wa-tāšet ʾet-ʿabdəkhā bə-ʾōkhəlê šulḥānekha û-mah-yeš-to me ʿôd ṣədāqāh wə-lizʿōq ʿôd ʾel-the melekh

Grammar Details

• *kî*: conjunction - for/because
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *hāyāh*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - was
• *kol*: noun masculine singular construct - all of
• *bêt*: noun masculine singular construct - house of
• *ʾābî*: noun masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my father
• *kî ʾim*: conjunction phrase - but only/except
• *ʾanšê*: noun masculine plural construct - men of
• *māwet*: noun masculine singular - death
• *la-ʾdōnî*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct with 1st person suffix - to my lord
• *melekh*: noun masculine singular absolute - king
• *wa-tāšet*: conjunction + qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you placed
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *ʿabdəkhā*: noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your servant
• *bə-ʾōkhəlê*: preposition + qal participle masculine plural construct - among those eating
• *šulḥānekha*: noun masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your table
• *û-mah*: conjunction + interrogative - and what
• *yeš*: adverb of existence - there is
• *ʿôd*: adverb - still/yet
• *ṣədāqāh*: noun feminine singular absolute - righteousness/right/claim
• *wə-lizʿōq*: conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to cry out
• *ʾel*: preposition - to/unto

Word Meanings

• *ʾanšê-māwet*: men worthy of death/men deserving death/condemned men
• *ṣədāqāh*: righteousness/just claim/right/justice
• *lizʿōq*: to cry out/to call/to appeal

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  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?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The kynge sayde vnto him: What speakest thou yet more of thy matter? I haue sayde: Thou and Siba parte the londe betwene you.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And the king said vnto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I haue said, Thou, and Ziba deuide the landes.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the king said vnto him: Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I haue saide, Thou and Ziba deuide the landes betweene you.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  The king said to him, Why speak you any more of your matters? I say, You and Ziba divide the land.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And the king saith to him, `Why dost thou speak any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba -- share ye the field.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I say, Thou and Ziba divide the land.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.

• World English Bible (2000)

  The king said to him, "Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the king replied to him,“Why should you continue speaking like this? You and Ziba will inherit the field together.”

Referenced Verses

• Deut 19:17-19 : 17 Then both men in the controversy shall stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges who serve in that time; 18 And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness who has testified falsely against his brother; 19 Then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.
• Job 19:16-17 : 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I pleaded with him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I pleaded for the children's sake of my own body.
• Ps 82:2 : 2 How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked? Selah.
• Ps 101:5 : 5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor, him will I cut off: him that has a haughty look and a proud heart I will not endure.
• Prov 18:13 : 13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.
• Acts 18:15 : 15 But if it is a question of words and names and your own law, see to it yourselves; for I do not want to be a judge of such matters.'