2 Samuel 9:2

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.

📖 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

• 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."

• 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.

• 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 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? And Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink. 3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he remains at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then the king said to Ziba, Behold, yours are all that belonged to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.
• 2 Sam 19:17 : 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over the Jordan before the king.
• 2 Sam 19:27-29 : 27 And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is as an angel of God; do therefore what is good in your eyes. 28 For all of my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those that eat at your own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry anymore to the king? 29 And the king said to him, Why speak any more of your matters? I have said, You and Ziba divide the land.
• Gen 15:2-3 : 2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram said, Behold, to me You have given no offspring: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.
• Gen 24:2 : 2 And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,
• Gen 39:6 : 6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's care; and he did not concern himself with anything except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was a handsome person, and well-favored.